News 2009 May 20

First floating nuclear power plant is set in by OPK’s shipyards

Camillo Eitzen reports difficult quarter

St. Petersburg is ready to host the finish of Volvo Ocean Race – Knut Frostad

Turnover of B.L.B. Baltijas Terminals grew by 44.3% in 2008

RZD has bought 51% of shares of Caucasus-Poti train ferry’s operator

Oil export via Primorsk up 5% to 25.6 mln t in Jan-Apr 09

Throughput of Big Port of St. Petersburg down 27% to 13.6 mln t in Jan-Apr 09

Throughput of NCSP Group up 11.5% to 28.2 mln t in Jan-Apr 09

Ukrainian Parliament ratifies agreement between Ukraine and S.Korea on commercial shipping

Government will finance construction of certain class vessels – Sergei Ivanov

IFRS net profit of Novoship down 12.9% to $217.2 mln in 2008

Severodvinsk seeks Gazprom gasification of shipyards

Transnet refurbishes port to prepare for boom

Subocean Group invests in cable-laying barge and equipment

ESPO calls on EU Parliament resist protectioninsm

Freight flows of Estonian ports down 0.6% to 12.57 mln t in Jan-Apr 09

Ningbo-Chengdu sea-rail intermodal to be launched this year

DHL launches LCL service in Shenzhen

Grand Alliance: MISC's departure will not hurt service

Oil price up to $58.92 in London and to $59.65 in New York