News 2009 May 22

Customers dispute Transnet's prognosis for port

PC Maritime revamps ECDIS training programme

RosTechNadzor approves eco impact statement for construction of BPS-2 section with a branch to Kirishi Refinery

Russian Railways to start placing bonds on May 28

EU making progress on shore-side power

Investments in Ventspils port up 35% to $48 mln in 2008

Rolls-Royce's marine sector looks East

Asian shipping stocks up despite downturn

Net profit of Taganrog Ship Repair Plant totaled RUR 36.9 mln in Q1 09

Net loss of Severnaya Verf down almost 99 times to RUR 1.2 mln in Q1 09

ICS stresses need for IMO to control greenhouse gas issue

India's box traffic slumps 14pc at big ports in April

Antwerp to provide cold-ironing to ICL seagoing ships

Shippers urged to get tough in negotiations with carriers

Hamburg quarterly cargo shrinks 21.7pc, but optimism prevails

TNT-Hoau extends day-definite road service to Hangzhou

Tianjin port offers Samsung intermodal transport

Fujian's export decline slowed down in first quarter

Hanjin Shipping expands fleet with 4,300-TEU newbuilding

Throughput of Crimean ports down 8.7% to 3.6 mln t in Jan-Apr 09

Oil price down to $59.93 in London and to $61.05 in New York