News 2009 June 9

Varandey oil export terminal (Barents Sea coast) handled 73 tankers during a year of operation

Russian ships head home after anti-piracy duty off Somali coast

Divers discover wreckage of Soviet WWII submarine in Baltic Sea

North Western Shipping Company to be managed by UCLH subsidiary Transport Asset Management

Argentine La Plata begins construction of a new $250m container terminal

Long Beach complains about Canadian investment

MOL to stay in the box business

North Korea bans foreign ships off eastern port

Octogon GAS & Logistics SRL plans to build first LPG terminal in Romania

Vyborg Shipyard to build new shipyard in Primorsk

Throughput of Murmansk Commercial Seaport up 3.8% to 6.3 mln t in Jan-May 09

Throughput of Commercial Port of Vladivostok down 20% to 2.1 mln t in Jan-May 09

Severnaya Verf commences building supply vessel for Norwegian company

Novoship’s new tanker NS Antarctic delivered

Shipping can cut CO2 sharply, classifier DNV says

Japan's Itochu leases fuel storage in Mid East

Safe Bulkers cancels one of two newbuildings

Precious Shipping expects dry rates crash

Saudi ports see tonnage drop 11.4% in Q1

Shenzhen box volume falls 22pc in first four months

PortNews IAA congratulates Aleksandr Davydenko, head of RosMorRechFlot, on his birthday!

Maersk to hike rates Far East to Europe and Europe to/from Middle East and South Asia

Oil price down to $67.88 in London and to $68.09 in New York