News 2009 June 11

Finland informs EU transportation ministers of Russia's plans to alter container traffic

Throughput of Russian seaports up 5.3% to 193.4 mln t in Jan-May 09

K-Line to deepen cost cuts, reduce European routes

Serbia to ship 3 tons nuke waste to Russia

Container service launched at Port of Seattle

China backs plan to search North Korean ships and halt arms deals

India’s Mercator Lines to buy 3 bulk vessels

Malaysia moves to tackle port scandal

First bulldozers start work on Maasvlakte 2

Bergen Group gets $287 mln order for oilfield ship

Norilsk to restart loading ships after a halt in the port of Dudinka

Australia's Port Hedland May iron shipments up 15.5%

China shipbuilders need $29.4bn funding

Sberbank Capital LLC acquires 10-pct share in authorized capital of Global Ports

RF Government approves draft law on accession to Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail

European Commission launches Strategy to boost development of Baltic Sea Region

Container throughput of NCC terminals down 36% to 463,311 TEU

Pella shipyard to pay dividends for 2008

French submarine searches for Air France black box in Atlantic

Construction of Klaipeda Passenger and Cargo Terminal started in Lithuania

Cargo volumes on Estonian Railways fell by 9.9 pct in Jan-May 09

LENMORNIIPROEKT to pay 39 kopeks per share as dividends for 2008

Worldwide 533 ships laid up, 533 stillborn as orders cancelled

MOL launches barge service between Phnom Penh and America

India box traffic falls 12 percent in April-May

FTS Board has raised RZD’s cargo tariffs by 5.7 % from July 1

Oil price up to $70.80 in London and to $71.33 in New York