News 2009 June 29

New appointments in SCF Group

M/v VB-213 which had jammed Don river brought afloat

Port Klang to reduce free storage days

Keppel eyes controlling stake in Brazilian shipyard

Wartsila opens global Manufacturing Technology Centre in Finland

China Shipping to almost double Asia-Europe rates

Somali pirates release Belgian ship with four Croatian sailors

Ferry cargo ransportations between Georgia, Ukraine and Bulgaria to grow 1.5 times

New timber handling complex in Ukraine

Sovcomflot and STASCO agree on cooperation in maritime transportation of LNG

Commercial Port of Vladivostok raises its share in Vladivostok Automobile Terminal to 51%

Russia to raise oil export duty to $212.6 per ton from July 1

Winners of Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 awarded in St. Petersburg

COSCO builds $600 mln deepsea drilling rig for Norway

Stolt Tankers cancels second chemical tanker

Maersk plans to boost intra-Asia volumes six fold

GE Shipping mulls $1.2 bn capex plan till 2012

Container freight rate to Europe to rise $250-300 from July 1

Grimaldi takes sole ownership of Swedish ro-ro port Wallhamn

Strike ends at Port of Cochin

Oil price down to $68.92 in London and to $69.16 in New York