News 2009 July 6

Throughput of Ukrainian seaports down 20% to 52.3 mln t in H1 09

Ports of Azov-and-Don Basin increase throughput by 1% to 7.2 mln t in H1 09

Round Table “RF getting ready to participate in Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme” to be held July 10 in SPb

Baltic Workboats (Estonia) to build six speedboats for Sweden

Shippers may cancel up to 15% of vessel orders

Port Qasim Authority expects $1.2b foreign investment

COSCO Shipyard and China Classification Society sign cooperation agreement

Jurong Shipyard bags second rig order for Oban B

Throughput of Petersburg Oil Terminal up 3.5% to 5.9 mln t of products in H1 09

Ust-Luga Company JSC not to pay dividends for 2008

Throughput of port Kavkaz up 17.94% to 3.52 mln t in H1 09

Throughput of port Temryuk up 5.67% to 1.19 mln t in H1 09

State Duma passes the Law on Russia’s accession to COTIF

Qingdao port throughput up 5% in H1

Indian government mulling SCI 15% stake sale

Busan Port Authority buys three berths from Pusan New Port Co

Panama Maritime Authority gets new Administrator

New Mangalore Port Q1 cargo handling up 10.8%

Oil price down to $65.61 in London

DP World appoints new MD for America Region