News 2009 July 10

Round Table “RF getting ready to participate in Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme” held in St. Petersburg

Russia's new nuclear sub completes first round of sea trials

Throughput of RF seaports to grow by 1.2% in 2009 – RF Agency of Marine and River Transport

Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries says '09 profit to double

Jiangsu Rongsheng signs $483m Oman Shipping VLOC deal

Nevsky Shipbuilding-Shiprepair Plant launches seagoing dump deck barge "Volgo-Baltica"

RF Transport Ministry approves Concept for reforming management system of Russia’s IWW

First vessels of TSR-2009 come to St. Petersburg

Throughput of Ust-Luga port up 27% to 4.38 mln t in H1 09

Oil export via port Primorsk up 3% to 38.42 mln t in H1 09

Throughput of Big Port of St. Petersburg down 23% to 22.605 mln t in H1 09

Greek drybulk carrier OceanFreight to buy capesize vessel for $61.3 mln

Lembergs will observe how Slesers keeps his promises about the Riga Port

Moroccan government goes ahead with an US$1.2bn expansion of Tang-Med port complex

Chongqing starts building China's first inland bonded port area

Asia-Australia Discussion Agreement to hike rates

Maersk revises Northern Europe-Mediterranean service

Chile's CSAV raises new equity

Russia's Nerpa nuclear submarine resumes sea trials in Pacific

Port of New York/New Jersey gets green grants

Oil price up to $61.10 in London and to $60.42 in New York