News 2009 July 13

Throughput of Russian seaports up 6% to 235 mln t in H1 09

Latvijas Kugnieciba rejects accusations made by Atholl Greece

The group of companies “Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg” – title sponsor of International Regatta

Oil tanker leak in Russia's Volga River brought under control

Hamburg Sud revises New Zealand service

PetroChina to acquire Nippon Oil refinery stake

Kuehne + Nagel to provide integrated logistics for Graco

Maersk revises Euromed service

Pirates capture Turkish vessel with female officer onboard

Zim takes delivery of 8,400teu ‘Mega-Vessel’

Somali pirates hijack Indian cargo ship with 15 aboard

Ethiopian Shipping Lines to buy nine vessels

Throughput of RPK-Vysotsk LUKOIL-II stays at the level of H1 08 – 6.5 mln t of oil products

Now over 90% Far East services in Rotterdam

IMO team to audit Russian ports will be headed by a representative of Denmark maritime administration

Russia is ready to participate in Voluntary IMO Member State Audit – Transport Ministry

SOCAR export via Baku-Novorossiysk route up 76% to 1.2 mln t in H1 09

Throughput of Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port up 10% to 43 mln in H1 09

Vladimir Putin awards Tall Ships Races regatta participants

Legendary cruiser Varyag's flag brought from SKorea welcomed in RF

Putin visits Mir training vessel

Tui board approves aid for Hapag-Lloyd

UK's newest LNG terminal to get first cargo Tuesday

Shell says may sell or shut Canadian refinery

Oil price down to $60.52 in London and to $59.89 in New York

Kawasaki's China venture to delay shipbuilding dock

Flag-raising ceremony at the Sankt-Peterburg icebreaker