News 2009 July 28

Net profit of Ukraine’s commercial seaports up almost 3-fold to some UAH 1 bln in H1 09

Railway tariffs are very important factors for creating the conditions for Russia’s cargo to be sent through Baltic ports

Australia BBI to book 120 mln euro loss on Euroports

Georgia Ports handles 2.4m TEUs in fiscal 2009

Hutchison loses Ecuador port

Israel's three maritime ports combined profits down 14% in 2008

DP World installs top security system at Jebel Ali

3 Korean carriers to borrow US$482m

Hapag-Lloyd may get 300 million-euro credit, CDU lawmaker says

ZIM to use DCBT1 in Shenzhen

Dublin Port turnover down 13% in H1 09

Net profit of Port Vanino OJSC up 15% to RUR 67.7 mln in H1 09

Cargo handling in Ukrainian seaports down 21.2% to 52.78 mln t in H1 09

TNK-BP reports 56.5% net profit plunge to $2 bln in 1H09

Bunker sales in port Primorsk up 14.3% to 140.5 thou t in H1 09

SCF Sovcomflot partnership with SUEK

Oil price up to $70.81 in London and to $68.38 in New York

Vietnam's Vinashin to delay delivery of three Aframax tankers

China Shipbuilding Industry Co gets approval for IPO

D'Amato di Navigazione moves to satisfy creditors

Piracy upswing expected off Somalia

Russian oil firm LUKoil reports 27% drop in net profit in 1H09

India plans to reach average annual freight-traffic growth of 7.6% in the 2009-2013 period