News 2009 September 4

Freight One reports RUR 1.6 bln loss in H1 2009

Prospects of unification of Baltic and St. Petersburg Customs to be covered by A. Grin at the conference to be held by PortNews on Sept 24

Norilsk Nickel commences direct service from Dudinka port to Hamburg and Rotterdam

Singamas posts first-half loss

Sri Lanka to open Colombo port's north gate

Petromedia launches global bunker price index

BP Plc plans to build two bitumen terminals in Australia

Dragon LNG terminal in Wales begins commercial operations

Evergreen announces further rate restoration on North Europe-USA trade

HPH and ICTSI eye Montevideo expansion plans

Hapag-Lloyd to recover terminal stake, Hamburg says

RusHydro to decide on loan for restoration of Sayano-Shushenskaya by month-end

Main Far East yacht race to take place in Nakhodka

Throughput of Archangelsk port down 34% to 2.3 mln t in Jan-Aug 09

Ukraine Ministry of Transport to set discounts for handling of transit cargo in ports

Latvia offers China to cooperate in yacht production business

Lukoil and Bashneft sign cooperation agreement

Fuel tanker blast in Afghanistan leaves scores dead

Throughput of Batumi Oil Terminal down 26.6% to 3.97 mln t in Jan-Aug 09

RZHD loading down 20.5% to 717.7mln t in Jan-Aug 09

Spain's Enagas buys BP stake in regas terminal

Riga to develop strong infrastructure

Maersk hopeful that box growth may resume in Q4

Supertanker rates extend two-month slump to 44% on OPEC curbs

Fuzhou and Ningde Port to be merged this year

Germany rejects Hapag-Lloyd loan guarantee

Maersk Line starts Vietnam-U.S. service

Oil price down to $67.12 in London and to $67.96 in New York