News 2009 September 24

Draft law on exemption of ports from property tax submitted to RF Government for consideration

UCLH to replace 30 vessels of its fleet with newbuildings

Container terminal of Sea Port of Saint Petersburg to start operation in early 2010

Slow China demand hits Baltic index

VLCC supply falls for 2nd week

Finnish association and unions agree on mixed crews

MPA of Singapore awards EcoSpec S$2m in funding

VT Group sells shipbuilding JV stake to BAE Systems for $566.4 million

Arctic Sea vessel 'leaves Canaries' - port source

Financing for international project „SMOCS“ approved with Klaipeda Port partnership

24 Russian ports have limits approved - Aleksei Klyavin

Slesers: construction of northern transport corridor in Riga could cost EUR 1.5 bln

IMO Audit in Russia to start on September 28, 2009

Container throughput of Big Port of St. Petersburg down 30% to 818,228 TEU in Jan-Aug 09

Sino-Global announces full year 2009 results

BBC Andino to begin Fla.-South America service

Russian Railways approves quality management policy

Novoship takes delivery of NS Africa, last in the series of four Aframax-type tankers

Pirates attack Russian tanker in Gulf of Aden

Oil price down to $67.99 in London and to $68.97 in New York