News 2009 October 1

Abolishment of phytosanitary control at customs

Colombo Port posts record throughput for last year

Lloyd Fonds, ship financier, cuts $458.8 million vessel orders

Hapag-Lloyd announces revised BAF to apply for A/NZ and Fiji to Americas as from Nov.1st 2009

Croatia gets only two offers for six shipyards

China's COSCO takes over container business at Greek port of Piraeus

MOL gets OK for Vietnam terminal venture

Rickmers-Linie and Eastern Car Liner to expand their cooperation in the Trans Pacific trade

FCT to upgrade IT-communications

Shusha tanker leaves Krasnoye Sormovo for her customer

Russia to supply up to 10% of global LNG volume - Aleksandr Medvedev

Dry dock and shipyard building to commence QII 2010 in Primorski Krai

Ust-Luga port should commence operation in time and with maximum efficiency – V. Putin

Share of vacant warehouses in Petersburg accounts for 34%

PRISCO and Sakhalin Energy sign 8-year tanker charter contract

Fire at Nakhodka shipyard localized

Customs payments to be made in RUR starting Oct 1, 2009 in Russia

Russian companies scrap 32 sea vessels in Jan-Aug 09

SOCAR starts receiving large vessels at its own terminal in Kulevi (Black Sea)

Azerbaijan and Romania to build LNG terminal in Constanta port

MSC to increase vessel calls in Syria

Romania gets first container terminal

Vale plans Asian listing

MOL starts safety campaign

Shipping Corp of India to raise nearly $300 mln to buy vessels

Danaos takes 42nd containership

German parliament delays Hapag-Lloyd decision

Evergreen hikes Europe to Mediterranean rates

Oil price up to $69.07 in London and to $70.61 in New York