News 2009 October 6

No privatization at a discount in Russia - Putin

Volume of river vessels freights along Volga-Baltic sea route down by 10% May-Sep, 2009

Tacoma container terminal canceled

Baltic Dry Index sees biggest weekly jump

Pirates seize Spanish fishing vessel

Throughput of Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port down 2.3 times to 1.579 mln t in Jan-Sep 09

Ilichevski Commercial Seaport announces dredging works design tender

Port of Rotterdam to contribute € 25 million in jetty in Sohar

Gammon Infra hikes stake in Vizag Seaport to 73.76%

Port of Tallinn is forced to suspend smaller investments

Throughput of Petersburg Oil Terminal up 4.6% to 9.1 mln t in Jan-Sep 09

Tallink serviced 1.2% less passengers in September

Throughput of Tallinna Sadam (Port of Tallinn) up 6.7% to 23.337 mln t in Jan-Sep 09

“Borden” ferry of the British shipping line “Mann Lines” calls on Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg

Russia sailors stranded on ship in Bulgaria ask for help

FGUP Rosmorport to put up warehouses in Baltiisk at RUR 70.85 million

LUKOIL sells more petroleum product at SPb International Commodity Exchange

Batumi oil terminal tranships 4,477,000 tons of oil and liquefied gas first 9 months, 2009

Somali pirates free Turkish ship after ransom

Port of Qingdao August throughput rises 4.7pc

Dalian seeks to become first dual-listed port

Japan's anti-piracy mission protected 150 ships

OOCL raises rates from China

MSC hikes rates from India

Container shipping needs “transformation” - Maersk executive

Oil price down to $68.04 in London, up to $70.41 in New York