News 2009 October 16

Construction of infrastructure objects under MTU project to start Jan. 2010, - Andrei Shapovaliants

Sovcomflot to start oil cargo shipments via Northern Sea Route 2010

Norilsk Nickel to commence coal terminal construction in Taimyr, 2015

Hong Kong September container traffic drops 20 pct, Q3 up 7.5 pct q/q

DoT approves $341m loan to build Miami port

MOL renews Los Angeles container terminal long-term lease

Emarat, United Arab Company for Chemicals Tankers sign agreement on transportation of petroleum products

Alaska ports protest rules on cruise ship emissions

Belokamenka storage tanker launch feasible from 2014 – Andrei Shapovaliants

Rotterdam container traffic drops 13 percent to 7.2 million TEU in Jan-Sept

Norilsk Nickel to sign a contract on 20,000-dwt oil-tanker building

Rotterdam port throughput down 11.9% within 9 months, 2009

Wadan Yards Оkean floats out 4 dump barges for Nibulon LLC (the Ukraine)

Odessa Commercial Seaport (the Ukraine) and Belgian port of Antwerp sign a co-operation memorandum

Klasco cargo turnover down 20% within 9 months, 2009

50% price reductions for transit cargo handling come into force in 9 seaports of the Ukraine

Dalian Port says aims to list A-shares in H1 2010

Hyundai Heavy makes bid for Hyundai Corp

Vinalines to launch port construction on October 31

Pirates seize Singapore container ship in Indian Ocean

Russia, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan to hold negotiations on entering WTO separately

Hyundai gets first container ship order in a year

Oil price up to $74.45 in London and to $77.58 in New York