News 2009 October 19

Logistic terminal Yanino (St.-Petersburg) to be launched 2010

Maksim Sokolov was appointed Head of KERPPiT, Alexei Chichkanov – Head of KISP

Chinese ship hijacked in Indian Ocean

APM Terminals to reduce CO2 emissions by 15% per TEU in three years

South Africa’s port terminal to grow up to 10% a year over the next five years - Transnet

Synergy to build $850m Brazil shipyard

Los Angeles and Long Beach import traffic down 16-19% in September

STX Corp. of South Korea announces share sale

EU plans 20 per cent emissions cut for ships

SZD cargo turnover transhipped by Arkhangelsk Seaport down by 41%

Volume of cargo shipments in Azerbaijan up 2.6%, Jan-Sep 2009

Fusion of St.-Petersburg and Baltic customs to take place by mid 2010, Mikhail Prokhofiev

Positive foreign economic conditions restored, Vladimir Putin

Norilsk Nickel Group revenue witnesses 6-time reduction, first half 2009

Strike ends at Greece Piraeus port

Dubai World plans to save $800m in restructuring

Boskalis wins $740m Gorgon contract to build a port in Australia

Evergreen to order 100 container ships in 2010

Antwerpen upgrades port information system

Egypt to build two more ports in the Nile river by the end of this year

India's Dhamra Port to be operational in May 2010 - ET

Maersk Line invests in breakbulk

Port of LA extends lobbying contract

Grain company ADM aacquires five bulk ships

CMA CGM adds Vietnam call

OOCL hikes intra-Asia rates

FESCO joins the Copenhagen Communique

Selection of contractors for a new Baku port construction to be completed late current year

Oil price up to $76.99 in London and to $78.53in New York