News 2009 November 6

RF Government approves draft contract on Russian part of Saimaa Channel lease

PNT (St-Petersburg) petroleum products transhipment volume (Санкт-Петербург) up by 4%, Jan.-Oct. 2009

China to up bonded storage capacity by 37%

Russian foreign trade turnover down by 43.9%, Jan.-Sep. 2009

Qasim port throughput up 11% to 6.73 million tonnes

Port of Los Angeles’s air emissions down 31% since 2005

Hamburg Sud launches new Middle East chicken service

Poland remains negative towards Nord Stream, Donald Tusk

Cargo turnover of Klaipeda port (Lithuania) down by 11%, Jan.-Oct. 2009

Cargo turnover of Arkhangelsk Commercial Seaport down by 33.9%, Jan.-Oct. 2009

Gasprom to wind up liquefied natural gas projects, International Energy Agency

Nakhodka International Terminal CJSC to construct container terminal in Primorskii krai

Vanino Commercial Seaport OJSC cargo turnover down by 8.9%, Jan.-Oct. 2009

VMTP cargo throughput up by 2%, Jan.-Oct. 2009

Bad weather closes Mediterranean ports

ICTSI reports Q3 results

Sembcorp Marine to develop new yard facility

Hyindai Merchant Marine increases China-India rate US$100/TEU November 14

Evergreen cuts fleet size

Cargo turnover of Vostochny Port JSC up by 1%, Jan.-Oct. 2009

Oil price down to $77.99 in London and to $79.62 in New York