News 2009 November 18

Federal Property Management Agency to auction off state-owned stake of Volga-Don Shipping Company (Rostov-on-Don), December 18

Trans-Baltica Container Line starts a new feeder service from Hamburg to Kaliningrad and Riga

Pirates attack Maersk Alabama again

Long-term shipbuilding contracts signed - Primorie

Turkey closes the Bosporus due to heavy fog

Uralchem and Rigas tirdzniecibas osta (Latvia) to construct a terminal on mineral fertilizers transhipment in Riga

Freight cost BDI index up the maximum of 4381 points

Vyborg port boundaries set

Sovcomflot OJSC to build two tankers for TNK-BP petroleum products shipping

STX Finland wins 116 mln euro polar vessel deal

Singapore looks to Gazprom for all its LNG

Bank of China starts lending to foreign shipowners

India's major ports see 3.6% growth in April-October

Trans-Pacific rates to rise in 2010 -NOL

Japan ship orders down37 percent in October

CSCL, UAS consolidate in Asia-Middle East service

Oil price up to $78.97 in London and to $79.14 in New York