News 2009 December 7

Senate of Hamburg (Germany) to abolish free port zone

Kazakhstan Port cargo turnover growth in January-November, 2009 by 28,7 %, up to 12.7 million tons

Indian Navy prevents pirate attack in Gulf of Aden

Dubai World may sell assets to repay debt

Pakistan backs port takeover by district

Jakarta to prioritise dry port reactivation

EU sets up 600 mln euro infrastructure fund

Port of Tallinn receives $74.3m government loan

Fesco, China and Busan Port Authority to build 400,000 TEU Nakhodka International Terminal CJSC

Uruguay gets IDB financing to modernize Port of Montevideo

NOL October-November average freight revenue falls 28%

New technology boosts cargo handling at St.-Petersburg terminal

Cargo turnover at Odessa Commercial Seaport (Ukraine) down 20,2 % to 25,22 million tons for January-November, 2009

Russian Oil Company suing Oil Terminal for extra charges

PA "Sevmash" and the planning company Doris Engineering carrying out shelf development program to make an agreement on joint venture organization on December17, 2009

Forecast: Decrease of container turnover at port Muuga (Estonia) in 2009 to make 22 %

Lower railroad tariffs negotiations

Finland seaports cargo turnover decrease by 19,1%

Port Vanino cargo turnover decline by 9,3 %

China Shipbuilding to raise up to $2.2bn in IPO

Australia secures A$90 billion agreement to export LNG to Japan

ICS backs emmision cut goals

Vasan reviews New Mangalore Port projects

Five consortia show interest in Kolkata port's transloading operations

Cosco hikes THC, waste rate, adds bunker surcharges from January

King opens Bahrain's new $361m port