News 2009 December 24

FTS sets new rates of pilot fees at the port of Vysotsky (Leningrad region)

The court ruled to place a lien on assets of trade union of "Tuapse Commercial Sea Port"

Red Sea Gateway Terminal starts commercial operations

Sri Lanka's Mercantile Shipping Company ups fleet size

Nigeria loses N150b to foreign seafarers

Arab Shipbuilding forecasts $137m profit in 2009

Japanese Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding hands over a ship of deadweight 56.000tn

Turkish shipyard begins construction of five tankers of the third series of "Armada" type, ordered by the Group of companies Palmali

Dry cargo ship "Aras-1" wrecked recently to be scrapped soon

"Dalenergosbyt" announced electricity cuts for the shipyards of Primorsky Territory

"Sea Port St. Petersburg" acquires 100% of the share capital of "Marine Recruiting Agency" (St. Petersburg)

TNK-BP to sell 500.000 tn of ESPO oil through Kozmino port (Primorsky Krai) Q1 2010

Ukraine insists on demarcation of the Kerch Strait

Net profit of Ukraine seaports rise 2.32 times to about $ 135.4 million in January-November 2009

Court nullifies the insurance contract between Nakhodka seaport and Military Insurance Company

Deputy Director of Operations of Novorossiysk branch "Rosmorport" resigns for another job

Shareholders of Port Vanino (Khabarovsk region) re-elect nine members to the Board of Directors

Primorye marine checkpoints regulate their day shift for New Year's holidays

CMA CGM bondholders agree to change terms of notes

"PortNews” says Happy Birthday to Yuri Parfenov Rosmorrechflot Deputy Chief!

Nornikel opens its logistics office in Rotterdam

Canada may scrap import duty on big cargo ships

Oil price up $75.45 (+1.99) in London, in New York $76.67 (+2,57)