News 2009 December 25

“Basic Element” Comp. has spent about 40% of investment funds for the construction of a new cargo port of Sochi

Board of Directors of Severodvinsk shipyard approves construction of Murmansk Terminal with annual capacity at 2 million tons

Two berths of Olya seaport (Astrakhan region) to be commissioned in 2010

“Primorets” (Crimea) to build three pilot boats for the “Delta-pilot”

The last "Peregrine" train transported by ferry from Germany to Baltiisk (Kaliningrad region)

Sakhalin border patrol detain a Cambodian vessel laden 20 tons of crab

FESCO enters into agreement with MICEX for inclusion in the listing of ordinary shares of the shipping company

"Golden Eagle" sale its shares of "Slavjanka Shipyard" (Primorsky Kray)

Number of CCD through the Customs of Khabarovsk Territory in 2009 decreased by 42%

JSC "Forest Terminal "Factor" (Leningrad region) to get a 83 million rubles limited credit line at Russian Sberbank

Russian FTS established dues rates for OAO "Naryan-Mar Commercial sea port" (NAD)

FCS establishes charges rates for the services of AK Transneft for oil transportation to Kozmino seaport (Primorye)

"Admiral Makarov" icebreaker heading to the Tatar Strait to navigate tankers

The customs to clear first oil tanker, arrived for loading at Kozmino port (Primorye)

USC increases its 7,76% share in OJSC "Shipyard" Yantar "(Kaliningrad) up to 32,26%

The construction of new complex for handling general cargo at Yuzhny (Southern) port of Ukraine to start on Dec. 28, 2009

EPA sets future emissions standards for US flagged shipping

Pearl River Delta to get new terminal

Bank of China grants US$180 mln to S.Korean Co STX Pan Ocean

Vladimir Putin to visit the port of Sochi hit by recent storm

Oil price up $76.31 (+0.86) in London, in New York $78.05 (+1,38)