News 2010 February 10

Russia and Finland to sign a lease agreement in May for the Saimaa Canal - Vladimir Putin

STX wins a $70-million 2 tankers contract for LGR

Russia to submit The Baltic Sea Preserve Program in May 2010 - Vladimir Putin

CSAV NORASIA to launch a new New China - Med service

Somali pirates free Indian-operated ship

Vinalines hires Credit Suisse for $100 million loan

PSA International reshuffles top ranks

US box traffic expected to rise 25pc in first half - Port tracker

NYK net loss up 85.9pc to US$289 million

Wan Hai, PIL to return to Asia-Europe trade

Bar Association endorses Rotterdam Rules

CSAV opens a feeder line to the Black Sea

OOCL hikes Trans-Pacific rates from March 15

Downtime at a terminal, Rosbunker suffers $1.5-million losses

Cargo turnover at Kaliningrad FSP up 80%, to 230.500 tons

4 tons of bunker fuel released in the Avacha Bay

Nord Stream establishes DIF to preserve the Baltic Sea

Oil pollution in Temryuk, some 53 gallons of heavy fuel oil leaked

"Baltic" ferry resumes operating the line

Finnish President wants the Baltic Sea turn a sustainable region

Konecranes Ukraine posts a $760.000 net gain in 2009

Cargo turnover at Ukrainian seaports rises 4.9%, up to 8.175 million tons in January

Throughput of Liepaja port up 24.5%, to 311.200 tons this January

Zaliv Shipyard’s 2-year portfolio of orders at 50 million euro

A Russian ship stranded near Burgas port

Sochi port data filed in the Russian Register of Seaports

Vladivostok’s cargo turnover at 587.300 tons this January, a twofold growth

Containerized cargoes is the future of Estonia’s transport system, Vladimir Yakunin

EFCO, RusAgroTrans deal on a grain terminal in Taman port

Tavria reefer stuck in ice field, Kamchatka off coast

Oil price up $2.02, $72.13 in London, in New York to $73.75 (+1.86)