News 2010 February 12

Regional Governor steps in to unplug freight flows via port’s terminals

Disagreement in transit regulations leads to rail traffic drop

Latvian ports throughput down by 10.4%, to 4.99 million tons early this year

Oil volumes to Ukrainian refineries up 12.8%, to 959.100 tons

Freight traffic between Finland and Russia up 1.4 times, to 2.9 million tons in 2009

Rail traffic via the ports of Latvia drop 12.9%, to 3.68m tons this January

Lithuania wants PKN Orlen to stay

Cargo turnover at the port of Ventspils down by 9.9%, to 2.37 million tons in January 2010

Dmitry Medvedev orders to boost new refineries

Crude oil, LNG volumes via Prigorodnoye Port reach 1.5 m tones this January

Sweden leaves dropped containers in the Baltic

NOL posts $741m net loss for 2009

Cargo turnover at Russian seaports up 9.1%, at 40.2 million tons

WYO launches 2 barges

Large oil spill in the Bay of Avachinskaya, responsible to be charged

Defense Ministry to renovate shipyards facilities in Murmansk region

Finland gives the green light to Nord Stream pipeline

New Primorye border points to be built, the APEC Summit opens in 2012

Ukrainian Transport Ministry to amend customs procedure at ports

Russian oil export duty cut to $252.8 a ton

Freight volumes via Vostochny Port down 13%, some 1 million tons this January

Dalian Port throughput up 21.7 percent to 25.85 million tonnes in January

Vale aims to build Malaysian ore terminal

Korea Line reports $512.9m loss for 2009

Dhamra Port to be operational in 2 months

Oil trade was up $0.51, $73.05 in London, in New York at $75.28 (+0.76)