News 2010 February 17

A ferry complex at "Marine Facade" to be completed by autumn 2010

Ferry lines from St. Petersburg to Sweden, Estonia and Germany, to open in 2011

St. Petersburg to fund 964m rubles for a crossing point at the city’s passenger port

Big Port of St. Petersburg reports 717 ship calls this Jan., 13% down from Jan.2010

Russian contractors to build coastal part of Shtokman project facilities

New Yeysk seaport to be built, project cost at 20.7 billion rubles

Ukraine to raise railroads tariffs from April 1st

Murmansk port in a bid to add volumes of pipes for the Shtokman project

Foreign trade by Russia down 35.1%, at $495.8 b in 2009

Ad hoc commission to decide over conflict at Kaliningrad port terminals

Russian Railways to sell some 35% stake in TransContainer

Total traffic by FCC up 1.7 times, to 21.1 million tons

Maritime traffic route changes in Vladivostok from February 24

Ukraine imports 723.000 tons of oil this January, up 4.9%

Rail traffic by TransGarant up 24%, at 1.9 million tons

MF of Donbass sells a ship for scrap to India for $2.63m

DP World to complete phase I of Kochi terminal by June

Idle container fleet falls below 10% for the first time in six months

Safmarine launches East Africa – Malaysia service

RybTransServis Ltd. to develop facilities for fish industry

DP World to start Thames dredging in March

Oil trade up $3.17, $75.68 in London, in New York at $77.01 (+2.88)