News 2010 February 27

Kavkaz port border checkpoint to be upgraded, to increase its capacity

Throughput of Russian ports may rise by 15% by 2016

Government will keep a tight rein on tariffs for rail transportation

Vladimir Putin suggests that revenues from RZD’s branches stocks sale should be directed to fund key projects

Riga shipyard posts a $524.000 net loss for 2009

Palmali orders 10 Armada ships at Volgograd Shipyard

Volumes of loaded containers at the NCR were up 8.6% last year

"The port infrastructure of the North-West: from design to operation" opens on March 3, 2010 in St. Petersburg

Moscow IV forum "Ports of Russia-2010" is open on May 18-19

Annual Report for 2009 "Port service. Bunker market" has been on sale

BSS posts a $400.000 loss for 2009

Russian Govt approves the river ports list of assets excluded from ownership of RF regions

Nippon Yusen to merge NYK Logistics, YAS

CMA CGM to hike rates on major lanes

Horizon Lines to start China - US West Coast service

Indonesian Pramoni tanker released for ransom

Sinite reefer runs aground in the Sakhalin region

Oil price up $1.30 to $77.59 in London, in New York to $79.66 (+1.49)