News 2010 March 4

Aktau gains 2% in freight volumes in January-February, at 2.2 m tons

RZD heavily invests, to boost freight traffic, Russia-EU trade

Port Olya’s boundaries defined

Russian Govt establishes Vanino port boundaries

Russian oil and gas industry to see a growth this year, top official says

Inland Waterways Tariffs Bill to be passed in the State Duma

Throughput of Finland seaports up 8%, 6.5 m tons in January

Kozmino port targets 1.245m tons of export oil this March

Tuapse Seaport spends 58 million rubles for the 2009 environmental program, 26% over 2008

A.P. Moller-Maersk posts a $1.024 b net loss for 2009 fiscal year

Lithuanian Gov. for discounts on Roro, Ropax calls at the country’s ports

St. Petersburg to order a small ice-class ship to clear the city’s waters

"Port Service. Bunkering Market" Annual 2009 Report has been on sale

Port of Klaipeda to build a pier for Baltmax ships

Freight turnover via Nakhodka Customs up 25%, at 2.5 m tons in January-February

Finnish port strike halts goods flows

APL box volume up 63pc Dec-Feb, after 7pc fall in 2009

Asia-US container volumes slide 15.3pc in 2009

India cuts Mumbai terminal rates

Evergreen announces executive changes

Chile ports restore capacity after earthquake

OZD ceases containers shipment for March 1-10

Vostochny posts a 3 percent growth, at 2 m tons in two months this year

Cargo shipments by KZD up 45.3% to 1.4 million tons in February

Oil price up $1.07, $79.25 in London, in New York to $80.87 (+1.19)