News 2010 March 19

Ukraine intends to implement a number of EU legislative provisions in the field of maritime security within 3 years

Baltic Coal Terminal to handle the largest coal consignment in the history of the ports of the Baltic countries

Container throughput of port of Hong Kong in Jan-Feb 2010 up 18.4%, to 3.5 million TEUs

Customs in Nakhodka to put into operation stationary inspection facilities in 2010

Turnover of port of Odessa (Ukraine) to decrease by 2.6% - to 4.49 million tons in Jan-Feb 2010

Greenway to purchase a warehouse of temporary storage in Sochi

Ukrzaliznytsya plans to upgrade 500 kilometers of railways in 2010

First direct container service between South America and Russia to be solemnly launched March 22, 2010

RosMorPort announced tenders for repair icebreakers and supply of spare parts for the Arkhangelsk and Murmansk branch

Russian and Finnish customs officers are planning to establish a permanent inter-ministerial working group

Oil price down $0.48, to $81.48 in London, in New York to $82.2 (-$1.23)