News 2010 March 24

Ukraine's Transport Ministry extends transit discounts at the country’s seaports by the end of this year

TransContainer to carry 205.000 tons of pipes for Nord Stream by April 2011

FCC starts pulp shipments to China

GZD’s volume of containerized cargoes up 10%, 143.900 tons in January-February

Joint Russian-Israeli business forum starts in St. Petersburg,

Zviezdochka shipbuilder to scrap cars

GEFCO targets Kazakhstan and Bulgaria to develop its business

Lukoil posts a 23.3% net profit drop for 2009 by US GAAP, at $7b

Russian Seaports Register updates Vostochny port info

Vaninsky Customs to introduce Internet based goods declaration

Four pirates killed, six detained in an attempt to seize MV Almezaan ship

Minister of Ukraine Transport and Communications introduces his three new deputes

LUKOIL-BUNKER Murmansk branch extends the lease of Desna tanker to six months

Valeriy Reshetnikov appointed Senior Vice President of Russian Railways

Freight volumes via BAM to reach 100m tons a year by 2050

Russian Govt. sets the priorities for customs and tariff policy

Oil price up $0.16, to $80.7 in London, in New York to $81.91 (+0.31)