News 2010 March 29

Cortez Gasoil Index down by 8 rubles, to 16.659 rubles a ton

Governors of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Komi Republic and Permian region to discuss Belkomur project with Dmitry Kozak

Organizer of TRANSTEC and NEVA exhibitions and Future of Russian Ports Conferences joins IAPH as associated members

Volume of world trade up 9.5% in 2010 - WTO forecast

V International Rail Business Forum to be held on May 26-28 in Sochi

Russia’s LPG exporters may quit using the service of the Baltic and Ukraine seaports, experts predict

BDI falls by 79 pts, to 3098 pts

Business court in Odessa region (Ukraine) rejected Moebius claim to SCPI and EBRD

New passenger route opens in Ulyanovsk region this year

Port of Tallinn expects 275 cruise ships this year

Refservis JSC to close representative office in Kaliningrad since May,1

UK Dept for Transport approves new deep water container terminal at Avonmouth

Singapore NOL's cargo up 37 pct yr/yr in 4 wks to March 5

China Shipping Development profit drops 80% last year

STX Norway bags order for three special purpose vessels

Adani group plans plans to build Kalinga port

FRESH Conference to be held on April 13-15 in St. Petersburg

Port of Bristol to build a ?500-m container terminal

Oil spill control workshop to be held in St. Petersburg, April 15-16

ACP awards POT “The Best Stevedoring Company in 2009”

Shtokman Development to decide on LNG by the end of 2011

Odessa Port expects 6.87 m tons of cargoes in Q1, 2010

Liberia-flagged ship runs aground in the Suez Canal

Tranzit-DV delivers 44.000 tons of the Kuzbass coal to Kamchatka in Q1, 2010

LUKOIL-Bulgaria Bunker starts bunkering service at the port of Constanta

RosMorPort invites bids for 8 terminals contract at Sochi seaport

Transit flows via Far Eastern ports lag, to blame poor ports facilities, Viktor Ishayev

CVP handles the first trial shipment of oversized sheet steel

RN-Bunker becomes part of the RAMRB

Russian Pacific Fleet ships to join multinational forces, to combat Somalia pirates

Eurosib to sell its Predportovy logistics complex in St. Petersburg

Malta-flagged ship MV Saveh escapes hijacking

South Korean rescuers find sunken ship near North Korea border

Oil price down $0.32, to $79.29 in London, in New York to $80 (-0.53)