News 2010 April 7

Cortez Gasoil Index up by 33 rubles, to 16.826 a ton

Marine Facade Port plans to transport 385.000 tourists this season (correction)

Russian petroleum products exports up 12% in Jan.-Feb.

BDI loses 10 pts since early April, to 2981 pts

Grain volume via Ventspils Terminal rises 2.2 times, to 251.500 tons in Q1,2010

Cargo turnover at Klaipeda port up 14.2% to 7.4m tons in Q1, 2010

Ukraine seeks more Russian transit goods, Mr. Klyuyev

Trade flows via Nakhodka Customs up nearly 9%, at 3m tons, Q1 2010

China Shipyard starts building a 5.280dwt bulker ordered by Universal Cargo Logistics Holding

Turkish shipyard upgrades and launches a Russian Volga-Don bulker

Volga Railroad reports thousands cars jam the approaches to the Port Olya

NOVATEK, SG-Trans deal on Purovsky’s LPG deliveries

CPV’s throughput up 1.6 times, to 1.77m tons, Q1, 2010

Urals oil up 5.2%, over $80 a barrel

PKN Orlen to decide over Orlen Lietuva sale this April

Four countries deal to build a broad-gauge railroad from Kosice to Vienna

Gazprom starts offshore construction of Nord Stream

First phase of cargo facilities at Sochi port begins operating

Oil price up $0.27, to $86.15 in London, in New York to $86.84 (+0.22)