News 2010 April 9

Cortez Gasoil Index up 78 rubles, to 16.913 a ton

Intermarine Revises BSC

Pella Shipyard to build four boats for Russian Border Guard Service

ZIM launches AME service

Tianjin Port optimistic despite $6.1m loss in 2009

Russia will develop the Far East ports to boost the grain exports, Vladimir Putin

Odessa Port, Marseille Port to sign a cooperation agreement in April

Visemar Line launches new ferry route between South Med and Middle East

Evergreen plans to order 100 new ships

Intermarine hikes bunker surcharge

MOL completes new concept for green ships

Laid-up tonnage in world box fleet edges downward to 8.9pc

“The First Three Kilometres Are Laid", Nord Stream

Nizhegorodsky Motorship Plant builds two diving boats for GosMorSpasSluzhba

MOL launches New Asia-USEC Service

Oil shipments via Varandei Port up 12.6%, to 1.939m tons, Q1, 2010

MOL Completes Concept for Series of New-Generation Vessels

"HFO Trade and Fuel Oil Supply Economy" International Workshop to be held on April 26-27 in St. Petersburg

Liepaja Port’s throughput up 3.3%, to 1 million tons in Q1, 2010

Freight traffic via Russian seaports up 11%, to 122.980m tons in Q1,10

CCFI down 0.5%, to 1117.89 pts

Cargo volumes via Tuapse Port up 19%, to 5m tons, Q1,10

BDI falls 25 pts, to 2922 pts

Canada Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement hikes currency surcharge back to 6pc on May 1

Autos sales in Russia down 25%, to 293.000 units in Q1,10

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to participate in the ceremony of Nord Stream pipeline construction

Oil price down $0.78, to $84.81 in London, in New York to $85.39 (-0.49)