News 2010 April 15

Cortez Gasoil Index slightly gains to 17.167 rubles a ton

Russia’s HFO production up 6.9 to 17.5m tons in Jan.-Mar.2010

Odessa Port’s throughput down 6.1%, to some 6.9m tons, Q1,10

Rotterdam posts a 16% rise in container counts, 2.6m TEUs Q1,10

Environmental Service blames small ships for pollution, 4-5ths tons of fuel a year released into the Neva River

FCC’s volumes up 1.5 times, to 65.7m tons in Q1,2010

Russian Govt. to rise export oil duty by 5.6%, to $284.063 a ton from May 1st, experts say

AKG LOGISTICS responsible for ocean management of SCA Hygiene Products on the route Germany-Russia

Container trade via Los Angeles Port rises 7.94%, to over 1.6m TEUs in Q1,2010

Hong Kong’s containers throughput is up 18.1%, to 5.46m TEUs in Q1 2010

Mechel-Trans plans to boost Posiet’s output to 7m tons by early 2012

A 5-magnitude quake reported off Japan coast and elsewhere

FSC’s Ro-Ro Terminal reports 326.000 tons

China's port traffic points to economic recovery

Sweden takes Command of EU NAVFOR Task Force off Somalia

Long Beach cargo fee for upgrades delayed again

Maersk COO: Rates to break even, but remain fragile

Rotterdam Rules could ease electronic transactions - Kuehne & Nagel executive

NYK pulls out of Middle East-Far East service

Baltic Dry Index up 38 pts, to 2966 pts

Oil price up $1.43, to $86.15 in London, in New York to $85.84 (+1.79)