News 2010 April 21

CGOI up 4 rubles, to 17,003 a ton

Russia, Ukraine settle over Russian Navy base in Crimea

Big Port of St. Petersburg lifts Ice-Class restrictions

Russian Ministry of Transport alters the Regulations on Maritime Pilots

Pirates head east to counter EU NAVFOR success

A Panama-flagged ship hijacked south of Oman

Krasnodar Customs posts Q1 6% trade volumes rise, 2.45m tons

Big Port of St. Petersburg sees 500 ship calls this year

PIL, Wan Hai resume its North Europe/East Asia service

Marine Facade of St. Petersburg starts the passenger navigation

OSC Congress to be held 27-28 October, 2010

TUI declines a deal offer on its stake in Hapag-Lloyd from Kuehne

Hamburg Sud posts a 28% cutback in 2009 revenues

Port Posiet to loan RUB150m at SberBank

Volga Shipping starts freight traffics on April 23rd

Baltic Dry Index down 4pts to 2998 pts

Earthquakes persist near Chile, Mexico and Guatemala

St. Petersburg-Helsinki regular ferry service starts operating

CPV to launch new cranes worth €2m at the end of the second quarter

PIL and Wan Hai resume Northern Europe service

Maersk's new Halifax line to serve lobster trade

Kuehne bid for Hapag-Lloyd stake rejected

Penang terminal container throughput up 32% in Q1 2010

Only 10% of Estonian seamen pay taxes into Estonia's budget

FESCO, Nurminen Logistics start Finland/Far East service via Vostochny Port

Euronav releases first quarter results

Iran adds four supertankers to oil storage

India's Sical Logistics to sell stake in Chennai port to PSA International

Aqaba Container Terminal, Genoa Port Authority sign MoU

Cochin Port cargo throughput up to 17.43 million tonnes in the last fiscal

Rizhao Port's net profit surges 89.77% in Q1

COSCO Shipping to sell RMB600 mln 5Y notes Apr. 28

Hamburg Sud 2009 revenue down 28 percent to $4.3 billion

Charleston container throughput up 24 percent in March

Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen Line hike India rates

Halifax Q1 сontainer throughput up 41.4 percent to 99,450 TEUs

Oil price up $0.57, to $84.8 in London, in New York to $83.45 (+$2)