News 2010 April 23

CGOI up 73 rubles, to 17,089 a ton

CCFI down 0.1%, to 1115.87 pts

Germany’s Greens give the green light to Nord Stream

TNK-BP signs diesel sale contract, new price formula

Direct Chassis Link to expand operations in Gulf, Pacific Northwest port areas

TNK BP to boost monthly volumes of VGO, diesel fuel via Volga

GazFlot charters four Deep Sea Supply’s vessels, to operate in Sakhalin

Kaliningrad customs to apply web-based declaration submissions from August 1st

VSC starts freight traffic on the upper Volga

Russian Black Sea Fleet tasked to combat piracy and terrorism, Vladimir Putin

China-Russia-Korea-Japan sea route to open

ABG Shipyard wins $114m order from Precious Shipping offshoot

China Cosco posts net loss of $1.1b for 2009

Antwerpen Q1 cargo throughput up 12.7% to 42 million tonnes

CSAV posts a first quarter net loss of US$38 million

Earthquakes persist across the Pacific and the Atlantic

Baltic Dry Index down 3pts, to 3006pts

Princess Maria ferry calls at the port of St. Petersburg

A Greek warship joins EU NAVFOR Task Group to combat pirates

Deepwater Horizon oil rig sinks, rescue teams search for 11 missing crewmembers

Oil price down $0.03, to $85.67 in London, in New York up $83.7 (+$0.02)