News 2010 July 13

Cargo turnover of the Big Port of St. Petersburg up 16% in H1, to 26,35 million tons

H1 throughput of Ust-Luga Port up 30%, to 5,67m tons

Sovcomflot Board names the Chairman, forms three committees

Cosco Pacific signes $4.2b deal to run Piraeus port

Hyundai Merchant Marine posts Q2 operating profit of $132.25 million

Panama to expand container yard at port

Six-month freight volume via Port of Kotka up 33%, to 5,1m tons

Riga Port’s H1 throughput down 1.4%, to 14,5m tons

LUKOIL to boost Vysotsk exports in July

Wartsila wins Maersk contract for fuel savings kits

CMA CGM extends Latin America services

Cosco Shipyard bags $139m wind turbine installation contract

TransAtlantic sign contract with Statoil for the ATHS vessel Loke Viking

Maritime body condemns Canada's new Arctic shipping rules

Denmark assures assistance to develop Bangladesh shipping industry

Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port to start bunkering operations on Nov 18

Saudi Arabia's Port at Ras Al-Zour to start trial operations next month

H1 throughput of Port of Singapore up 8%, to 250,3m tons

Wartsila confirms order of 80 main engines for bunkering tankers from Chinese oil tanker operator

Five liners dock at the Sea Facade of St. Petersburg today

Freight flows via the port of Ventspils down 8.3% in H1, to 13,6m tons

New drydock to be set up in Chittagong

Japan finances study to improve port in Mozambique

Russian Transport Ministry establishes new rules for ship registration at seaports

CMA CGM rejects Qatari and US cash injection

A.P. Moller-Maersk сompletes sale of Norfolkline

Clerical workers end strike at two major US ports

Vietnam ministries try to stop cargo clogging ports

Seattle port readies Clean Truck Program for January enforcement

Iranian shipping company to develop Pars Port

Crude-futures prices down to $74.37 in London, in New York falls to $74,95