News 2010 August 6

Stranded box ship towed to HK repair yard

Matson Navigation adds second transpacific service

Singapore extends port dues concession

Port of Rotterdam breakbulk cargo throughput up 18% to 3.3 million tonnes

Evergreen, OOCL, Simatech Shipping start a new joint Southeast Asia-India-Middle East service

Japanese tanker attacked in Persian Gulf

Kaliningrad CSP’s throughput soars 50 percent to 1,97m tons in Jan-Jul

Hanjin Shipping posts results for Q2 2010

Iran, Venezuela to form joint oil firm

IOC and TIDCO to build new LNG terminal of Chennai

Maersk raises Mideast/South America rates

Varun Shipping posts financial results for Q1 June 2010

Port of Tanjung Pelepas H1 cargo volume up 13% to 3.2 million TEUs

Six US Australasia Discussion Agreement lines to increase rates in September

AADA levies peak season surcharge from Korea/China

Somali pirates hijack sugar cargo ship with 24 crew: EU

NOL posts Q2 net profit of US$100m

Crude-futures price down to $81.61 in London, in New York, to $82.01