News 2010 September 27

Russia plans to export 6.3m tons Urals crude from Primorsk in October 2010

Belarus seeks more Baltic ports for Venezuelan oil

Chennai becomes first e-terminal in India

Spanish group seeks assistance from government for Vietnam port project

Korea's Sungdong Shipbuilding gets order for two kamsarmaxes

India's port capacity to rise to 1.3 bln tonnes in 2012

Indian coastal shipping policy to be notified by end-October 2010

India mulls retrofitting subsidy for cleaner environment

Somali pirates release Greek cargo ship

CEVA launches first Control Tower in Italy

Greek-operated vessel hijacked off Somalia

Maersk Line increases capacity on Africa, S.America services

Norden Ice and Glencore form joint venture transport coal from Russia on an ice classed vessel

Japan to ask China to pay for damaged patrol vessels

China Ningbo Port sets listing date for $1.1 bln IPO

Russia eyes commercial gas deal with China next year

Australian activists close down largest coal port

Excess VLCC supply irks tanker market in Middle East

Vinalines lays out plans to treble fleet size to 10m dwt

Europe agrees to create marine protected areas

US, ASEAN issue joint statement on maritime security

Brostrom to reflag to Denmark

Shipping Corporation of India signs shipbuilding contract for 4 Kamsarmax bulk carriers

Japan's export rises 15.8% in August 2010

Crude-futures price is up to $78.87 in London, in New York to $76.49