News 2010 October 6

Freight traffic via Port Kavkaz rises 21.8% to 7.18m tons in Jan-Sept, 2010

Throughput of Temryuk Port falls 13.2% in Jan-Sept., to 1.42m tons

Freight turnover of Klaipeda Port is up 11.3%, 22,4m tons in Jan-Sept

POT handles 9,1m tons of crude in Jan-Sept, the last year’s volume

CN and Montreal Port Authority sign MOU

Polferries closes ferry service to Copenhagen

Tanker rates sink to 2010 low

Port of San Francisco launches cold ironing facility for cruise ships

Engineering firm secures $285 million Abu Dhabi port project

Ukraine Ministries set discounts on crude oil handling ops at the ports of oil in Ukraine

IMO environment meeting discusses GHG measures for new ships

Port of Odessa handles 10rd tanker laden with Venezuelan oil

SF Port powers cruise ships at berth

New ferry designs from Deltamarin and Wartsila

Dredging at Autrichehaven continues

Etihad Crystal Cargo to launch Hong Kong service

FTS OKs fees rates charged for services of Volga SBD

Rosneft ceases talks with LUKoil on buying Caspian Oil Consortium stake

Nine-month cargo turnover of Archangelsk port up 42.2% to 3.6m tons

India's Great Eastern Shipping Co plans to buy 8 vessels for $573 mln by FY13

Australia Newcastle coal exports rise 12 pct in week

TUI Travel helped by demise of smaller rivals

Tianjin Port sets record cargo throughput for the year to October 1

UAE to step up maritime security

APL to use low sulphur fuel in Hong Kong

PPL Shipyard inks $1bn in jack-up rig orders

Shipping Corp. of India to sell $291 million of shares

ZNT Yard launches 3rd diving boat, built for Russian Maritime Rescue Service

Bangladesh seeks Chinese help to build deep-sea port

Emirates Shipping Line joins Hyundai’s China-India Express

Cargo turnover of Finland ports is up 10.1% to 55.96m tons in Jan-Aug., 2010

Crude-futures price is up to $84.84 in London, in New York to $82.82