News 2010 November 8

MSC to hike Europe-South Asia surcharges from Dec.1, 2010

North Europe’s container traffic to rise 10.8% in Q4, Global Port Tracker says

Container shipping rates continue to fall

Vanino Port posts a 21.2% income drop for Jan-Oct, to 94,988m rubles

APL posts for October a 2.8-percent drop in per box revenue

Rosneft OKs a 3,100dwt bunker tanker project designed by DB Vympel

Wartsila's sustainability report selected the best

Oaktree gets majority stake in Gulmar Offshore Middle East

Analysts foresee tanker rates decline next year

ABG Shipyard wins a $450m order for two offshore rigs

Ten-month throughput of Aktau Port drops 8% to 10.585m tons

PRISCO posts nine-month net loss at 50,925m rubles

Strabag SE to buy out minority stake in Transstroy

Hanjin Shipping's net income at $196m in Q3

Cargo turnover of Finland ports up 11.7% in Jan-Sept., to 64,35m tons

Zim ISS to sell its stake in Lagos container terminal

Ukraine intends to open river ports to foreign vessels

RosMorRechFlot extends navigation on inland waterways of European Russia

Klaipeda Port’s ten-month throughput is up 12.7% to 25.3m tons

Ten-month throughput of KSCP soars 49.5%, to 2,6m tons

Oka Shipyard launches first Volga Shipping’s river freighter in November

Crude-futures prices rise to $88.11 in London, in New York - to $86.35