News 2010 December 13

SEZ company is authorized to manage special economic zones

Pirates hijack MV PANAMA in the far South of the Somali Basin

Somalia pirates seize MV RENUAR in the Indian Ocean

Singapore port’s cargo throughput up in Jan-Nov by 6.3% to 458,7m tons

US East Coast ports scramble to draw Panama Canal traffic

Zim to change its East Med Express Service

ECASBA on new EU ENS/EXS rules effective from Jan. 1st, 2011

Helsinki Port posts 12% throughput gain for 11-month period, to 10,1m tons

Maersk to stop rig controls alerts

MV Pacific Mermaid hits several ships at Novorossiysk port’s berths

Oulu Port’s cargo handling grows by 12.5% in Jan-Nov to 3,25m tons

South Korean boat sinks in Antarctic sea, at least 5 dead

Astrakhan region receives 3 new rescue vessels

CMA CGM Group launches Africa’s largest container vessel in Ghana

Novomoskovsk sub leaves Zvezdochka’s slip dock

Marseilles to help fund major road to Fos

Maersk eyes paying the penalty if it fails to deliver

Kuehne to raise stake in Hapag-Lloyd - sources

Karachi Port cuts fees by 20%

New World Alliance launching Vietnam - North Europe service

Sinopec plans to create the world’s first VLCC fleet

CSAV orders 8,000 TEU ship at Samsung

Ukraine ports’ 11-month container traffic up 26.9% to 595,197 TEUs

Syria plans to invest $800 mln to develop ports, shipping by 2015

Hoegh Autoliner starts direct call from US, Middle East, SEA and Japan

Orient Overseas joins DP World terminal at Aden

Crude-futures prices down to $90.48 in London, in New York - to $87.79