News 2011 March 2

NYK, LNG Marine Transport sign LNG carrier charter contract

Crude exports via Kozmino in January-February up 21% to 2,3m tons

U.S. warships en route to the Mediterranean, to assist humanitarian operation

TeamLines announces St. Petersburg WSA

Tanzania to build two terminals at Dar es Salaam

Daewoo Shipbuilding wins $1 bln from Norway's Aker Drilling

Port Ilyichevsk cargo throughput down 24.3% to some 2,3m tons

APM to build $1 bln Costa Rica container terminal

Maersk Line UK & Ireland gets new chief

Containerships hikes St. Petersburg Winter Surcharge

US West Coast container volumes rise 13 percent in January

Walkout stops operations at Egypt's Port Said East

Vaigach icebreaker to be deployed in the Gulf of Finland till late March

OOCL, Yang Ming re-arrange China-Pakistan CPX into two services

36 cargo ships await icebreaker assistance in the eastern Gulf of Finland

NCSP completes stock buyback

Cosco levies subcontinent-Mideast US$41/TEU piracy risk fee

Transport Ministry establishes areas of pilotage at 4 ports

CMA CGM expands Asia-US West Coast services

Cosco Nantong bags $130m order from Seadrill

Crude futures price soar to $115,42 in London, in New York - to $99,63

DSSC wins order for two 58,000dwt bulk carriers