News 2011 April 6

Ice restrictions still effective at Big Port St. Pb

APM Terminals buys Georgian port of Poti

Qingdao box throughput up 17.6% in Q1 2011

Panama plans new US$300 million bridge over canal

ICTSI bags India terminal deal

Charleston gets new all-water service

Kochi port to float new tender for dredging

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) signs MoU with JadeWeserPort Logistics Zone

Georgian port of Batumi suspends operations due to radiation detection

Maersk Drilling orders two drillships

CMA CGM, Michelin reject rate derivatives

DP World mulls one-for-20 reverse stock split

SEZ to be established in Vostochny Port

Sudan accuses Israel of attack near port city

Klaipeda Port’s cargo volume is up 22% in Q1 to 9 million tons

Port Vysotsky coal throughput grows by 25% to 696,240 tons

Japan extends $1.6bn aid to build Vietnamese port

Long Beach Port to change executive director

Israel starts privatization of Eilat Port

East Star Shipyard launches TSV for OMS Shipping

Clarksons projects 7 percent liner capacity growth

MOL, Mitsui Zosen invent trim optimization system for vessels

Vostochny Port’s cargo volume is up 13% in Q1 to 3,76m tons

71 ships await icebreaker assistance in the Gulf of Finland

Pasha Hawaii second ship to be RO/RO container combi

Crude futures price is up to $122,22 in London, in New York - down to $108,34