News 2011 April 12

FAS opens case against JSC NCSP Fleet

Big Port St. Petersburg eases ice restrictions

Port of Tallinn’s Q1 cargo volume grows 8.6% to 9,2m tons

Somali pirates release Thai ship after ransom

Shell to close one of two Australian refineries

CNOOC eyes massive pipe to link China LNG terminals

Maersk sees majors buying bigger box ships

Okskaya Shipyard launches dry cargo ship for Volga Shipping

China Shipbuilding plans private placement

Iranian bulker refloated in the Volga-Caspian Canal

Baltic index falls for 10th session

Moscow hosts Transport Week-2011 in November

Port of Workington to launch new logistics service

Global container market to rebound in H2 2011 - experts

European container export up, import down in February

MOL to obtain bank loan of $354m

Yangzijiang gets six contracts in March

Japan to conduct radiation checks on ships

Russian seaports’ Q1 throughput down 1.9% to 120,75m tons

Hanjin Shipping takes two 8,600 containerships

US container imports to grow 9 percent in April

Ship Finance International orders four ships

Wan Hai net profit up to $187.9m in 2010

Transport Ministry calls for fair play in Novorossiysk

16 ships to be escorted by icebreakers in the Gulf of Finland

Crude futures price down to $123,62 in London, in New York - to $109,92