News 2011 November 3

SCF Group welcomes Leave to Appeal High Court Judgement

SBS Holdings to acquire majority stake in Atlas Logistics

NOCK to expand capacity at Mombasa port

Container ships make record losses on Asia-to-Europe route

Frontline to sell three crude oil tankers

JHI, Lloyd’s Register sign classification contract for five 76.000dwt bulk carriers

Estonia’s Muuga terminal box traffic grows 28.8 percent in Jan-Oct

Rena officers face new charges

Construction set to begin on container terminal at Cadiz

Every container shipped from Asia to Europe costs lines $141

Global shipping downturn worse than 2008-China minister

FCT handles 1 millionth TEU

US Port of Tacoma completes $32m wharf expansion

DP World Southampton rises handling rates

Cosco secures lower ship charter rates

Third tanker of SCF Group successfully passes the Northern Sea Route

Protests force closure of Oakland port

Antwerp and Chongqing agree on maritime port links and training

West Coast container imports down 7 percent in September

Port of Helsinki traffic volumes flat at 8.7 million tons

Baltic Coal Terminal’s throughput doubles in Jan-Sept to 3.4m tons

Tranzit-DV successfully delivers heavy-lift from China to Khabarovsk

NCSP announces its units executives replacement

Ilyichevsk port cargo traffic down 11.8 percent in Jan-Oct

Transpacific rates rise for first time since September

Rio Tinto to double its fleet

Hanjin Heavy lays off staff

Vostochny Port throughput rises 12 pct to 13.96 million tons

Gas cloud envelops Yeysk

Cummins reveals most powerful high-speed diesel engine

China's social logistics costs rise 18.7pc in first three quarters

Occupy protestors 'shut down' Port of Oakland

UCLH consolidates stevedoring assets under new brand name

Crude futures price is down to $109,34 in London, in New York - up to $92,51