News 2012 February 20

Port of Rotterdam expands Maasgeul channel

Port of Primorsk oil traffic rises 17 percent to 6.99 mln tons

Ust-Luga Port throughput soars 2.7 times in January (update)

Port of Vysotsk traffic volumes drop 7 percent in January

China ports traffic volume down 1 percent in January

SUEK gains majority stake in Murmansk Commercial Seaport

NCC box terminal resumes operations at Ilyichevsk

Tasmania mulls court action over port fees

Miami, Kaohsiung ports forge sisterhood ties

Precious Shipping inks $100m new loan

PSA International cuts rates at Chennai terminal

Busan box volumes up 9.7% in January

India's KPCT buys five quay cranes

Rosmorport’s icebreaker escorts M/V Nasiba Zeynalova to Taganrog port

Salvagers pump out oil from stricken tanker Karakumneft

China COSCO to buy stake in Taiwan port terminal

Port of NY-NJ posts record box volumes in 2011

Rosmorport’s icebreaker tows stricken Orel-1 to Kavkaz port

DP World eyes 2013 completion for Brazil port

Two Rosmorport’s icebreakers to escort a convoy of 15 cargo ships

Nigeria plans to boost maritime security off coast

Taiwanese ports throughput up to 13.42 million TEU in 2011

Maersk cuts 9% of Asia-Europe capacity to restore profits

Frontline loses $343.7 mln in Q4 2011

Mississippi River shut by oil spill

Seychelles Petroleum Tankers lose $1 mln a month

Crude futures price is down to $119,58 in London, in New York - rises to $103,24