The Constitutional Court has refused to consider the constitution submission from President Viktor Yuschenko challenging the inclusion of the Odesa Portside Factory in Odesa region in the list of companies for privatization in 2009. Acting Constitutional Court Chief Justice Dmytro Parfenenko announced this ahead of the privatization tender. "Yesterday, ...
Construction of coastal facilities of a 2-mln tonne grain terminal have been completed in Commercial Seaport of Tuapse, the company’s press center reports. Within the framework of start-up operations (50-75% of the design capacity) the terminal accepted first 24 wagons with grain. Comprehensive test of the terminal’s equipment proved its abili...
BRITAIN is still considering whether to sign up the Rotterdam Rules, the new UN-sponsored liability legislation. "Her Majesty's government will continue its work with business leaders and the legal the profession, ensuring that all relevant industrial sectors are involved in the consultation process on whether or not the UK signs or ratifies the new rule...
THE 5th Thai Ports and Shipping 2009, hosted by the Port Authority of Thailand and the largest biennial container ports, shipping and logistics exhibition and conference in the south east Asian nation, will take place at the Imperial Queen's Park Hotel in Bangkok on October 29-30. The event is expected to draw 500 senior executives from Asia, while the t...
Named after famous Venetian traveller and merchant, Marco Polo, the European program for environmentally friendly intermodal freight transportation has been developing. Since its implementation in 2003, over 100 projects comprising nearly 420 companies have received the EU financial support. On the initiative of the Marshall of Pomeranian Voivodship, the Mi...
Harwich International Port is celebrating the second boost for its cruise line business in nearly as many weeks after receiving a major industry-award as a cruise turnaround port. The Essex port was named runner-up in the category for the best turnaround port at the Seatrade Insider Cruise Awards, held recently in Hamburg, Germany. The award is prese...
The Board of the Federal Tariff Service has introduced a decreasing coefficient for transportation of perishable cargo in large-capacity containers, FTS press center reports. 0.87 - coefficient is applied for 32-40- tonne containers (which is a 13-pct decrease). The decrease of tariff for transportation of empty wagons will make 19%. Source: http://www...
The committee of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on questions of restrictions entered in interests of the balance of payments, on September, 25 considered the removal by Ukraine of temporary extra import charge. The government of Ukraine on September, 8 informed the WTO on obligations performance - 13 percent extra charge on cars and refrigerators import...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi