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In January-November 2008, Far Eastern Transport Group (DVTG OJSC) carried 225,000 TEU (+52.7%, year-on-year), the company’s press center reports. Theforecast for 2008 is 245,000 TEU. Far Eastern Transport Group (DVTG OJSC) is one of the largest Russian shipping and freight forwarding companies. DVTG specializes in domestic and international shipping o...
A vice-Governor of the Primorsky Territory on foreign policy, agriculture and fishery Igor ULEYSKIY presented the government award to seamen of “Pallada,” information department of the Far-Eastern technical fishing university (Dalrybvtuz) reports. The solemn awarding ceremony was held on December 23, 2008, when the famous sailing vessel of Dalry...
Oil volumes to be pumped via Transneft’s trunk pipeline system could remain flat y-o-y in 2009, a source close to the company said. “There were fears that at some point oil volumes could drop by 30 mn tons. However, based on applications received from oil companies, the volume is 7 mn tons lower than in 2008” –the source noted. In addition, the company ex...
Gazprom and the Turkmen government have agreed on the technical requirements for the Caspian gas pipeline's Turkmen stretch, as well as a gas transit facility to be built at the South Iolotan field, the Russian gas monopoly's press office reported today according to RBC. The decisions were made during today's meeting between Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller and ...
The Beşiktaş Shipping Group, a leading company in the Turkish maritime business, will soon complete preparations and begin constructing a shipbuilding facility in the Adana-Yumurtalık Free Trade Zone. Once complete, the shipyard will be the largest of its kind in the Mediterranean Basin. İhsan Kalkavan, the owner and chairman of the Beşiktaş grou...
A German military helicopter chased away pirates on Thursday who were trying to board an Egyptian ship off the coast of Somalia. One of the ship's crew was shot in the attack. The bulk carrier with 31 crew was passing through the Gulf of Aden on its way to Asia when gun-toting pirates in a speedboat began pursuing it, said Noel Choong of the Inter...
NIPPON Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) says the total tonnage on its register has passed the 160 million gross tonnage mark for the first time. ClassNK says it had 7,017 ships with a total of 160,522,744 gross tonnage on its register as of the end of November 2008. IT says in a statement: “This builds upon the notable achievement made last year of becomin...
A REFUSAL by a International Longshoremen's Association local to allow non-union workers to service Maersk ships has prompted the Danish shipping giant to quit the Port of Charleston, South Carolina. Maersk's South Atlantic Express, representing 25 per cent of Charleston's cargo volume, will go to other nearby ports in the New Year. Since t...
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.
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