News 2007 April 4

Throughput of Leningrad region stevedores up 29.8% in Jan. – Feb. 07, y-o-y

The volume of oil primary distillation in Russia the week (March 19-25) decreased 3.1% to 4.194 mil tons

Eni will sell 20% of Gazprom Neft's shares to Gazprom for $3.7 bln rub

Gref: Completing WTO talks in 2007 of "utmost importance" for Russia

Throughput of Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company up 24% in Q1 07

Northport and Westports merger on backburner

Chinese firm, Viet logistics company to develop container port

CCT sets new productivity record in Shenzhen

Throughput of the port of Tallinn up 16% in Q1 07

Horizon Lines readies new 2,824-TEU ship for service

APL's average revenue per FEU down 5%

Singapore to unveil LNG terminal plan

Samsung to start building giant LNG tanker

Fujian Province and COSCO signed strategic partnership agreement

Suez Canal transit fees up nearly 3%

Marseille jam to take two weeks to clear

CN builds transload centre, intermodal yard in Prince George

Samskip acquires half of Bayside Food Terminal in Canada

MOL establishes subsidiary in Pakistan

Coal shipments at Richards Bay terminal dip 10%

Aker Yards wins EUR 900 million order for another giant cruise liner

Kazakhstan gas production up almost 18% in Jan-March

Oil companies of Tatarstan recovered 7921.193 thd tons of oil in Jan-March 2007

Tatneft oil production up 1.7% in 1Q07 to 6.4 mln tons

TransContainer investment into the company’s development is to total about RUR 5 billion in 2007

Bidders for YUKOS's stake in Gazprom Neft announced

Port of Vysotsk Q1 coal export totals 938 thou tons

Oil transshipment via the Belokamenka storage tanker to make 4.1 million tons in 2007

Gazprom Neft reports lower net profit

Emergency in Latvian district as trucks pile up on Russia border

Oil price down to $67.81 in London, and to $64.64 in New York