Top stories this month include Russia’s railways are to receive $500m loan from European Banks and more... **View this email as a webpage** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chncl/HTML/CHNCL_20090817.html **Add us to your safe senders. Please click below** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html Issue 28: 17th August 2009 Welcome to the latest ICIS logistics and distribution e-newsletter ================================================================== Sponsored by: ------------------ Oiltanking http://www.oiltanking.com/index_icis.php Top stories in the past four weeks include the biggest loan in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s history to reform Russia’s rail system. The unsecured loan of $500m is over ten years. Welcome news for shipowners is Drewry’s report that operating costs will fall this year and, finally, the International Maritime Organisation has agreed measures and a work plan to reduce CO2. Critics say this is too little, too late. Top News Russia’s railways to receive $500m loan from European Bank - http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9240354&nf=true Ship operating costs to fall: Drewry report – http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9240355&nf=true The International Maritime Organisation agrees CO2 reduction measures – http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9240356&nf=true More News http://www.icis.com/news/news.aspx?label=headlines Advertorial =================================== OPSEM 2009 - NACD Operations Seminar and Trade Show http://www.nacd.com/events/opsem/ Cleveland Crowne Plaza Hotel / Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio. September 16-18, 2009 OPSEM is a wonderful event for chemical distributors to give and receive trade information with regard to safety, quality, and compliance. Best practice sharing is priceless. Sign up Today! 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Barge firms continue t feel recession – execs ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9236383&nf=true Eastbound transatlantic freight rates rise on greater traffic ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9236697&nf=true Somali pirate attacks will resume after monsoons – US Navy ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9235378&nf=true ICIS Blogs =================================== Reports of the death of US PP exaggerated http://www.icis.com/blogs/asian-chemical-connections/2009/08/reports-of-the-death-of-us-pp.html Operating earnings hide US economic downturn http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/08/operating-earnings-hide-contin.html OPEC says oil market still "fundamentally weak" http://www.icis.com/blogs/chemicals-and-the-economy/2009/08/opec-says-oil-market-still-fun.html ICIS Podcasts =================================== ICIS chemical news http://www.icis.com/tv/tv,id_9240309.htm ICIS Conferences =================================== The 3rd ICIS Heren Gas Conference - http://www.icisconference.com/herengasconference 14 September 2009 - 15 September 2009 The 2nd Chemical Purchasing Summit - http://www.icisconference.com/chemicalpurchasing09 17 September 2009 - 18 September 2009 ICIS offers =================================== Take out a trial or save on a subscription Click on the links below the products or services you are interested in for more information. 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