New Report Now Available: Russia Freight Transport Report Q1 2010

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 28, 2009 – According to the  Moscow Times in February, chief executive of Russia's state-owned rail monopoly  Russian Railways (RZD), Vladimir Yakunin, stated that the company might register a loss in 2009 as the global slump leads to a cut in industrial production and reduces the demand for freight traffic. Net income in 2008 was likely to be lower than RUB4bn (US$110mn). Yakunin added that cargo shipments would fall around 19% on an average in 2009 and added that freight shipments declined by 28% in February 2009, following a 33% fall in January 2009.  BMI believes that RZD's plans to improve infrastructure, expand the fleet and amplify international presence will be slowed by current market conditions. Meanwhile, eventual privatisation may increase competitiveness, although RZD's ownership of the country's infrastructure means that it is set to maintain its overall domestic position. In our newly released  Russia Freight Transport Report,  BMI concludes that rail freight traffic will shrink this year, although we are less pessimistic than Yakunin. We expect rail freight carried to drop by 9.6% this year, and to grow by a low annual average of 1.2% in 2009-2013. Various factors support this forecast. Although the global economic slowdown is overshadowing current prospects, Russia's economy is still set to grow at an annual average rate of 2.0% over the next five years, according to  BMI forecasts. Demand for freight will still be significant, particularly once the recovery gets underway. Russia is a vast country where transport infrastructure remains relatively thinly spread. The total value of transport and communications GDP will rise to US$248.4bn in nominal terms by 2013, representing 10.9% of Russia's GDP. One of the faster rates of growth will be registered by pipeline throughput (an average of 3.5% per annum), reflecting resilient Asian demand for Russian oil and gas, as well as substantial, but slower-growing European demand. Air cargo will grow at the same rate, an average of 3.5% per annum, although this is a sharp reduction on earlier projections. Given the impact of the global financial crisis, we expect to see ongoing consolidation in the aviation sector. The growth in pipeline turnover will, as mentioned, be based on continuing strong demand for Russian oil and gas, despite investor concerns over various issues, including the international recession, political risk, and the after-effects of gas disputes with Ukraine (in late 2005 and early 2009) and Belarus (in late 2006). On balance we believe there will be ongoing funding for big pipeline projects to markets in both the West and the East, although foreign investors will be much more cautious. In the long term, demand for road haulage will be boosted by the expansion of the motor vehicle fleet, and the sophisticated door-to-door logistics requirements of an increasingly consumer-oriented society. However, the near-term recession and the lack of enough new highway capacity will be a severe limiting factor. We are now predicting annual average road haulage growth of 2.3%. Other modes of transport will experience comparable growth curves. Railway freight turnover will be hard hit by the downturn in 2009 and as a result will grow at a weak 1.6% per annum. Shipping cargo turnover will also reflect the reduction in world trade in 2009, and will expand at an average 1.4% a year, while inland waterways will have a similar performance.
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Armed Merchant Vessel Protection / Escorts

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 22, 2009 – ISSG Holdings, Ltd. is pleased to announce that we now provide armed security on board, and armed escorts for merchant vessels sailing in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. We have been able to overcome the obstacles that previously hindered the carriage of firearms in various ports and countries.
In order to facilitate the provision of armed security, we now can place a team on board the vessel, as well as conduct an armed escort for the vessel at the same time. This method gives a much better defensive posture to the vessel while overcoming the various obstacles of port restrictions for firearms.
In order to keep this service as cost effective as possible, we have arranged this service in a manner that services shipping companies on a longer term / multiple transit basis. We offer the service from or to Jizan, Saudi Arabia; Sur, Oman; Sri Lanka and Seychelles. With this program, routes are adjustable to call on ports such as Mombasa. We do not conduct the transits on a daily rate basis, but instead, a per transit basis. Each shipping company that opts for this service is provided dedicated teams for their security needs throughout the contract period. This alleviates the arduous, time consuming process of   collecting quotations for service for each individual transit.
For additional information, Shipping companies may contact ISSG Holdings, Ltd. through our web site.

Recovery Agent Jobs .Com, a Repo Agent & Recovery Agent Job Listing Company, is Launching Soon

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 22, 2009 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida - RecoveryAgentJobs.com, a Repo Agent & Recovery Agent Job Listing Company, is Launching Soon.
The new Website, which is located at http://www.RecoveryAgentJobs.com, will offer a FREE way to post your resume to become a Repoman, Repo Agent, Recovery Agent, Reposser and more.
Repo Agencies will be able to post jobs that are available within any State, including by Type of Repo Agent Job available, Position, Salary, Location and more.
The new Website will offer an easy-to-use Employer & Job Seeker Platform that is both searchable and browser friendly for Repo Agent Job Listings & Recovery Agent Job Listings.
Some areas that will be targeted are Repo Jobs, Repo Agent Jobs, Recovery Agent Jobs, Repossessor Jobs, Car Repo Jobs, Boat Repo Jobs, Repo Job Listings, Repossessor Help Wanted, Now Hiring Repossessors, Repo Agent Help Wanted, Repo Agent Help Wanted Ads, Hiring Repoman, Repossession Employment, Repoman Employment and Recovery Agent Employment.
The Website will launch in January 2010.
For more information contact us at http://www.recoveryagentjobs.com.

Living in Phuket - Working in Hong Kong

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 13, 2009 – Thai Airways has launched www.thaiairwaysphuket.com in a bid to capitalize on the burgeoning market of holidaymakers to Phuket, despite already claiming to be responsible for more than 80% of all flight bookings to and from the island during this year’s high season.
The website will include information on ‘trusted tour operators’ in the region, flight schedules and even a menu of available dishes at the Thai Restaurant and Catering Services at Phuket International Airport.
Thai Airways general manager of the Phuket sales office Chantath Srininthra said, “We've organized many activities to attract tourists to Phuket, like the Laguna Phuket Triathlon."
Other scheduled events include a balloon festival from 18-27 December and the Phuket
International Blues Rock Festival in February.
Thai Airways’ confident sales approach is not unfounded, “in 2009 we had more than three million passenger, which is more than 50% of the total number of passenger that used Phuket international airport.” said Khun Chantah.
By launching a series of new flights, including Phuket to Hong Kong and a Frankfurt – Phuket flight early next year, the airline is hoping that thier numbers of flight bookings will continue to dominate in the future.
There are 11 flights a day from Bangkok to Phuket, one flight from Chiang Mai and three flights a day from Japan, Hong Kong and Perth, each of the planes have more than 300 seats and are averaging 80% capacity.
K Chantath said, “Both domestic and international flight bookings are very high for the next three months, because of the obvious beauty of Phuket and the fact that many 5-stars hotels on the island are slashing prices to attract more tourists.”
Source Phuket Post 14-12-2009

Newly published market report: Czech Republic Freight Transport Report Q1 2010

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 10, 2009 – The Czech Republic is feeling the squeeze of the global economic slowdown, but the latest quarter did nevertheless bring progress on some fronts, particularly in the energy sector.  BMI's latest forecast is that construction spending will amount to CZK205bn in 2009 , down from the CZK211bn we were forecasting only one quarter ago. The figure represents a slowdown from the CZK209bn that the national statistics office says was spent on construction in 2008. Construction's decline is, of course, in line with the country's general economic slowdown. Forecasting beyond 2009,  BMI sees construction industry value rising to CZK213bn in 2010, a 1.9% rise in real terms, and to CZK228bn in 2011, a real increase of 4.3%. We expect growth rates to accelerate to above 5% in the years after that. Such optimism is based upon the current global economic crisis coming to an end and recovery taking hold. The Czech Republic has a number of factors that can cushion the blow of the current slowdown. As a key country at the crossroads of emerging economies and powerful EU economies such as Germany and Austria, Czech infrastructure development will find advocates beyond the country's borders. And because the construction industry represents a relatively large part of the economy - and the work force - political pressure for government stimulus to soften the slowdown will be greater. The latest quarter includes some signs of infrastructure investment in the energy sector and residential and commercial construction. The  CEZ Group's plans to expand the size of the Temelin nuclear plant got some political support even if environmental assessments remain outstanding and construction is not scheduled to begin for another four years. Several renewable projects were also announced in the latest period. The government is proceeding with the sale of the national airline, but the latest quarter brought mixed signals about the privatisation of Ruzyne airport in Prague. Parliamentarians have made noises in opposition to a sale when asset prices are low, but the government is so far sticking to its plans to proceed with the sale. Since the government is currently an interim one - until elections expected in October - the outcome of this disagreement is impossible to predict. In the residential and commercial construction sector, at least two new projects were announced and  Plaza Centers said it is resuming work that it was forced to halt at the end of last year. Given that the projects are led by different companies, the announcements suggest that investors are finding the funds needed to move ahead. Because the current economic slowdown began as a credit slowdown, any sign that credit is again becoming available should boost optimism about the future.
         
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Kerala Holidays and Tour Packages

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 07, 2009 – Kerala, India 12/07/2009
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