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E R Schiffahrt vessel ER Lubeck evades pirate assault in Somali Basin but sustains light damage.
Latvian cargo volumes held up well during a tough 2009 as oil exports increased.

Overall port figures were down only 0.2% to 57.6m tons.
Oil products handling rose to 22m tons, up by 8% year-on-year. Coal cargoes were up 5% at 19.2m tons.
Grain stood at 2.3m tons, a rise of 10%.
But imports were down 26.4% at 4.4m tons and container numbers fell 27%.
E R Schiffahrt vessel ER Lubeck evades pirate assault in Somali Basin but sustains light damage.
Gulf Coast player challenges US tax authorities over unfavourable designation of time charter income.
Former Quintana and Excel chief rides back into Wall Street at head of $270m bulker and tanker float.
Brazilian magnate Eike Batista joins world’s top 10 rich list, while Fredriksen drops Ofer to ride back into Forbes’ top 100.
Second Costa Crociere-owned cruiseship bashed against quay, this time in La Palma, but no one hurt.
Defective compass puts Turkish ship on collision course with UK inspectors while Greek bulker freed.
Hapag-Lloyd cruiseship in collision with cargo vessel while docking in rough seas at Iloilo, Philippines.