News 2018 June 29

Cargill launches global CO2 Challenge to help decarbonize the shipping sector

Just-In-Time ship operation considered as part of the solution to cut ship emissions

Euronav purchases ULCC Laura Lynn from International Seaways

Cargill adds efficient baby-cape vessels to fleet

IMO addresses marine litter problem

Star Bulk Carriers announces closing of acquisition of 3 dry bulk vessels from Oceanbulk Container Carriers

Admiral Essen, frigate of RF Navy’s Black Sea Fleet, completes missions in Mediterranean Sea

ESL Shipping acquires Swedish shipping company AtoB@C

Steffen Leuthold becomes new Director Corporate Communications at EUROGATE

NOVATEK signed Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Sovcomflot

Marseille hosted on 27th June 2018 the constituent General Assembly of MEDports association

RF Transport Ministry plans developing NSR together with Rosatom – Yevgeny Ditrikh

MEYER WERFT shipyard in Papenburg starts work on cruise vessel Spirit of Discovery for SAGA Cruises

Russian flag raised on the Aleksandr Sannikov icebreaker

Fincantieri starts work in dry dock in Ancona on "Seven Seas Splendor"

Blauwwind Consortium reaches Financial Close on Borssele III/IV wind farms in the Dutch North Sea

Maritime industry releases BMP5 and Global Counter Piracy Guidance

Jan De Nul Group completes installation of three HVAC export cables in German waters

Testing of Antigua and Barbuda maritime single window begins

MOL to launch 2018 annual vessel safety campaign

Prosafe extends standstill agreement with COSCO

Brent Crude futures price down 2.09% to $45.08, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.35% to $73.19

GTT notified for the design of the tanks of four new LNG carriers

ClassNK releases amendments to class rules

Bunker prices go up at the Port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Baltic Dry Index up to 1,329 points