News 2018 December 18

Uniper SE and MOL enter into agreement on FSRU project in Germany, and one additional LNG transportation agreement

Throughput of Chinese ports grew by 4.3% to 8.47 billion tonnes in 11M’18

Rolls-Royce to deliver advanced ship technology to two more expedition cruise vessels for Mystic Cruises

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth enters LR class

SOL adds Finnish port of Pietarsaari/Jakobstad to the Zeebrugge route network

Finnpilot Pilotage BoD decided for no increase in the pilotage fees for 2019

GTT bags yet another tank design order for LNGC duo

PRA starts construction of new plastics recycling facility at the Port of Amsterdam

Arctia and Meritaito join forces to expand their range of services

Crowley integrates DFTS management into government solutions group to unify supply chain services

KN enhances its relations with American LNG giants

BW Group Limited purchased 137,000 shares

Icebreakers of FSUE Rosmorport assisted 680 ships in navigation season 2018-2019

Shell Oman and Port of Duqm ink agreement to develop fuel bunkering facilities

Golar LNG receives LNTP for an FLNG vessel for Greater Tortue / Ahmeyim Project P1, West Africa

WEG and Praxis sign MoU to support Damen Saab bid for the Brazilian Navy

Eni gets approval of the investment plan for Merakes Development Project in Indonesia

Sovcomflot closes USD 264 million long-term revolving credit facility

Bunker prices are flat at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Antwerp, Belgium will host the 3rd European Environmental Ports Conference on 12-13 June 2019

Keppel receives limited notice to proceed for GIMI FLNG

3 icebreaker escort operations performed in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on December 17-18

Terna’s MONITA HVDC Project: Nexans reaches key milestone with successful completion of submarine power cable

Container throughput of port Hong Kong (China) down 5.4% to 17.96 million TEUs in Jan-Nov’18

Bunker sales at the port of Singapore in 11M’18 down 1.8% Y-o-Y to 45.49 million tonnes

Maersk announces rate increase for Far East to North Europe trade

Brent Crude futures price down 1.53% to $58.72, Light Sweet Crude – down 1.61% to $49.39

Austal export opportunity supported by Australian Government financing

Rosatom drafted Rules for providing navigational and hydrographic support in NSR waters

Baltic Dry Index is up to 1,406 points