News 2019 January 23

Planning for 2020 IMO's sulphur cap has already started

Eagle Bulk receives commitment for a new credit facility totaling $208 million

Port of Gdansk (Poland) throughput in 2018 totaled 49.03 million tonnes, up 20.7% Y-o-Y

Andrei Malyarov elected as Chairman of Severnaya Verf shipyard's BoD

RWE files acquisition of renewables businesses of E.ON and innogy with European Commission

The Board of Directors of Fincantieri appoints a second General Manager

Ice restrictions at the port of Arkhangelsk come into effect on February 15

USCG interdicts smuggling boat with convicted criminals aboard off Florida

Regulatory issues related to operation of seaport infrastructure facilities to be discussed at the 2nd HES and Dredging Congress

First discharge of LPG from Ichthys LNG Project in Japan carried by “K” LINE’s VLGC “GRACE RIVER”

CMA CGM to launch its Med Pendulum Service (MPS)

Ice restrictions at the port of Vyborg (Leningrad Region) come into effect on February 6

Nakilat – Keppel welcomes first FSRU at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard

MHI Vestas achieves final turbine installation at Horns Reef 3

Rolls-Royce completes €57 million upgrade of Rauma thruster facility

NYK announces delivery of new coal carrier for Hokkaido Electric Power

Port of Oakland reports more ships than ever plugging into grid

Throughput of Port Vysotsky up 10.7% to 7.89 million tonnes in 2018

Kiel welcomes the TUI Cruises newbuilding

Admiralteiskie Verfi shipyard lays down large freezing trawler of Project СТ-192

Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker arrives at Antarctica

Rotterdam as a circular hub for the raw materials transition

The Russian Federation accedes to passenger compensation treaty

New initiatives to strengthen Singapore as a global maritime hub announced

SCHOTTEL presents new mechanical hybrid propulsion solution

Port of Riga cooperates with Balarusian forest industry to further increase its timber cargo volumes

15 vessels escorted by icebreakers in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on January 22-23

OSG exercises option for second 204,000 barrel barge at Gunderson Marine

Maritime Security & Offshore Patrol Week 2019 to be held for the first time ever in Dubai, UAE by IQPC Middle East

N-KOM welcomes first FSRU at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard

Responsibilities for implementation of state programmes of the Russian Federation divided between Deputy Prime Ministers

Brent Crude futures price up 0.03% to $61.52, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.02% to $53.03

Aderco: Planning for 2020 has already started

Vympel Shipyard lays down yet another hydrographic vessel / buoy tender of Project 19910 for RF Navy

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,036 points