News 2019 January 24

The Jose Duarte: first hopper dredger entirely built at a Portuguese yard for a Portuguese contractor

NOVATEK’s proved reserves increased by 4% to 15.789 million boe

NIBULON’s shipbuilders jointed the bottom units of the shipyard’s longest vessel

Efficiency of Wärtsilä BWMSs validated by strong demand

NIBULON shipyard increased volumes of meta lprocessing in 2018

Eagle acquires a modern Ultramax and sells two 18-year old Supramaxes

IPEM forecasts loading on Russian Railways’ networks to grow by 1.6% – 1.9% to 1.31 million tonnes

Transport Week 2019 offers a number of side-events

Port of Long Beach's Executive Director reveals 2018 record cargo results at State of the Port

MABUX says a possible global growth slowdown could put downward pressure on the fuel

Polskie LNG terminal is ready for expansion

German Shipowners’ Association calls upon the EU to find solution for boat refugees in the Mediterranean Sea

DCT Gdansk terminal expands its fleet of STS and RTG cranes

“K”LINE awarded CDP’s “A List 2018” on climate change ―Earning highest rating “A” for three consecutive years

Cargo traffic via Murmansk Sea Fishing Port in 2018 remained flat Y-o-Y at 331,200 tonnes

COSCO SHIPPING Ports takes 60% stake in Chancay Terminal, Peru

SEA\LNG releases study revealing compelling investment case for LNG as a marine fuel

Icebreaker assistance period begins at the port of Primorsk (Leningrad Region) from January 25

GTT receives an order from DSME for the tank design of two new LNG carriers

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

Monjasa's bunker tanker Accra supplies marine fuel in the Panama Canal

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

Port of Gothenburg container volumes up by 17 per cent in 2018

Brent Crude futures price down 0.36% to $60.92, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.38% to $52.43

Wilhelmsen Ship Management selected as the manager for Pardus Energy’s FSRU

Matthieu de Tugny takes helm at BV's Marine & Offshore division

Baltic Dry Index is down to 982 points