News 2019 January 31

North-Western Shipping Company carried 5 million tonnes of cargo in 2018

MAN's LPG-fuelled ME-LGIP to power Chinese VLGC

CMA CGM announces GRR from Asia to West Africa

d’Amico Group winner of the 2019 SMART4SEA Energy Efficiency Award

HMM holds ‘PSA-Hyundai Pusan New Port (PHPNT) sales contract’ signing ceremony

Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone sign agreement for a collection, reception and treatment unit of maritime oil waste in Port Said

MarineMax, Yacht Broker David Michie sells Ocean Alexander 70e

MABUX: Bunker prices may continue the phase of irregular changes

Shizuoka Gas signs agreement with Clean Energy in China to deliver LNG from Shimizu LNG Terminal in the form of ISO tank containers

SHI and an European shipping company ink a deal to build a pair of LNG carriers adopting SHI's own eco-friendly·Smart ship technologies

Hapag-Lloyd implements Peak Season Surcharge from Italy to East Coast South America

ClassNK grants AIP to Kawasaki Heavy Industries for their project on an LNG-fuelled 207K DWT bulk carrier design

Ilya Gudkov steps down from his post as General Director of FTI Rostransmodernizatsiya

Admiral Makarov University obtains recognition for training crews for ships operating in polar waters

LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin marks 1st bunkering of LNG fuel in Kansai Region

Atomflot icebreakers escorted 331 vessels with total capacity of 12.7 million tonnes in 2018

MES-HD develops a simulation technology for the recovery of shallow methane hydrate from seabeds

Bunker prices show mixed movements at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Austal delivers a$109 million ferry for Molslinjen of Denmark

27 vessels escorted by icebreakers in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on January 30-31

CMA CGM announces GRR from Asia to East Africa

Brent Crude futures price is up 0.84% to $62.06, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.66% to $54.59

Asahi Tanker and Exeno-Yamamizu Corporation develop concept design and engineering for world’s first pure-electric tanker

Thailand ratifies Work in Fishing Convention

Polskie LNG summarizes its 2018 results

Damen gives presentation to government minister at Rotterdam maritime sector meeting

Baltic Dry Index is down to 721 points