News 2019 March 18

American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier loads Army aviation unit cargo in Thessaloniki

Wagenborg SPMTs to relocate giant MV-piling rig at the port of Rotterdam Maasvlakte

RF President launched Balaklavskaya and Tavricheskaya TPPs and Port substation in Taman

Indian Register of Shipping wins 5-year contract to provide Emergency Response Services for 33 vessels of The Shipping Corporation of India

Kawasaki Heavy Industries delivers bulk carrier Divinegate for Indigo Marine Shipping

NCSP Group’s consolidated cargo turnover for January 2019 increased by 3.3% to 12.063 million tonnes

Fincantieri starts works in Ancona on the new ship for Viking

RF Government allows LNG transportation along Northern Sea Route by certain foreign ships

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft delivers sixth new building Ro-Ro for SIEM

Castor Maritime announces time charter contract for Panamax vessel with Oldendorff Carriers

CMA CGM announces GRR from East Coast South America to West Africa, East Africa, South Africa, Arabian Gulf and West Coast North of India

Average wholesale prices for М-100 HFO up to RUB 19,421 in RF spot market

Two NYK tugboat subsidiaries to merge

Global Ports Holding and MSC Cruises announce agreement to support Antigua

Iceberg to develop design and engineering documentation for nuclear-powered icebreaker of project 10510, Leader

CMA CGM announces GRR from Asia to South Africa

CMA CGM to apply GRI from Canada West Coast to worldwide destinations (Excluding Africa, EU, Russia and USA)

MSC adds vessel to its Lone Star service from Asia to USEC and Gulf of Mexico

Victor Gusev appointed General Director of Nakhodka Sea Fishing Port

Jumbo wins offshore subsea decommissioning project in North Sea

The largest fuel tanker to enter Port of Newcastle

10 vessels escorted by icebreakers in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on March 17-18

Contship Italia S.p.A. has entered into negotiations with MSC for sale of MCT

Maersk Line announces FAK rates – Scope Far East Asia to Mediterranean

Russia, Finland satisfied by shipping and environmental cooperation in Baltic and Arctic regions

Navig8 Chemical Tankers enters into sale and leaseback agreements with ICBC for four 37,000 DWT product oil/chemical tankers

Incheon Port container volumes up 7.5% to 266,000 TEU in January 2019

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Mar.18

SCF achieved adjusted profit of USD 6.9 million for 2018 vs USD 5.3 million loss for 2017

USA, EU and Canada impose sanctions on several Russian shipyards

Brent Crude futures price is down 0.21% to $67.02, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.21% to $58.61

Baltic Dry Index is up to 730 points

Port of Oakland cargo volume down 1.3 percent in February 2019

Port of Long Beach container volumes down 9.8 percent in February 2019