News 2019 April 3

Polarcus announces the company's first quarter 2019 vessel utilization

Northwest Seaport Alliance Managing Members authorize Terminal 5 construction and lease agreements

Russian Register and GTT sign Cooperation Agreement

DNV GL forecasts global LNG production to increase to around 630 mt/yr by 2050

LUKOIL concludes contract for hydrocarbon exploration and developmet on Zhenis block in Kazakhstan

ECSA holds workshop on the practical implementation of IMO GHG strategy

Fujitsu and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore determine effectiveness of AI ship collision risk prediction technology

Icebreaker assistance in Rostov-on-Don port provided to 2,088 vessels in 2018-2019 season

WAN HAI LINES announces an enhanced Transpacific Service

USPA presented investment project for LNG terminal in Reni

d’Amico Group joins Supramax RSA

DNV GL awards ShipInox first AiP for OSV based LNG bunker vessel design

EUROGATE net profit up to EUR 67.3 million in financial year 2018

Alfa Laval signs service agreement for marine scrubbers with a leading shipping company

StarBulk Carriers and E.R.Capital Holding mutually waive exercise of vessel options

Seaspan announces framework agreement for strategic cooperation with COSCO SHIPPING

Maersk Line announces new transit times for Asia to North Europe network

Windstar cuts the first steel at Italian shipyard Fincantieri as the innovative small ship cruise line’s

The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Outlook Report 2019: Faith in the future despite tough markets

Vice CEO Claus V. Hemmingsen to leave A.P. Moller - Maersk due to closing of Energy division

SCF celebrates a decade of shipping LNG from Sakhalin-2

Throughput of port Azov in 3M’19 fell by 21% to 1.70 million tonnes

Rotterdam largest and most important Offshore Cluster in the Netherlands, according to EY Report

ABS CEO puts technology and safety at the heart of maritime industry transition to low-carbon future

Global Ports and Royal Vopak sold their 100% effective share ownership in AS Vopak E.O.S.

Shipping Company “BashVolgotanker” starts its navigation season

Torqeedo provides electric propulsion for new VIKING LifeCraft

6 vessels escorted by icebreakers in eastern part of Gulf of Finland during 24 hours on April 2-3

Energía Costa Azul LNG receives US non-FTA approval for liquefaction-export infrastructure project in Mexico

Tallink Grupp transported 1,855,772 passengers in Q1’19, down 3.9% Y-o-Y

Agreement reached between Contship and TiL for the control of MCT

Brent Crude futures price is up 0.55% to $69.75, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.4% to $62.83

Baltic Dry Index is down to 674 points

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Apr.03