News 2019 April 11

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 approved by the U.S. Coast Guard

Dublin Port announces new Dwell Time Initiative to increase port capacity post-Brexit

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping participates in TransRussia 2019

Subsea services group Acteon acquires offshore marine geotechnical and geophysical survey company Benthic

Gazprom signs program to develop standards for natural gas liquefaction

Belships ASA acquires ultramax bulk carrier

Sea-Cargo starts service between Swinoujscie, Esbjerg and West Coast of Norway

Seacat Services places order for a new next-generation catamaran

Höegh Autoliners will not implement scrubbers

Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 3M’2019 climbed by 1.6% Y-o-Y to 8.3 million tonnes

Burckhardt Compression provides Laby® compressors for LNG carrier with X-DF propulsion system

IMO organizes workshop for Algerian government officials and participants from shipping companies and port authorities

Rosatom to ensure dredging works in the Gulf of Ob in 2019

Wärtsilä Transverse Thrusters the preferred choice for cruise ships

ASCO contributes to the cleanness of the Caspian Sea

ICTSI Argentina launches operations

MABUX: Bunker Market this morning, Apr. 11

Rosmorrechflot: Russia needs dry bulk carriers of high ice class

Golden Ocean acquires 15% ownership interest in Singapore Marine

ESL Shipping's Sustainability Report 2018 published

MSC Cruises unveils plans for multi-cruise ship terminal at PortMiami

Nenets Autonomous Region and State Corporation Rosatom to cooperation in arranging NSR transit via Indiga port

Spliethoff Group expands fleet with 10 vessels H-type

ABB strengthens exploration cruise leadership with repeat order from Ulstein for Lindblad Expeditions

Hapag Lloyd to withdraw Winter Surcharge to/from Russia from May 1, 2019

Tallink Grupp has ambitious plans for Riga-Stockholm line

Arkhangelsk Region signs cooperation agreement with Admiral Makarov Maritime University

Brent Crude futures price is down 0.43% to $71.42, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.51% to $64.28

NOVATEK’s hydrocarbon production in Q1’2019 grew by 11% to 147.1 million boe

Viking and China Merchants to join forces in expanding China's cruise industry

Order portfolio of Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex to be expanded to 120-130 units

Baltic Dry Index is up to 734 points

Yang Ming to charter four more 11,000 TEU new container ships