News 2019 May 21

Maersk to charter 13 new feeder ships powered by conventional fuel from 2021

Long-term Wärtsilä service agreements support optimal performance for LNG Carriers

GTT notified by Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of a new LNG carrier for Nisshin Shipping

Throughput of port Vysotsk in Jan-Apr'2019 climbed by 7% Y-o-Y to 6.65 million tonnes

Bunker prices still show no considerable changes at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

ABB to enable world’s first hydrogen-powered river vessel

Port of Zeebrugge sets new record with maiden call of OOCL United Kingdom

Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard lays down Pioner-M, research ship of Project 25700

USCG host workshop to discuss safe operation of commercial passenger vessels

IMO issues additional guidance for sulphur 2020 implementation

UN agency pushes forward on shipping emissions reduction

Nevsky Shipyard delivers Nevsky Shipyard second vessel in a series of five dry cargo vessel of project RSD59

Panama Canal announces enhancements to its Green Connection Environmental Recognition Program

DSD sells its ferry and expressboat company Norled

Throughput of port Primorsk in Jan-Apr’2019 grew by 5% Y-o-Y to 18.95 million tonnes

MOL and Weathernews release of FOCUS Project part I 'Fleet Viewer' application

Port of Hamburg posts Q1 2019 results

Czech and Polish officials visit the Port of Gdansk to promote trade between the countries

Multipurpose Reloading Complex boosts investments in environment protection 15 times to RUB 8 million

Port of Ust-Luga handled 35.55 million tonnes in 4M’19, up 8% Y-o-Y

Throughput of Port St. Petersburg in Jan-Apr'2019 grew by 2% Y-o-Y to 19.67 million tonnes

IAPH Port Planning and Development Committee published a report “Autonomous Vehicles’ Impact on Port Infrastructure Requirements ”

Port of Kiel welcomes “Aidaprima” for its maiden call

Container Terminal Saint-Petersburg allocated RUB 2.9 million for implementation of its social programme in 1Q’2019

Swan Hunter completes modular offshore grid cable storage load-in

Brent Crude futures price is up 0.31% to $72.19, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.43% to $63.48

Debmarine Namibia to invest in world’s first custom-built diamond recovery vessel

Baltic Dry Index is up to 1,041 points

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, May 21