News 2019 July 12

Shantou China Merchants Port Group takes delivery of eight Kalmar empty container handlers

Safety of ships and fishing gets a boost in Ghana

IMO and FAO join efforts to reduce marine plastic litter from fishing vessels

Throughput of Russian seaports in 6M'2019 grew by 2.8% to 409.0 million tonnes of cargo (detalization)

SEA\LNG releases study showing benefits of LNG

North-Western Shipping Company carried 2.3 million tonnes of cargo in H1’19

Throughput of port Kaliningrad in Jan-June’2019 fell by 19% Y-o-Y to 5.82 million tonnes

Diana Shipping announces increase of purchase price and extension of tender offer for shares of common stock

Throughput of port Vysotsk in Jan-June'2019 climbed by 5% Y-o-Y to 9.44 million tonnes

Port of Long Beach cargo volume tops 677,000 TEUs in June 2019

Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard lays down yet another minesweeper of Project 12700

MOL schedules a major renovation of its operated cruise ship, the Nippon Maru

Höegh LNG executes 18 month interim LNGC timecharter with Cheniere for Höegh Galleon

NOVATEK’s hydrocarbon production totaled 296.1 million boe in H1’2019

Throughput of port Primorsk in Jan-June’2019 grew by 11% Y-o-Y to 29.83 million tonnes

Damen signs maintenance contract with Netherlands Ministry of Defence

Port of Ust-Luga handled 54.334 million tonnes in 6M’19, up 11% Y-o-Y

Throughput of Port St. Petersburg in 6M'2019 climbed by 1% Y-o-Y to 30.07 million tonnes

Belships to expand its fleet with 20th Ultramax newbuilding in 2021

Bunker prices are going up at the port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, July 12

Brent Crude futures price is up 0.59% to $66.91, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.53% to $60.52

Baltic Dry Index is up to 1,816 points