News 2019 September 18

SGRE confirmed member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices in 2019

MOL repays existing loans through issuance of project bond for FPSO charter project

Russia’s Rosmorrechflot and Ministry of Industry and Trade develop preferential leasing programme

Vympel DB develops concept design for Arctic cruise ship

Metal Shark delivers new foil-assisted catamaran excursion vessel to Pure Florida

US Coast Guard shifts response efforts in Bahamas

ECSA considers the European State Aid Guidelines for maritime transport highly successful and key to maintaining a strong European shipping sector

Vigor hosts keel-laying ceremony for the U.S. landing craft MSV(L)

Vitol announces long-term LNG time charter contract with H-Line

Despite some positive indicators, concerns remain for offshore energy underwriters, reports IUMI

Wärtsilä Denmark joins Digitalisation in Shipping: Europe 2019 as Associate Partner

USCG ends search for migrants of capsized vessel off Martinica Beach

GTT receives an order from HHI & SHI for the tank design of six Very Large Ethane Carriers

FSUE Atomflot develops project on construction of 7MW icebreaking tugboat

Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates from North East Asia to Australia

Wärtsilä simulators provide advanced training at newly inaugurated Portuguese facility

Ørsted contracts Van Oord for cable installation at Greater Changhua offshore wind farms

GTT obtains Approval in Principle for Arc7 ice class ships from Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries sign digital technology

SAAM Towage contracts Damen for delivery of tug vessel

Discussion “Development of recreational crafts and high-speed passenger vessels” begins at Neva 2019

Wärtsilä launches the Wärtsilä 31SG pure gas engine for marine market applications

International Association of Ports and Harbors visited by ICHCA representatives

RS issues Approval in Principle for new GTT’s LNG containment systems

LR awards Jiangnan AiP for 91,000 m3 VLGC Panda 91T design.

ADNOC acquires 10% of VTTI

LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin undergoes 1st LNG bunkering trial in Port of Kobe

ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries to develop next generation LNG carrier

Training underway for Jeddah Maritime Information Sharing Centre

Panama Canal signs agreement with Port of Rotterdam

TGS announces strategic milestones to accelerate growth

Brent Crude futures price is down 0.09% to $64.49, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.44% to $59.08

Baltic Dry Index is down to 2,283 points

MABUX: Bunker Market this morning, Sept 18