News 2019 September 24

IAA PortNews’ analytics confirms downward trend of metal scrap shipments from Russian seaports

Scorpio Tankers announces intention to establish a $100 mln at the market share issuance program

Sergey Frank elected Chairman and Igor Tonkovidov appointed new CEO of Sovcomflot

Scorpio Tankers and Trafigura announce substantial agreements

IAA PortNews provides participants of 3rd “LNG Fleet and LNG Bunkering in Russia” conference with IGF Code in IMO amendments

Transocean relinquishes interests in Samsung drillships under construction

Rosneft starts bunkering ships with low-sulfur fuel in Russia’s Far East

Scorpio Tankers announces acquisition of the leasehold interest of 19 product tankers

BLRT Grupp completed modernization of the largest floating dock in the Baltic Sea region

ClassNK grants AIP on LPG Reformer for marine engines

Seaports of Antwerp and Saint-Petersburg exchanged personnel training experience

OGSB to tell about fiscal metering of LNG bunker at “LNG Fleet and LNG Bunkering in Russia” conference

Bunker prices are flat at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

NORDEN joins shipping decarbonisation coalition

Topaz’s Caspian Voyager enters extended dry-docking scheme with ABS

Crews for new trawlers of Russian Fishery Company to be trained by Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University

PortNews’ conference on NEVA 2019 zero-day gathered more than 500 on-site and remote participants

Six largest US West Coast ports urge President Trump to pursue fair and mutually beneficial trade agreements

Brent Crude futures price is down 0.46% to $64.47, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.39% to $58.41

NCSP Group’s consolidated cargo turnover for 7M’19 grew by 6.7% YoY to 85.16 million tonnes

Baltic Dry Index is down to 2,108 points

MABUX: Bunker Market this morning, Sep. 24

Nauticor and Unifeeder conduct first SIMOPS LNG bunker operation in the Port of Helsinki for the container feeder vessel “Wes Amelie”

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