News 2019 October 9

Hapag-Lloyd announces General Rate Increase from East Asia to USA and Canada

Grain terminal with annual capacity of 1.5 million tonnes to be built in port of Azov

RF Gov’t approved amendments into regulations on safety of seaborne transport facilities engaged in coal handling

BC Ferries issues $250 million in bonds

First joint meeting between Arctic Council and Arctic Economic Council held in Reykjavik

Intelligent drones to inspect the safety of Danish ships

International Seaways announces $100 mln prepayment of 2017 Term Loan Facility

NIBULON’s fleet demonstrates first record indices in new marketing year

China COSCO Shipping Corporation announces naming and inaugural sailing ceremony of Piano Land Held

Northern Drilling announces cancellation of the West Cobalt resale contract

Cargill, Maersk Tankers and Mitsui & Co. collaborate to bring cost-effective global GHG reductions to shipping

Vostochny Port visited by official delegation from Japanese city of Otaru

Ports of Stockholm nominated as a finalist for the 2019 C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Award

Environment remains focus of Klaipėdos Nafta

ABP joins Great British Beach Clean

MacArtney Support Pioneering Arctic Research Expedition

ABP invests £400,000 to increase grain storage capacity at Port of King's Lynn

Practical aspects of shipping industry financing to be discussed at 3rd “LNG Fleet and LNG Bunkering in Russia” conference

First hybrid yacht propelled by SCHOTTEL azimuth thrusters

RF Navy to get 176 auxiliary fleet units by 2027

CMP and DFDS to establish shore power in Copenhagen

Russian Federal Fisheries Agency says domestic shipyards will build 43 fishing ships by 2026

J. Lauritzen selects Marlink to deploy IT services on all Lauritzen Kosan managed gas carriers

Brent Crude futures price is down 0.38% to $58.02, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.42% to $52.41

CMA CGM to launch Guinea Gulf Express

Baltic Dry Index is up to 1,801 points

Bunker prices continue going down at the port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

MABUX: Bunker Market this morning Oct 09