News 2019 December 17

BIMCO restructures committees to balance safety and environment

Port of Rotterdam starts trial to supply small sea-going vessels with electricity in the center of Rotterdam

BIMCO agrees that climate ambitions will not be achieved by Europe acting alone

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Santa Barbara with Pacbulk

Global Ports completes construction of high-performance cross-docking facility at Petrolesport’s site

Stena Line invests 5 MEUR in modernising the Trelleborg - Rostock route

GTT receives an order from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for the tank design of two new LNG carriers

Strong harvest season doubles grain export volumes at Port of Ipswich

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Asia to the Mediterranean

Van Oord supports 7th International Forum of Dredging Companies as its Sponsor

Keppel delivers fourth dredger to Jan De Nul

Elme Metall significantly expands its presence in Lithuania

CMA CGM announces GRR from Asia to West Africa

Otso sets off for Bay of Bothnia as season’s first icebreaker

Supporting better ship recycling in Pakistan

DEME announces keel laying ceremony for the first dedicated Service Operation Vessel for offshore wind farm maintenance

Spreading IMO’s liability and compensation regime

Mediterranean coastal states agreed to increase resources for IMO-administered REMPEC

Bunker prices at the Far East ports of Russia return to previous level (graph)

Volvo Penta D16 marine gensets power the award winning Sendo Liner

Throughput of port Kavkaz in 11M’2019 fell by 26% Y-o-Y to 33.95 million tonnes

Damen’s Ultra Shallow Draught Shoalbuster ready for action

HullWiper to launch hull cleaning operations at the Qatari port of Ras Laffan

De Hoop orders electrical systems package from Alewijnse and Droste

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Dec.17

Damen delivers two new vessels to RAK Ports

Grimaldi Group wins “Excellence in Decarbonisation towards 2050” at Lloyd’s List Europe Awards

Russian President signs Water Code amendments

Brent Crude futures price is up 0.03% to $65.36, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.05% to $60.16

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,315 points