News 2019 December 18

Carnival Corporation joins Getting to Zero Coalition

Keppel delivers fourth dredger to Jan De Nul

Austal Australia rolls out 118 metre trimaran for Fred. Olsen Express

Travelport to support global maritime industry through connections in Southern Europe

Finnlines announced changes in its management

Innovative ABS-classed LNG carrier Saga Dawn is delivered to Saga LNG Shipping

Freeport of Riga Authority says recent OFAC decisions in no way affect port operations

Lead cargo-and-passenger ship of Project PV24 laid down for Kamchatka

Global Ports Holding signs 15-year management service agreement for Ha Long International Cruise Port, Vietnam

Russia's working group on LNG-powered shipping makes decision on creation of unified data base

Jan De Nul successfully wraps up Liepaja Port dredging

Guilhem ISAAC GEORGES appointed Sustainability Director of the CMA CGM Group

Shipping sector proposes USD 5 billion R&D board to cut emissions

EU Commission prolongs Cyprus' tonnage tax scheme

IAPH Annual Report 2018-2019 published

CSA 2020 advises on scrubber installations

Association of Commercial Sea Ports forecasts throughput of Russian seaports to climb by 2% to 835 million tonnes in 2019

BC Ferries eliminates fuel surcharge

Rederij Long Ships contracts Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam to build a new 38-metre long Beam Trawler

MOL and e5 Lab launch study on hydrogen hybrid pure car carrier

BC Ferries adds more than 170 extra sailings for the holidays

Oleg Shpagin elected as President of Association of Yenisey Ship Owners

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles invite comment on Clean Truck Rate draft economic study

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Dec 18

DEME and Royal IHC launch TSHD MEUSE RIVER

World Bank presented its report on “Strengthening Ukraine’s Port Sector Governance”

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

Brent Crude futures price is down 0.41% to $65.83, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.61% to $60.5

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,281 points