News 2019 December 20

OOCL provides an update for the Asia-Europe sailings

Severnaya Verf launched lead longline factory vessel of Project МТ 1112XL, Gandvik-1

Commercial vessel operators to view the current occupancy of berths in the Amsterdam ports

Meyer Turku is moving the delivery of Carnival Mardi Gras

Van Oord awarded contract to reinforce the coast at the Romanian seaside resort of Eforie

SOLAS amendments entering into force 1 January 2020

Scope of dredging on Russia’s IWW in 2019 totaled 19.76 mln cbm, 9.6% below plan

Dutch Cabinet decides to build Combat Support Ship Zr.Ms. Den Helder

Euronav acquires two suezmax in joint venture

Port of Gdansk (Poland) throughput in 11M’18 totaled 48.12 million tonnes, up 7.5% Y-o-Y

Cargo turnover on Russia’s inland water ways to total 107.13 million tonnes in 2019, down 7.8% YoY

BC Ferries’newest hybrid electric ships arrives at the Panama Canal

Construction of HES Hartel Tank Terminal quay walls complete

All class dangerous goods prohibited for operations at Port Maoming, China

Cai Mep International Terminal joins TradeLens

DEME deploys autonomous plastic collector on the river Scheldt

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Dec 20

EEC Council extends 1.5-pct sulphur cap for marine fuel till 31 December 2023

RS sums up 2019 R&D activities

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from ISC to North Europe and the Mediterranean

Bunker market sees mixed price movements at the port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Brent Crude futures price is up 0.12% to $66.62, Light Sweet Crude – down 0.1% to $61.12

Baltic Dry Index is down to 1,151 points

Royal IHC and Subcon team up to deliver sustainable reef modules