News 2020 January 30

Myklebust shipyard signs its fourth wellboat contract with Sølvtrans Rederi

Minesweeper "Valentin Pikul" of RF Navy's Black Sea Fleet returns from the Mediterranean Sea

Russia closes its border with China over coronavirus

DEPA and the European Investment Bank sign financing agreement for the construction of the first LNG bunkering vessel for maritime use in Eastern Mediterranean

Ships of RF Navy's Northern Fleet are practicing take part in exercises in the Bay of Biscay

Portchain collaborates with Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) to optimize berth planning and digitize the customer experience

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

North-Western Shipping Company carried 5 million tonnes of cargo in 2019, flat YoY

Elbe's ‘passing box’ widened to 385 metres

Makarov University starts realization of international project on oil spill response simulators

Russia's Main Department of State Expertise approves construction of new workshops at SC Zvezda

Equinor awarding contracts in Brazil

Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard launches dry cargo carrier Pola Maria of Project RSD59

DOF Subsea awarded multiple contracts across the North America Region

BLRT REPAIR YARDS supports 3rd Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress as its sponsor

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited announces completion of scrubber program

Suez Canal bans discharge of wash water from open-loop scrubbers

A.P. Moller Capital to invest in port and logistics infrastructure in West Africa

New IAPH Vice President elected

RF Navy’s oceanographic research vessels arrived to Antarctica to participate in events dedicated to its discovery

RF Ministry of Emergencies suggests being designated to supervise all small-size vessels

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Jan 30

Diana Shipping announces the sale of a capesize dry bulk vessel and a new time charter contract

Brent Crude futures price is down 1.1% to $58.26, Light Sweet Crude – down 1.09% to $52.75

Baltic Dry Index is down to 525 points

ABS awarded $2.1 mln for safety research

Torqeedo provides a battery-electric propulsion system for a new dual-mode boat