News 2020 February 7

Throughput of Rostov-on-Don port in January 2020 grew by 4% Y-o-Y to 1.29 million tonnes

Novorossiysk icebreaker arrives at Vanino seaport

Havyard to cooperate with Kleven on completion of PSV

Nibulon’s largest vessel to increase company’s annual cargo transshipment volumes by 2-3 million tonnes

Large-scale operational dredging project continues in Berdyansk port

Truboshpunt Engineering supports 3rd Technical Conference "Modern Solutions for Hydraulic Engineering" as its Sponsor

Throughput of Port Vysotsky in January 2020 fell by 34.9% YoY to 500,610 tonnes

Port Bronka and NBG Nouschirvan Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH sign agency agreement

Turku Shipyard’s supply orders almost doubled in two years

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from West Med, Adriatic, Black Sea and East Med to Far East, Middle East Gulf and Red Sea

Russia's Main Department of State Expertise approves construction of LNG transshipment terminal in Kamchatka

Sogester Luanda and Namibe infrastructure upgrades continue

Damen unveils Ballast Water Pre Filtration Barge

Stena Estrid makes her debut on the Irish Sea

Tallink Grupp to reroute its Tallinn-Stockholm route vessel Victoria I to Tallinn-Helsinki route

Port Houston Chairman testifies before Congress need to widen the Houston Ship Channel

RPAS surveillance flights being used to enhance fisheries control

THETIS-Med inspection support tool enters into service

International Chamber of Shipping expresses concern at increasing attacks on ships crews

Kitack Lim gave positive assessment of Sovcomflot’s efforts to introduce LNG as primary fuel for large-capacity oil tankers

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Feb 07

Fincantieri announces delivery of “St. Louis” (LCS 19) to the US Navy

Wilhelmsen, NorSea and partners receive USD 3.7 million in funds to develop liquid hydrogen supply chain for maritime applications in Norway

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

Brent Crude futures price is up 0.35% to $55.12, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.2% to $51.05

Baltic Dry Index is up to 431 points