News 2020 February 13

Korean Register launches new apps and online service for customers

PSA Marine announces acquisition of Tramarsa Flota

Vice Admiral Kulakov, RF Navy’s large anti-submarine ship, returns to Severomorsk

Hapag-Lloyd announces rates from Middle East to North Europe and Mediterranean

Port of Ventspils (Latvia) handled 20.46 million tonnes in January 2020, up 0.8% YoY

APM Terminals Poti formally restarts port expansion permit process

MSC confirms long-standing commitment to reducing CO2 emissions

Scorpio Bulkers announces sale and leaseback agreements for three dry bulk vessels

MSC announces cooperation agreement with SM Line

DP World agrees to acquire a majority stake in TIS container terminal in the Port of Yuzhny, Ukraine

European Union prepares to provide a subsidy for a project to store CO₂ from industry in Antwerp, Ghent, Zeeland and Rotterdam

Port of Klaipeda (Lithuania) handled 3.4 million tonnes of cargo in January 2020, down 15% Y-o-Y

Floatel and Prosafe discontinue merger agreement

Damen to supply five coastal ferries to Zanzibar Government

IDF provides Vyborg Shipyard with RUB 700 million loan for construction of trawlers and crab catchers

Port of Rotterdam throughput amounted to 469.4 million tonnes in 2019

HHLA container throughput up 3.3 percent to 7.6 million TEU

Port of Helsinki throughput in January 2019 grew by 8.8% to 1.2 million tonnes (table)

Tolbukhin tugboat joins fleet of Rosmorport’s North-Western Basin Branch

Cruise Baltic becomes the first paper-free cruise network

North-Western Basin Branch of Rosmorport expands its fleet with Taifun-1000K airboat

Bunker market sees mixed price movements at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Chief Secretary launches consultation on freeports at ABP’s Port of Southampton

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Mediterranean ports to Indian Sub-continent

Meyer Turku Shipyard begins hull assembly of Costa Toscana

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Feb 13

ZIM updates Asia - Pacific North West services from April 2020

Brent Crude futures price is down 0.02% to $55.78, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.27% to $51.17

Throughput of Kaliningrad port in January 2020 fell by 20% Y-o-Y to 823,700 tonnes

Baltic Dry Index is up to 421 points

London P&I Club presents practical advice on holds and hatches to enhance seafarer safety and reduce cargo claims

Port of Cork commences assembly of STS cranes for Cork Container Terminal