News 2020 February 27

European yards specify Thordon System as standard for deck machinery

IMO's GloFouling Partnership project tackles problem of invasive aquatic species in Sri Lanka

Tallink Grupp reports nearly 25% higher net profit for the full financial year 2019

AquaTerra acquires Subsea Engineering and Technical Services

Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after A.M. Gorky laid down passenger ship Chaika LNG

Vale clarifies incident with contracted vessel

NYK Cruises to cancel cruises due to coronavirus

Average physical depreciation of Rosmorport’s berthing facilities is 24%

National Association of Shipping Agencies addresses FAS over plans on multiple increase of port dues in Russia

Arbitration award related to purchase options for four VLCCs on charter to Okeanis ECO Tankers

ASCO strengthened preventive measures against coronavirus

ASCO takes necessary precautionary measures to prevent environmental damage

Rotterdam to host ACI’s 24th Ballast Water Management Conference on 7-8 April 2020

Ørsted signs 20-year lease with Port of Taichung for Greater Changhua offshore wind farms

Vysotsk VTS obtains Certificate of Conformity

Xeneta container rates alert: long-term contracted rates hold despite Coronavirus chaos

Certificate of Conformity obtained for Ust-Luga VTS

Finnlines published its 2019 Financial Statements and Financial Review

A.P. Moller - Maersk links new $5.0bn revolving credit facility to its CO2 performance

Port of Gdynia seeks opportunities for further development

Rosmorport’s Murmansk Branch performed pilotage of Capesize vessel

Rosmorport to complete dredging under NOVATEK’s project in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky by April 2021

3rd Technical Conference "Modern Solutions for Hydraulic Engineering" kicks off in Moscow

Ships of RF Navy’s Baltic Fleet continue performing planned training as part of its long-distance campaign

Port of Oakland debt ratings affirmed by Fitch

Brent Crude futures price is down 1.52% to $51.99, Light Sweet Crude – fell to 1.54% to $47.98

Hydrographic Department to dredge about 20 million cbm of material on Sabetta’s seaway canal in 2020

Marine Recruiting Agency LLC trained 1,957 specialists in 2019, up 2.6% YoY

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Feb 27

Baltic Dry Index is up to 517 points