News 2020 March 3

Yilport Holding appoints Ian James as new COO

CMA CGM announces PSS from North Europe to South East India & Sri Lanka

Okskaya Shipyard launches first multipurpose dry cargo vessel of Project RSD59 built for Petrotrans

Torqeedo supplies electric propulsion for new French hydrographic boat

Russian Crab Group signs contracts on construction of 10 crab catching ships

S Walsh & Sons order pusher tug from Concordia Damen

MacGregor secures deck machinery and cargo handling solution contract for the US Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter programme

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from Asia to Red Sea

Skoon Energy and the Port of Amsterdam launch floating battery service

Implementation of the IMO 2020 regulation of limits sulphur in ships fuel oil enhances from 1 March 2020

CMA CGM announces FAK rates from North Europe to Gulf and Red Sea

ABP appoints New Group Head of Commercial (Rail)

SMM 2020 to focus on maritime security and defense

AS Tallink Grupp published statistics for February 2020

Wärtsilä and partners to pursue greater fuel efficiency in major EU-funded project

Throughput of Port Vysotsky in 2M’2020 fell by 41.2% YoY to 818,040 tonnes

Bunker prices have plunged at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Oil shipments via CPC Marine Terminal in 2M’2020 declined by 0.2% YoY to 10.48 million tonnes

Wärtsilä to supply cargo handling system for a new 18,000 cbm LNG bunkering vessel

Glavgosexpertiza approved adjusted design documentation for reconstruction of marine terminal in Alupka

First batch of grain shipped from Zarubino port, key point of Primorye 2 corridor

DNV GL launches venture fund inspired by “decade of transformations”

BC Ferries reveals names of two new Damen-built vessels in Victoria naming ceremony

Russian Railways cuts down tariffs for transportation of export heating coal

Draft Convention on International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation includes all proposals of Russia

Crew of LLS Alexander Otrakovsky conducted training in Barents Sea

DNV GL appoints new Chief Financial Officer

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Mar 03

Brent Crude futures price is up 1.79% to $52.83, Light Sweet Crude – up 2.1% to $47.75

Ivan Antonov minesweeper of RF Navy’s Black Sea Fleet conducted exercise in Mediterranean Sea

Baltic Dry Index is up to 539 points