News 2020 March 17

Navigator Holdings, Pacific Gas and Greater Bay Gas form Luna Pool

Anders Onarheim to continue as CEO of BW LPG Limited

Tallink Grupp’s Romantika sails to Sassnitz, Germany to bring home Estonians and Latvians trapped in Europe

CNOOC Limited announces a large-sized discovery Kenli 6-1 in Bohai

North Sea Port measures to fight spread of Coronavirus

New Navimag ferry powered by Wärtsilä set to sail southern waters

ASYAD integrates Oman Shipping Company and Oman Drydock Company

Hapag-Lloyd announces rates for reefer cargo from Mediterranean to East Asia

RS informs clients and customers regarding activities in response to spread of Coronavirus

Ultra-efficient and sustainable Japanese ferry with Wärtsilä solutions begins operations

RS Rules: new scheme for technical supervision of containers

YILPORT Holding orders 4 new STS cranes for Liscont

CMA CGM to launch JEDDEX service

Bunker prices go down at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Cargo vessel traffic in Riga port not interrupted, strict security measures implemented

Posidonia rescheduled for October 2020

Russian Railways’ tariffs reduced for export heating coal bound for southern ports of Russia

Stena Line announces 950 planned job redundancies in Sweden

NOVATEK reached milestone of one trillion cubic meters

Port of Zeebrugge takes measures to limit the spread of the COVID 19 virus

Multipurpose Reloading Complex allocated RUB 1.9 million for implementation of its social programme in 2019

Kerch based Shipyard named after B.Е.Butoma laid down car-and-passenger ferry of CNF22 design for Kamchatka

Port of Oakland, Oakland International Airport will remain open

Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg increased financing of its environmental programme 1.7 times in 2019

Golar Power signs a Protocol of Intentions with the State Government of Pernambuco to develop an LNG import terminal in the Port of Suape, Brazil

Volga-Baltic Administration raises berthing and anchorage dues in Saint-Petersburg over three-fold

Brent Crude futures price is up 2.63% to $30.84, Light Sweet Crude – up 4.55% to $30.31

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Mar 17

Baltic Dry Index is down to 623 points

HHLA CEO: Steady operation in the ports guaranteed

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