News 2020 March 18

ECSA and ETF issue joint letter to the Council on urgent regulatory measures for the shipping industry

Hydrographic vessel of RF Navy’s Pacific Fleet arrived for unofficial visit to Indonesia

IMO Secretariat continues work despite COVID-19

Tallink Grupp’s vessel Star to start operating between Estonia and Germany from 19 March 2020

CMA CGM announces PSS for reefer cargo from ECSA to Middle East / Red Sea / Indian Subcontinent

The world's largest semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir to arrive in the Port of Rotterdam for the first time

ClassNK appoints new President & CEO and executives

Wärtsilä Vessel Traffic Solution will make fogbound Peruvian port safer

Titan LNG continues operations with COVID-19 precautions in place

Azov-Black Sea Basin branch of Rosmorport changed tariffs on towage services

Рermanent multilateral сargo-passenger Russian border checkpoint opened in Olya seaport

International Tug & OSV included Bakhtemir tugboat of Project MPSV12 in its final annual review of 2019

NIBULON is building new transshipment terminal on Dnipro river

RF Government approves revised composition of Transport Commission

Kuwait Maritime Summit to be held on 30 September - 1 October 2020

World Maritime University welcomes Canadian Ferry Association

Tallink Grupp suspends operation of Helsinki-Stockholm route vessels Silja Serenade and Silja Symphony from 19 March 2020

CMA CGM announces PSS from North Europe to Mombasa, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Tallink Grupp makes changes to Tallinn-Helsinki route departures from 18 March 2020

Stena Line continues to operate ferry routes Nynäshamn-Ventspils and Travemünde-Liepaja

MGO price at the port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia fell to the level of 2016, as low as $310

Team Tankers International and Maersk Tankers enter strategic partnership covering 27 vessels

Brent Crude futures price is up 1.01% to $29.02, Light Sweet Crude – up 0.11% to $27.37

Baltic Dry Index is down to 612 points

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Mar 18

Alfa Laval to launch a cost reduction program to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Viking Line will suspend service on its Helsinki-Stockholm route as of March 18