News 2020 April 9

Port of Los Angeles container volumes down 30.9% to 449,568 TEU in March 2020

ECSA thanks the European Commission for the guidelines on seafarers, passengers and other persons on board ships

Port of Ventspils (Latvia) handled 3.7 million tonnes in 3M’2020, down 42% YoY

Tianjin Port Group and Hebei Port Group sign an agreement

Ministry of Industry and Trade to analyze ship designs for using shipboard equipment of Russian origin

North P&I Club supports new digital COVID-19 tool from International Group

COVID-19: CMA CGM launches the BUSINESS CONTINUITY PACK

Port of Liepaja (Latvia) handled 1.58 million tonnes of cargo in 3M’2020, down 16.3 % Y-o-Y

Port of Gothenburg offers inland storage of imported goods

Port of Hamburg container transport by inland waterway up 13 percent to 145,078 TEU in 2019

Throughput of Taganrog port in 3M’2020 grew by 20% to 780,000 tonnes

ABS is first in industry to accept 3D models for class surveys

Novotrans handled first batch of export grain in the port of Ust-Luga

International Bunker Conference IBC 2020 postponed due to COVID-19

ABP increases capacity to store refrigerated containers at the Port of Hull

ABP continue to deliver operational continuity for customers

Bunker prices are flat at the Far East ports of Russia (graph)

Construction of innovative training vessel STC Group begins

Stena Line plans to close the Trelleborg-Sassnitz route

ABB brings fuel cell technology a step closer to powering large ships

New restrictions on border crossings in Finland - effects on Finnlines’ passenger services

Delo Group paid almost 60 billion rubles to PJSC TransContainer minority shareholders as part of the repurchase of 49.6410% shares

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Apr 09

Sovcomflot’s Board of Directors acknowledges Group’s performance in 2019

Baltic Dry Index is up to 607 points