News 2020 April 23

SeaQuest receives contract for three Green 5th Generation zero emission NB Ro-Ro vessels

Vladimir Putin gave instructions to RF Government on implementation of large infrastructure projects in ports

Singapore’s oil trading and bunkering sectors boosted with entry of two global bunkering companies

East/West head haul capacity down 17% Y/Y in May; global trade capacity for H1 2020 already cut by 12.9% Y/Y - eeSea

Kapitan Khlebnikov icebreaker finishes 2019-2020 winter navigation

Inmarsat report highlights critical role of partnership in Japan’s connected maritime innovation ecosystem

PGS targets East Shetland in new UKCS seismic survey

Atomflot and Zvezda signed contract on construction of 120MW icebreaker of Leader class

LR selected for UK MoD’s Type 31 frigate programme

Nuclear-powered container carrier Sevmorput delivers cargo to Frantz Josef Land

HMM names world’s largest container vessel, ‘HMM Algeciras’

Wärtsilä to develop luxury cruise vessel design for polar and tropical cruise expeditions

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

Milaha reports a 2% increase in net profit for Q1 2020

Russian Fishery Company conducted the first stage of Covid-19 testing

ESPO and FEPORT urge member states to enable crew changes in all ports

Royal IHC delivers TSHD RIVER THAMES to DEME

ABP and Suffolk County Council reach Lake Lothing Third Crossing agreement

Keppel delivers sixth jackup rig to Borr Drilling

Fugro secures remote operations contract on Well-Safe Guardian

Oil prices are going up

QP signs $3.01bn agreement to reserve LNG ship capacity in China

Baltic Dry Index on April 22

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Apr 23

Hapag-Lloyd publishes 2019 sustainability report

Babcock Group awards propulsion contract to MAN Energy Solutions