News 2020 August 18

USCG: Response to diesel release on Plum Island continues

Latvia's new grain harvest shipped from port of Riga to Saudi Arabia

Oboronlogistics carries oversized cargo by its Ambal ferry

Carnival identifies ransomware incident

Hapag-Lloyd announces new restriction for the acceptance of waste cargo in China

CMA CGM Group announces GRR for Asia to East Africa, South Africa & the Indian Ocean trades

Chartwell and BAR crew transfer vessel for U.S. offshore wind segment receives AiP from ABS

Gasum: LNG bunkering sales increase at Rotterdam

The effects of the coronavirus epidemic prevention regulations on Finnlines passenger traffic

BIMCO and ICS prepare for new Seafarer Report

Throughput of port Vyborg in 7M’2020 fell by 43% Y-o-Y

Shoreside test run of BOLT, first rollercoaster at sea aboard Carnival’s new Mardi Gras

Throughput of port Primorsk in 7M’2020 fell by 11% Y-o-Y

CMA CGM announces rate restoration on Asia - West Africa services

Throughput of port Vysotsk in 7M’2020 fell by 5% Y-o-Y

Carnival Corporation announces cash ballance

Turkish shipyard bags its record shipbuilding contract ever

Voyages of Knyaz Vladimir cruise liner cancelled for 2020

MAIB releases Thea II and Svitzer Josephine report

Rosmorport establishes railway ferry traffic on Ust-Luga – Baltiysk ferry line

Port of Ust-Luga throughput declined by 1% in 7M’2020

Altera Infrastructure held triple ship naming ceremony

Rosmorport’s revenue from port fees decreased by 6% to RUB 11.8 billion in 7M’2020

Marine Rescue Service to build ferry-passenger berth in Ugolnye Kopi (Chukotka)

USCG medevacs fallen hiker near Hoh, WA

ZIMGuard™ - AI-based system developed by ZIM detects misdeclarations

Throughput of Port St. Petersburg declined by 1% in 7M’2020

Ships of RF Navy’s Caspian Flotilla arrived in Baku to participate in Sea Cup 2020 international competition

Crude oil prices retreat

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Aug 18

Baltic Dry Index as of August 17