News 2020 August 19

Seawing Design acquires Preliminary Approval from ClassNK

Industry survey shows switch to low-sulphur fuel has not been without problems

MOL provides latest news on capesize bulker "Wakashio" aground off Mauritius

ZIM posts net profit of $25.3 million for Q2 2020

Maersk expands warehousing & distribution in Ivory Coast

Rosmorport announces expansion of Vysotsk seaport limits

Tallink announces two return trips / week on the Tallinn-Stockholm route from Sept

USCG to conduct maintenance on VHF radio system

Odfjell SE appoints first Chief Sustainability Officer

MSC Cruises welcomes back first guests on MSC Grandiosa

Tallink to offer additional September cruises to Åland and Helsinki

USCG repatriates 52 migrants to the Dominican Republic

IMO helping to mitigate the impacts of MV Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius

Throughput of Sovetskaya Gavan port in 7M’2020 surged by 43% YoY

Island Offshore orders batteries and shore connections for three PSVs

Golar LNG posts Q2 operating revenues of $102.2 million

Volga Shipping Company delivered components for wind power generators

Fumigation requirements from Europe to Australia and New Zealand

Throughput of Sakhalin and Kamchatka ports in 7M’2020 grew by 1.5%

Global Ports’ HI net profit fell by over 34%

Sail training ship Sedov left Vladivostok for Northern Sea Route expedition

Hapag-Lloyd increases rate for all cargo on Indian Subcontinent-Mediterranean service

Throughput of Kaliningrad port in 7M’2020 fell by 6% Y-o-Y

Crude oil prices continue going down

Baltic Dry Index as of August 18

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Aug 19