News 2021 January 15

Organic fertilizers and biogas from biowaste in the Helsinki region – commercial use of the Lohja biogas plant started up

New Speakers and Sponsors announced for Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology virtual conference

High reliability of Limburg Express requires expansion

Gulf of Guinea records highest ever number of crew kidnapped in 2020, according to IMB’s annual piracy report

Diana Shipping announces increase in tender offer price for its shares of common stock and extension of expiration date

OCEAN Alliance Day 5 Product signing ceremony

i4 Insight partner with FNT to integrate Condition Monitoring service

Throughput of Rostov-on-Don port in 2020 grew by 13% Y-o-Y

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

Launching of Viking Glory slated for Jan 26

Carisbrooke Shipping and SMT Shipping partner with Nautilus Labs for collaboration to optimize fleet performance

Tallink Grupp appoints new Managing Director for Swedish subsidiary Tallink Silja AB

USCG cutter Joseph Gerczak to increase maritime presence in Pacific

First steel cut for new Carnival Celebration, next Excel-class ship set to debut from PortMiami in 2022

Zvezda Shipyard starts cutting steel for third MR product carrier

Bunkering of a new-generation LNG-powered container ships begins in Rotterdam

Holland America Line opens bookings for Europe 2022 cruises - four ships span the region on itineraries ranging from 7 to 21 days

SCF takes delivery of new LNG carrier to expand long-standing partnership with Shell

Anatoly Meshcheryakov appointed as Director of Transport Department

BW Offshore: Incident on FPSO Espoir Ivoirien

Sakura Kuma named as new managing director of APM Terminals Japan

Turnover of DeloPorts terminals grew by 36% in 2020

MABUX: Bunker market this morning, Jan 15, 2021

Jinling hands over Grimaldi Group’s second GG5G Class hybrid ro-ro

Biggest Dutch project for CO2 reduction, Porthos, is on schedule

Bunker prices show no significant changes at the Port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia (graph)

Crude oil prices continue decreasing in expectation of COVID-19 related lockdowns to affect the demand

Baltic Dry Index as of January 14