News 2022 March 1

A.P. Moller – Maersk says it suspends bookings within ocean, air and rail supply chain covering all Russian gateway ports

Hagland Shipping orders another environmental friendly newbuild

British ports are closed for all ships with any Russian connection

MSC temporarily halts bookings to / from Russia

DP World launches a new rail service between Stuttgart, Germersheim and Rotterdam

Xeneta container rates alert: long-term ocean freight rates on the rise again, as demand, congestion and geopolitical uncertainty squeeze shippers

P&O Maritime Logistics enters container carrying market after industry-leading modification of MCV vessels

The world’s first dual fuel LNG powered VLCC classed by CCS is delivered

RF President’s order to impose temporary restrictions on exit of foreign business from Russian assets

PSA Jurong Island Terminal achieves a record container volume of more than 100,000 TEUs in 2021

TotalEnergies wins maritime lease to develop a 3 GW+ offshore wind farm on the east coast of New York and New Jersey

Construction of the world’s southernmost LNG-powered car and passenger ferry starts at Rauma, Finland

The European Commission clears the merger of Cargotec with Konecranes

Record number of cruise ships expected in Riga this year

Konecranes receives order for two all-electric Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes with battery drives to support emissions reduction in California

BP weighs selling Rosneft stake back to Russian explorer

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port continues providing services to all its customers as per normal

TotalEnergies will no longer provide capital for new projects in Russia

Norwegian zero-emission bulk carrier project awarded LR AiP

New rail shuttle between the Port of Gothenburg and Rosersberg

Glavgosexpertiza approves project on dredging at Lavna terminal in Murmansk port

Russian Railways' network loading climbed by 1.7% in 2M’2022

Kajima Corporation and Van Oord kick-off with three offshore wind projects in Japan

MABUX: World bunker prices may continue rising on March 01 amid geopolitical tensions and market instability

Crude oil futures rise as fears of supply disruptions remain

UN agencies renew call to collaboratively support seafarers

CTSP starts handling transit cargo under new multimodal China-Europe service

Shell intends to exit equity partnerships held with Gazprom entities

Baltic Dry Index as of February 28