News 2022 April 8

IAA PortNews’ summary of past week news

Ville Haapasaari to lead Finnish ports

Republic: Finland, Estonia agree to lease floating LNG terminal

The Baltic Times: LNG terminals might be simultaneously developed in Estonia and Latvia

Stena Line deploys E-Flexers on Karlskrona-Gdynia route

EU adopts fifth package of sanctions against Russia

Marine Rescue Service’s tender for construction of terminal in Pionersky declared void

Ministry of Finance to analyze proposals on setting zero VAT for ship repair in Russia

MPA unveils development concept plan for ‘The WAVES’ and commissions new enhanced patrol craft

DNV withdraws certificates from Russian companies

APM Terminals Lázaro Cárdenas announces new Managing Director

Port of HaminaKotka cargo turnover in 3M’2022 fell by 7.6% YoY

CMA CGM Group acquires nearly 100% of the capital of GEFCO

Volga Shipping Company plans to retain the result of the previous navigation season – about 8 million tonnes

World’s first ocean crossing by a solar-electric autonomous vessel

The Port of Gdańsk to welcome the first cruise ship of the season

Hempel’s target to half greenhouse gas emissions in its entire value chain by 2030 is approved by Science Based Targets initiative

USC subsidiaries covered by blocking sanctions of U.S. Department of the Treasury

Sea Port of Aktau notes increasing interest of shippers to Transcaspian Route

Solstad Rederi sells six vessels

Brittany Ferries boosts Ireland-Spain route with new cruise-ferry from November

Singapore Maritime Foundation becomes first partner of Maritime Just Transition Task Force

Crude oil market sees mixed movements of prices

Keppel O&M completes autonomous vessel development and achieves several ‘firsts’

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin declares support of shipbuilding

Baltic Dry Index as of April 7

MABUX: Global bunker prices to continue downward trend on Apr 08

IHC Dredging introduces operations monitoring on its Beavers