News 2023 January 27

IAA PortNews’ summary of past week news

MPC Container Ships plans to start using a synthetic MOO fuel in its fleet - Ship & Bunker

Registration for Shipping Team meeting is closed

Container throughput of Russian seaports in 2022 fell by 23%

Alma’s marine fuel cell system awarded Approval in Principle by DNV

Three Korean shipbuilders focus on boosting profitability - BusinessKorea

Vostochny Port handled 12 thousand TEU in 2022

MOL is the first Japanese company to join First Movers Coalition's Shipping Sector

Port of Long Beach plans wind turbine assembly terminal

ClassNK issues AiP for large ammonia fueled BC jointly developed by MOL and MITSUI

Freeport LNG gets FERC approval to cool down piping as restart work stretches into February - S&P Global

Trade turnover between Russia and India surged 2.4 times in 2022

Fluxys acquires 24% stake in the largest transmission system operator in Germany

Lax oversight allows U.S. refineries to pollute waterways

TORM buys seven LR1 tankers

Quotas for exports of mineral fertilizers from Russia increased by almost 500 thousand tonnes

South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal increased shipments to Europe in 2022 - Bloomberg

Norwegian Cruise Line celebrates first cruise season in South Africa and Namibia

Stolthaven Terminals and XL Batteries announce partnership to develop an industrial-scale flow battery

Global Ports increased rouble-denominated bond programme of VSC from RUB 30 bln to RUB 100 bln

RF Government to approve passports of investment projects on construction of civil ships by February 15

Port of Rotterdam increases volumes of bunkering to 10.8 million tonnes in 2022

NYK to build its fifth LPG dual-fuel very large LPG / ammonia carrier

USA expands its sanction list with more Russian nationals and entities