Russia’s Gazprom expects its gas sales to Europe and Turkey to exceed 200 Bcm in 2018 and is closing in on annual sales of 205 Bcm, with the level of supplies now close to the contractual maximum of its customers, according to CEO Alexei Miller. Russian gas continues to dominate in Europe as...
Iraq sells 2 mil barrels of Nov Basrah Light crude oil on DME at OSP plus 20 cents/b
Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization sold a Basrah Light crude oil cargo via auction on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange on Monday at a premium of 20 cents/b to the November official selling price, a source with knowledge of the matter said. The 2-million-barrel cargo was destination restricted to...
Dry bulk buoyed by raw materials outlook
Place in the sun: World nsumption of raw materials is set to nearly double by 2060. Credit: Getty The world’s consumption of raw materials is set to nearly double by 2060 as the global economy expands and living standards rise, according to a new report by the OECD, illustrating further...
https://fairplay.ihs.com/bulk/article/4307781/dry-bulk-buoyed-by-raw-materials-outlook
Box booking portal Inttra sold to E2open
Container booking platform Inttra is severing its last remaining capital links with liner shipping 17 years. Credit: Getty Container booking platform Inttra is severing its last remaining capital links with liner shipping 17 years after its launch by leading container lines. US supply chain...
https://fairplay.ihs.com/containers/article/4307786/box-booking-portal-inttra-sold-to-e2open
Metal Shark Enters U.S. Towboat Market with Three-Vessel Order
U.S. aluminum boatbuilder Metal Shark has officially entered the inland towboat market with a contract to built three 120′ river towboats Florida Marine Transporters of Mandeville, Louisiana. The four-decked, welded-steel, USCG Subchapter “M”-compliant towboats were designed by John W. Gilbert...
Maritime Bulletin Daily Oct 21- 22
Accidents
•Cargo ship sank in West Papua waters, crew rescued
•OLDENDORFF cargo ship collided with bridge, thousands cut off water, Japan
•Tanker suffered engine failure, Japan sea
•Russian tanker towed through Bosphorus Correction
•Aground and Not Under Command vessels Worldwide Alerts (3 NUC)
Annua...
https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/10/22/maritime-bulletin-daily-oct-21-22-2/
Crowley Christens LNG ConRo El Coquí
Crowley Maritime Corp. on Saturday christened its Commitment Class combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ship El Coquí, which is among the first of its kind to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).The Jones Act compliant vessel…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/crowley-christens-lng-conro-el-coqu-442928
‘It will be harder for Iran oil importers to get waivers’
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said it will be harder for countries to get waivers on Iran oil sanctions than during the Obama administration and dismissed concerns that oil prices could rise, saying the market had already factored in the losses. In an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem at...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/it-will-be-harder-for-iran-oil-importers-to-get-waivers/