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Global Ship Lease, Inc., a containership charter owner, has agreed new charters for two of its vessels. Commencing in June, the 2005-built, 2,824 TEU GSL Valerie will be chartered for 12 months to MSC at a fixed rate of $9,000 per day, and the 2006-built, 5,095 TEU Orca I will be chartered for minimum 12 months / maximum 24 months to Maersk Line at a fixed rate of $9,000 per day for the first 12 months, and $10,000 per day thereafter.

Malta Freeport Terminals welcomed the first ever LNG-powered container ship to visit Malta during the course of the vessel’s maiden voyage from Asia to Rotterdam. Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi, whose portfolio includes the Freeport Authority visited this ship to mark this special event, the Malta Freeport authority said in a press release. The mv Containerships Polar, operated by a subsidiary of leading shipping line CMA CGM, discharged over 560 containers during its call to Malta. Containerships Polar is the second in a series of four LNG-fuelled vessels put into service by CMA CGM. The use of LNG is fast gaining attention as it will reduce sulphur oxide emissions by 90 to 95 per cent as well as reduce costs.

On 12 June 2019, AS Tallinna Sadam (hereafter “Tallinna Sadam”) signed a cooperation agreement and a building title agreement with PK Terminal OÜ (hereafter “PK Terminal”) for the development of a dry bulk and general cargo terminal in Muuga Harbor, which deals with the handling and storage of round timber, wood pellets, metal products and crushed stone. With the agreements, PK Terminal took over the using rights of the two quays and their hinterland area used in the former steel sheet galvanizing plant, and in addition the Koorma 2 real estate. The total area of the dry bulk and general cargo terminal development is 4.4 ha. The agreements are signed for a period of 20 years, with the option to prolong for another 15 years.

Egypt's Minister of Transport, Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, announced the completion of a new multi-purpose terminal in Damietta Port at an investment cost of LE 1.365 billion. The new terminal has been established under the supervision of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority (AFEA) and implemented by a number of Egyptian national companies. The multi-purpose terminal includes a 630 meters long,17 meters deep berth and is equipped with a backyard area of 50,000 square meters with anticipated capacity of about 4 million tons per year.

Global Ship Lease, Inc., a containership charter owner, has agreed new charters for two of its vessels. Commencing in June, the 2005-built, 2,824 TEU GSL Valerie will be chartered for 12 months to MSC at a fixed rate of $9,000 per day, and the 2006-built, 5,095 TEU Orca I will be chartered for minimum 12 months / maximum 24 months to Maersk Line at a fixed rate of $9,000 per day for the first 12 months, and $10,000 per day thereafter.

GasLog Partners LP (“GasLog Partners” or the “Partnership”) (NYSE: GLOP) says that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a three-and-a-half-year charter for the GasLog Shanghai with Clearlake Shipping Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Gunvor Group Ltd (“Gunvor”). The charter, expected to commence in June 2019, will have a variable rate of hire across the charter period based upon an agreed range. The GasLog Shanghai is a 155,000 cbm TFDE LNG carrier built in 2013 which is currently operating in the LNG carrier spot market.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) said Wednesday it has suspended vessel operations at its Tuna and Mundra Port in Gujarat for next 24 hours in the wake of cyclone Vayu hitting the state.

Experts of the Spanish Ardentia Marine prepared the "No. 5 Elbe" for raising. A first attempt may take place in the night from June 16 to 17 at low tide. Divers have fixed lifting bags a the hull with a lifting capacity of five tons each. Julian Matzner of the Stiftung Hamburg Maritim coordinated the works. Once the schooner is upright it will have to be lifted with a floating crane for the transport to Hamburg. German report with photo: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Bergungsarbeiten-der-No-5-Elbe-gehen-voran,lotsenschoner178.html?fbclid=IwAR1ed84RDDF1V8B7nTT_H5ANjGshpW1VWbsc4s2wf8huEz_OBfiBwmJojlA

The first vessel has successfully docked at Tema Port’s new MPS Terminal 3, Ghana. The container vessel will be used for training purposes over the coming weeks, to ensure that the terminal runs smoothly from day one, when operations begin later this month on June 28. Chartering the test vessel will cost around 250,000 Dollars. Over the coming weeks it will be used to run a full-scale test of the port and for final staff training. “When it comes to training, the benefits significantly outweigh the cost involved,” explained Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Port Services Ltd, Mohamed Samara.

Indian Oil Corp has issued a tender for short-term commercial lease of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank at Ennore terminal near Chennai, according to a notice posted on the company website. The company is seeking bids for the short-term lease for LNG unloading, storage and reloading services at the 5 million-tonnes-per-annum (mtpa) import facility which was commissioned earlier this year. The contract period is for two years from the date of the agreement execution, according to the document.

(Reuters) – Finland’s 110 million-euro ($124.5 million) Manga liquefied natural gas import terminal has fully opened after a year-long delay to the project, engineering firm Wartsila and part-owner Gasum said on Tuesday. Manga, the largest LNG terminal in the Nordic region with storage capacity of 50,000 cubic metres, began receiving some shipments in November 2017, but is only now ready for full commercial operations after an additional year of tests. A Wartsila executive told Reuters the testing period had been prolonged due to some adjustments that the facility needed, but declined to specify the nature of the extra works. The terminal includes facilities for LNG unloading, storage, pipeline distribution, regasification, truck loading, and ship bunkering, said Wartsila, which will also maintain the facility for 10 years.