1. Schulte Group Assumes Full Ownership of sea chefs and Establishes New Advisory Board.
The Schulte Group has acquired full ownership of sea chefs, one of the world’s leading hospitality partners for cruise operators, and formed a new Advisory Board including the founders to ensure continuity and drive future growth.
https://www.seanews.co.uk/maritime/schulte-group-assumes-full-ownership-of-sea-chefs-and-establishes-new-advisory-board
2. WISTA Norway supports the Maritime Industry’s Commitment to improving Workplace Culture. The maritime industry is built on collaboration and professionalism. Yet like many sectors, it faces challenges in ensuring workplaces are safe and inclusive for all. WISTA Norway acknowledges that while the majority of professionals uphold strong values, there is still work to be done.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/11/19/wista-norway-supports-the-maritime-industrys-commitment-to-improving-workplace-culture/
3. CMA CGM and AD Ports push ahead with Khalifa port terminal expansion. France’s CMA CGM Group and Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports have agreed to expand their joint container terminal at Khalifa Port, less than a year after the facility opened, driven by stronger-than-expected demand.
https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-and-ad-ports-push-ahead-with-khalifa-port-terminal-expansion/
4. Transocean secures trio of extensions worth $89m. Transocean has secured new work for one ultra-deepwater drillship and two harsh-environment semisubmersibles, adding about $89m in firm backlog.In Brazil, Petrobras exercised a 90-day option for the Deepwater Mykonos, keeping the drillship on continuous work. The extension is expected to contribute roughly $33m in backlog.
https://splash247.com/transocean-secures-trio-of-extensions-worth-89m/
5. Sentinel Marine rebrands as Cyan Sentinel. Aberdeen-based offshore support vessel operator Sentinel Marine has rebranded as Cyan Sentinel, marking its first major step since Singapore’s Cyan Renewables acquired a controlling stake earlier this year year.
https://splash247.com/sentinel-marine-rebrands-as-cyan-sentinel/
6. Eastern Shipbuilding Suspends Work on Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter Program. Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced the suspension of work on the U.S. Coast Guard’s two Offshore Patrol Cutters, citing unsustainable financial pressures and workforce reductions as the company struggles with what CEO Joey D’Isernia described as “significant financial strain caused by the program’s structure and conditions.”
https://gcaptain.com/eastern-shipbuilding-suspends-work-on-coast-guards-offshore-patrol-cutter-program/
7. Windward Launches AI-Powered Remote Sensing Intelligence.
The RSI system correlates layered imagery with AI-powered analysis and embedded operational context, enabling organisations to rapidly verify cargo origin, identify sanctions-related risk, and detect AIS manipulations.
https://www.seanews.co.uk/safety/windward-launches-ai-powered-remote-sensing-intelligence
8. DCSA to Accelerate Digitalisation of Container Weight with VGM Standard.
This is an important addition to the DCSA standards catalogue in our efforts to digitalise shipping processes to enable our industry to move toward faster, more accurate, and fully traceable information exchange.
https://www.seanews.co.uk/technology/dcsa-to-accelerate-digitalisation-of-container-weight-with-vgm-standard
9. Ports and Economies Will Shape Tomorrow’s Trade.
Having commenced on November 16, the Hong Kong Maritime 2025 – themed ‘Navigating to a Greener Future’- will run through to November 22. It features over 50 events hosted by more than 70 local, Chinese Mainland, and international organisations.
https://www.seanews.co.uk/maritime/ports-and-economies-will-shape-tomorrow-s-trade
10. MOL donates model of wind challenger-equipped Shofu Maru to IMO. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, announced that it presented a model of the coal carrier Shofu Maru-the world’s first vessel equipped with a Wind Challenger hard sail wind propulsion system -to the International Maritime Organization during the Wind Propulsion Reception hosted by the International Windship Association in London on October 22.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/11/19/mol-donates-model-of-wind-challenger-equipped-shofu-maru-to-imo/