1. Columbia Group and Pan Marine Group join forces to launch Columbia Pan Marine Ship Management Egypt. Columbia Group, a global leader in integrated maritime services, proudly announces the establishment of Columbia Pan Marine Ship Management Egypt, a new joint venture with long-standing partner Pan Marine Shipping Services, one of Egypt’s most respected maritime solutions providers.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/09/03/columbia-group-and-pan-marine-group-join-forces-to-launch-columbia-pan-marine-ship-management-egypt/
2. US-made LNGCs—a mere dream or a possible future shift? The recent discussion and possibilities of revitalising the US shipbuilding industry amid the USTR proposition raise several questions, especially about the feasibility of building an LNG carrier in the US. A mandate under USTR requires 1% of US LNG to be exported in US-built LNGCs from 2028, which should subsequently increase to 15% by 2047.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/09/03/us-made-lngcs-a-mere-dream-or-a-possible-future-shift/
3. Ionic adopts Orca AI fleet-wide to boost safety. Greek shipowner extends coverage of Orca AI’s operational platform to 100% of its fleet, representing another key deal for the maritime AI pioneer.
Athens-based Ionic controls a fleet of eight crude tankers and 11 bulkers under its respective wet and dry arms. So far seven tankers have been equipped with the Orca AI platform but as part of its long-term commitment to safety and fuel efficiency, Ionic will roll it out to another recently delivered tanker and all the bulkers.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/09/03/ionic-adopts-orca-ai-fleet-wide-to-boost-safety/
4. DP World’s global investment creates 5,000 new jobs across four continents this year. DP World’s $2.5bn investment in developing end-to-end logistics infrastructure around the globe in 2025 is creating thousands of new jobs in construction.Almost 5,000 new roles are being created to help deliver major transport projects in India, Britain, Ecuador, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo, illustrating the scale of the economic transformation which accompanies DP World’s commitment to make trade flow.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/09/03/dp-worlds-global-investment-creates-5000-new-jobs-across-four-continents-this-year/
5. Marcos hails Subic relaunch as Philippines seeks shipbuilding comeback. President Ferdinand Marcos has declared the revival of the Philippine shipbuilding industry, pledging to “reclaim our rightful place among the world’s great shipbuilding nations” as HD Hyundai Heavy Industries confirmed its restart of large-scale production in Subic Bay at a yard formerly owned by Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction.
https://splash247.com/marcos-hails-subic-relaunch-as-philippines-seeks-shipbuilding-comeback/
6. EU mulls decade-long fuel tax holiday for shipping. European shipping companies look set to escape Brussels’ green taxman for another decade, with a draft proposal circulating in the European Union this week showing negotiators want to postpone levies on marine fuels until at least 2035.
https://splash247.com/eu-mulls-decade-long-fuel-tax-holiday-for-shipping/
7. Toxic resilience is a threat to maritime. Toxic resilience. At first glance, it sounds like an oxymoron. Isn’t resilience a good thing, especially in maritime work?It is, but only to a point. When the exceptional becomes expected, resilience shifts from strength to liability. It becomes toxic, and the consequences can create fallout that impacts every aspect of business.
https://splash247.com/toxic-resilience-is-a-threat-to-maritime/
8. Shipping Corporation seeks bids to buy two second-hand Suezmax oil tankers. State-run Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI) has invited price bids to buy two second-hand so-called Suezmax oil tankers, following up on the recent purchase of two very large gas carriers (VLGCs) as the national carrier presses ahead with replacement and renewal of some of its older ships after a botched privatisation plan that delayed fleet modernisation by at least six years.
https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/Shipping+Corporation+seeks+bids+to+buy+two+second-hand+Suezmax+oil+tankers
9. China to reimpose specialty fertiliser export curbs from Oct, India braces for price surge: SFIA. India’s specialty fertiliser industry is bracing for renewed supply challenge China prepares to reimpose export restrictions from October, potentially triggering price hikes that will directly impact farmers, a senior industry official said on Saturday (August 30).
https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/China+to+reimpose+specialty+fertiliser+export+curbs+from+Oct%2C+India+braces+for+price+surge%3A+SFIA
10. SAIL flags Chinese dumping threat, pushes Mozambique coking coal sourcing plans. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has flagged the surge of Chinese steel exports; and implementation of CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) in Europe as a key risks to domestic price movements, even as it pursues overseas raw material projects – mostly securing coking coal (a key steel-making raw material) from Mozambique.
https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/SAIL+flags+Chinese+dumping+threat%2C+pushes+Mozambique+coking+coal+sourcing+plans