1. ICS gives backing to IMO Net-Zero Framework to provide clarity, simplicity, and detail on rewards. In April, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) member states took a historic step by agreeing to the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) – the world’s first global emissions price for an entire industry. This was a landmark step towards decarbonising international shipping and one that the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has been advocating for and fully supports.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/18/ics-gives-backing-to-imo-net-zero-framework-to-provide-clarity-simplicity-and-detail-on-rewards/
2. Joint STIP Declaration – A4E & European Shipowners | ECSA. Ahead of the Implementation Dialogue meeting of Commissioner Tzitzikostas with airlines and shipowners on the European Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), A4E and European Shipowners | ECSA reaffirm their commitment to the energy transition to net-zero and highlight the need to prioritise the production and accelerate the availability of affordable clean maritime and aviation fuels for our hard-to-abate transport sectors.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/18/joint-stip-declaration-a4e-european-shipowners-ecsa/
3. Health and air pollution benefits of a global 0.1% fuel sulfur limit on marine fuels. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has progressively tightened global limits on the sulfur content of marine fuels to protect human health and the environment, including by implementing stricter sulfur limits in designated emission control areas (ECAs). Currently, ships must adhere to a global 0.5% fuel sulfur limit and a 0.1% limit in ECAs, unless they use scrubbers. However, studies have found that ships using scrubbers with heavy fuel oil emit more particulate matter and black carbon emissions than those using marine gas oil.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/18/health-and-air-pollution-benefits-of-a-global-0-1-fuel-sulfur-limit-on-marine-fuels/
4. European ports slow to install shore power ahead of 2030 deadline, study shows. Most European ports are lagging in installing the shore-side electrical infrastructure needed for ships to switch from highly polluting marine fuel to cleaner electricity while docked, a new study showed on Tuesday.
European Union environmental rules have set a 2030 deadline for maritime ports to install the infrastructure to provide what is known as onshore power supply (OPS).
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/18/european-ports-slow-to-install-shore-power-ahead-of-2030-deadline-study-shows/
5. EU countries seek to keep Russian gas exit plans secret, document shows. European Union governments want Brussels to keep secret how they plan to phase out using Russian oil and gas by the end of 2027, an internal EU document seen by Reuters showed.
The European Commission last month proposed legislation to phase out EU imports of Russian oil and gas – part of which would require countries to produce national plans setting out measures and timelines for how they will do this.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/18/eu-countries-seek-to-keep-russian-gas-exit-plans-secret-document-shows/
6. Ship registry and 105 vessels among entities listed in EU’s latest Russian sanctions. The European Union officially rolled out its 18th sanctions package today, overcoming opposition from Slovakia earlier in the week. The sanctions are aimed squarely at crippling Moscow’s revenue streams and tightening the noose on its shadow fleet of sanctioned tankers
https://splash247.com/ship-registry-and-105-vessels-among-entities-listed-in-eus-latest-russian-sanctions/
7. Asia celebrates shipping’s past and future with dazzling new exhibits. Two great Asian cities are set to welcome maritime history for local citizens to lap up. Tomorrow sees the launch of Mitsui OSK Lines’s Funeshiru Museum in Osaka, featuring hands-on displays to see, touch, and play with the world of ships.
https://splash247.com/asia-celebrates-shippings-past-and-future-with-dazzling-new-exhibits/
8. Why today’s maritime leaders must unlearn to adapt. The map has changed, and it keeps changing. In maritime, this is no longer a cliché; it’s a daily reality.For those of us shaping the next generation of leadership at the CBS Blue MBA, the biggest challenge facing senior executives today isn’t volatility. It’s the instinct to treat volatility as temporary. Geopolitical flashpoints, carbon regulation, digitalisation, AI, economic instability; these aren’t passing storms. They’re permanent weather systems, and the leadership playbook must evolve.
https://splash247.com/why-todays-maritime-leaders-must-unlearn-to-adapt/
9. Momentum builds for LISW25 with wave of Silver Sponsors. With just under two months until London International Shipping Week 2025 (LISW25), momentum continues to gather pace with a new wave of Silver Sponsors joining the growing line-up.
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/momentum-builds-for-lisw25-with-wave-of-silver-sponsorsnbsp
10. DP World signs MoU to explore autonomous magnetic rail freight movement in India. DP World, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), and Nevomo have this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential opportunities for cooperation in the development and implementation of a pilot project using Nevomo’s MagRail proprietary technology for the self-propelled movement of rail-based cargo and freight within the existing port ecosystems.
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/dp-world-signs-mou-to-explore-autonomous-magnetic-rail-freight-movement-in-india