1. International Seaways and V. partner to launch Female Cadet Program. International Seaways, one of the world’s largest tanker companies, and V., the global ship manager and marine services provider, have today announced the launch of a newly designed female cadet program.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/05/20/international-seaways-and-v-partner-to-launch-female-cadet-program/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/05/20/international-seaways-and-v-partner-to-launch-female-cadet-program/
2. New data highlights lack of gender diversity in maritime. The second Women in Maritime survey, jointly published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), provides new insights into gender diversity within the industry.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/05/20/new-data-highlights-lack-of-gender-diversity-in-maritime/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/05/20/new-data-highlights-lack-of-gender-diversity-in-maritime/
3. New Lloyd’s Register report simplifies complex regulatory landscape. A comprehensive suite of new International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) regulations come into force over the next few months, reshaping environmental standards, safety protocols, and seafarer welfare.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/05/20/new-lloyds-register-report-simplifies-complex-regulatory-landscape/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/05/20/new-lloyds-register-report-simplifies-complex-regulatory-landscape/
4. Trafigura announces Management Changes. Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. announces that Jiri Zrust, Global Head of Operating Assets, and Igor Marin, Global Head of Gas, Power and Renewables, will join the Executive Committee.
https://intermanager.org/wp/wp-admin/post.php?post=166915&action=edit
https://intermanager.org/wp/wp-admin/post.php?post=166915&action=edit
5. New Multraship head offices open ‘facilitating further growth’. Multraship Towage & Salvage has opened its new head offices at the Middenhavendam location in Terneuzen this afternoon. Located immediately alongside the Scheldt River, it houses offices, a warehouse, the 24/7 dispatch centre and a simulator training centre. All with direct access to a private wharf, working area, and berths for part of the family company’s fleet.
6. UK slaps sanctions on British ship finance veteran over shadow fleet deals. The UK has imposed sanctions on a British ship finance veteran for allegedly buying tankers for Russia’s shadow fleet.John Ormerod was blacklisted on Tuesday alongside two Russian captains, 18 shadow fleet vessels and 46 financial institutions in the latest wave of British sanctions against Russia.
https://splash247.com/uk-slaps-sanctions-on-british-ship-finance-veteran-over-shadow-fleet-deals/
https://splash247.com/uk-slaps-sanctions-on-british-ship-finance-veteran-over-shadow-fleet-deals/
7. MAN Energy Solutions reveals world’s most powerful methanol engine. Ship engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has developed the world’s most powerful two-stroke methanol engine.The engine, rated at 82,440kW at 80rpm, is currently being built by Chinese licensee CSSC-MES Diesel.
https://splash247.com/man-energy-solutions-reveals-worlds-most-powerful-methanol-engine/
https://splash247.com/man-energy-solutions-reveals-worlds-most-powerful-methanol-engine/
8. Grounded MSC ship appears in the Sahara. Ten days on from running into difficulty off Jeddah, the 304 m long, 7,000 teu MSC Antonia remains listed aground by various vessel tracking services, albeit very hard aground in the desert on another continent, a visual example of the increased GPS spoofing ship operators are having to contend with when transiting the Red Sea.
https://splash247.com/grounded-msc-ship-appears-in-the-sahara/
https://splash247.com/grounded-msc-ship-appears-in-the-sahara/
9. Russia Releases Oil Tanker from Baltic Sea Detention, Estonian Broadcaster Says. Russia has released a Greek-owned oil tanker which was detained in Russian waters on Sunday after leaving an Estonian port, and the vessel has resumed its journey towards the Dutch port of Rotterdam, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Tuesday.
https://gcaptain.com/russia-releases-oil-tanker-from-baltic-sea-detention-estonian-broadcaster-says/
https://gcaptain.com/russia-releases-oil-tanker-from-baltic-sea-detention-estonian-broadcaster-says/
10. EU Targets Nearly 200 ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessels in Largest-Ever Sanctions Package, U.S. on Sidelines. The European Union has adopted its 17th sanctions package against Russia – its most comprehensive effort yet. With today’s addition of 189 shadow fleet vessels the total number of ships sanctioned by the EU now stands at 342; a rapid expansion since the end of 2024 when the list encompassed only 79 vessels.
https://gcaptain.com/eu-targets-nearly-200-shadow-fleet-vessels-in-largest-ever-sanctions-package-u-s-on-sidelines/
https://gcaptain.com/eu-targets-nearly-200-shadow-fleet-vessels-in-largest-ever-sanctions-package-u-s-on-sidelines/