1. South Korea’s orderbook tops 138 billion with LNG sector sweeping 52%. Using VesselsValue data, we break down the South Korean orderbook by number of vessels and market value, highlighting the top five owners within the orderbook, the percentage of the fleet being ordered with dual-fuel capabilities, and the top 10 owners based in South Korea.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/south-koreas-orderbook-tops-138-billion-with-lng-sector-sweeping-52/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/south-koreas-orderbook-tops-138-billion-with-lng-sector-sweeping-52/
2. Safety at the intersection of sea and sky – The evolution of helicopter-ship operations. The maritime landscape has transformed dramatically over the past decade. With the global fleet expanding from approximately 1.7 billion deadweight tonnage in 2014 to roughly 2.4 billion today – a remarkable 40 per cent increase – helicopter-ship operations have similarly escalated in both frequency and complexity.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/safety-at-the-intersection-of-sea-and-sky-the-evolution-of-helicopter-ship-operations/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/safety-at-the-intersection-of-sea-and-sky-the-evolution-of-helicopter-ship-operations/
3. Good shiphandlers can become great shiphandlers – new book from The Nautical Institute explains how. The phrase ‘the Beautiful Game’ is synonymous with football, but for twin brothers Captain Grant H Livingstone and Captain George H Livingstone the words perfectly capture life at sea. Both authors have spent decades working as pilots, mastering the art of shiphandling, for which technical expertise meets instinct, experience and split-second decision making.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/good-shiphandlers-can-become-great-shiphandlers-this-new-book-from-the-nautical-institute-explains-how/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/good-shiphandlers-can-become-great-shiphandlers-this-new-book-from-the-nautical-institute-explains-how/
4. The importance pre-employment medical examinations (PEME) under Skuld standards. Filipino seafarers play a crucial role in global trade, facing occupational hazards that demand strict health standards. Ensuring medical readiness before deployment is essential for their well-being and maritime safety.
This article summarizes five years (2020-2024) of Halcyon Health Network, Inc. (Halcyon) data on seafarers’ pre-employment medical examinations (PEME) under Skuld standards, analysing health trends and medical conditions to assess the effectiveness of these evaluations.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/skuld-the-importance-of-peme/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/skuld-the-importance-of-peme/
5. Baltic Exchange launches new Fuel Equivalence Converter to simplify the commercial and operational impact assessments of alternative fuels. Baltic Exchange has launched the maritime industry’s first-ever free Fuel Equivalence Converter, a reliable, easy-to-use digital calculator that helps owners, traders, brokers and charterers to navigate the complexity of the physical properties of the wide variety of marine fuels that are currently available on the market.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/baltic-exchange-launches-new-fuel-equivalence-converter-to-simplify-the-commercial-and-operational-impact-assessments-of-alternative-fuels/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/07/baltic-exchange-launches-new-fuel-equivalence-converter-to-simplify-the-commercial-and-operational-impact-assessments-of-alternative-fuels/
6. France risks missing offshore wind target without policy reform. France is currently on course to miss its offshore wind installation target unless permitting and a more favourable investment climate is created, a new research claims.The Institute for Energy Economics for Financial Analysis (IEEFA) claimed in its new paper that France has a very low share (11%) of its electricity demand covered by wind power, while offshore wind is just 1%.
https://splash247.com/france-risks-missing-offshore-wind-target-without-policy-reform/
https://splash247.com/france-risks-missing-offshore-wind-target-without-policy-reform/
7. BP chairman to step down following strategy change. UK-based supermajor BP chairman Helge Lund has revealed his intention to step down from the role in due course.
BP said that the board of directors will work with Lund to ensure an orderly transition ahead of the next chair taking over the role. It is expected that Lund will step down from the board most likely during 2026.
https://splash247.com/bp-chairman-to-step-down-following-strategy-change/
https://splash247.com/bp-chairman-to-step-down-following-strategy-change/
8. Which sectors are suffering the most from tariffs? Donald Trump’s 10% tariffs across all countries came into effect Saturday, with stock markets in Asia taking another battering today. Wednesday will see the much higher so-called reciprocal US tariffs come into effect with listed shipping companies facing up to the realities of an impending global trade war.
https://splash247.com/which-sectors-are-suffering-the-most-from-tariffs/
https://splash247.com/which-sectors-are-suffering-the-most-from-tariffs/
9. Loss of New Zealand Navy Ship Linked to Training Deficiencies, Autopilot Confusion. The Royal New Zealand Navy released its final Court of Inquiry report on Friday detailing the circumstances that led to the loss of HMNZS Manawanui, which ran aground and subsequently sank off the coast of Samoa in October 2024.The vessel, carrying 75 personnel, grounded while conducting a hydrographic survey of a reef on October 5, 2024, and sank the following day.
https://gcaptain.com/loss-of-new-zealand-navy-ship-linked-to-training-deficiencies-autopilot-confusion/
https://gcaptain.com/loss-of-new-zealand-navy-ship-linked-to-training-deficiencies-autopilot-confusion/
10. Ship Carbon Charge Edges Closer With Optimism US Won’t Derail It. Governments from across the world are gathering in London this week to thrash out a landmark global carbon charge for the shipping industry. There’s been quiet optimism among those following the talks that, despite recent US silence about potential new rules, Washington won’t derail the process.
https://gcaptain.com/ship-carbon-charge-edges-closer-with-optimism-us-wont-derail-it/
https://gcaptain.com/ship-carbon-charge-edges-closer-with-optimism-us-wont-derail-it/