InterManager Daily News 02.12.2024.

1. Results of the visit of the of Shipping Deputy Minister, Marina Hadjimanolis, to Hong Kong. The Shipping Deputy Minister of the Republic of Cyprus, Ms. Marina Hadjimanolis, concluded a visit to Hong Kong, where she participated in the Global Shipping and Trade Summit, organized by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Government’s Transport and Logistics Bureau and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, following an invitation from the President of the International Chamber of Shipping, Mr. Emanuele Grimaldi.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/29/results-of-the-visit-of-the-of-shipping-deputy-minister-marina-hadjimanolis-to-hong-kong/

2. Russian gas to Europe is on the slow road to zero. The year-end closure of a key Ukrainian pipeline transporting Russian gas to Europe marks the symbolic end of the continent’s dependence on Moscow’s energy. And the vague possibility of a ceasefire raised by the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency will not change the European Union’s energy equation much. From an economic viewpoint, it won’t need to switch Russian gas back on. Politically, it is unlikely to want to.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/29/russian-gas-to-europe-is-on-the-slow-road-to-zero/

3. Business case for wind propulsion improves as decarbonisation rules kick in. FuelEU Maritime comes into force in January 2025 and wind propulsion is currently the only technology with a reward factor under the regulation. Vessels will be credited using such technologies by reducing the GHG intensity of energy used onboard.

Evidence provided by our members and sail technology companies show proven reductions of fuel and emissions where wind propulsion technology is deployed.NorthStandard member MC Shipping installed two WindWings® by BAR Technologies over one year ago on its bulk carrier Pyxis Ocean with performance data ratified by DNV.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/29/business-case-for-wind-propulsion-improves-as-decarbonisation-rules-kick-in/

4. The CMA CGM Foundation launches PharmaBox a converted container for the storage of medicines in crisis zones. Tanya Saadé Zeenny, President of the CMA CGM Foundation, handed over the key to the first PharmaBox in Marseilles to Aïcha Koraïchi, President of Action Against Hunger, on November 25, 2024.

Developed with the expertise of the CMA CGM Group, in collaboration with Action Against Hunger, the PharmaBox is an innovative solution that represents a shared commitment to enhancing the pharmaceutical supply chain and ensuring better healthcare access for vulnerable populations in humanitarian crisis zones.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/29/the-cma-cgm-foundation-launches-pharmabox-a-converted-container-for-the-storage-of-medicines-in-crisis-zones/

5. Hapag-Lloyd concludes long-term offtake agreement for green methanol. Hapag-Lloyd has reached an agreement with Goldwind, a global strategic partner in clean energy with headquarters in Beijing, China, for the delivery of 250,000 tonnes of green methanol per year. The green methanol will consist of a blend of bio- and e-methanol, ensuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction of at least 70 percent, and comply with all current sustainability certification requirements.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/29/hapag-lloyd-concludes-long-term-offtake-agreement-for-green-methanol/

6. MOL PLUS opens ‘MOL PLUS India Desk’ in India. MOL PLUS  announced the opening of the MOL PLUS India Desk. This is the third overseas office for MOL PLUS, following the MOL PLUS UK Desk and the MOL PLUS Singapore Desk

India’s startup ecosystem follows only the U.S., the U.K., and China in scale, and is among the world’s top 10 in six industries. Several cities, including Bangalore, New Delhi, and Mumbai, demonstrate that a world-class ecosystem is forming across a wide range of industries.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/29/mol-plus-opens-mol-plus-india-desk-in-india/

7. Höegh Autoliners clinches another contract extension. Norway’s Höegh Autoliners has secured a new shipping contract with a major unnamed international carmaker.

The Oslo-listed outfit said the arrangement worth more than $100m is an extension of an existing deal, which has been updated to reflect the current market.
https://splash247.com/hoegh-autoliners-clinches-another-contract-extension/

8. Shearwater secures more work off India. Norway’s Shearwater Geoservices has continued to win work offshore India with a new contract for a large-scale 2D seismic survey. The Bergen-based seismic vessel major has secured about five months of utilisation for its 2010-built SW Thuridur on the continental shelf margin off the west coast of India.
https://splash247.com/shearwater-secures-more-work-off-india/

9. Autopilot Oversight: How 12 Minutes of Confusion Sealed HMNZS Manawanui’s Fate. An interim Court of Inquiry report reveals that a critical series of human errors involving the HMNZS Manawanui’s autopilot system led to the disaster.The Royal New Zealand Navy dive and hydrographic ship was lost after a catastrophic grounding incident off the southern coast of Samoa on October 5, 2024, during routine survey operations.
https://gcaptain.com/autopilot-oversight-how-12-minutes-of-confusion-sealed-hmnzs-manawanuis-fate/

10. Coast Guard Inks Deal to Acquire ‘Aiviq’ As Vessel Arrives in Tampa Dry Dock to Begin Conversion. The U.S. Coast Guard has closed on a $125m fixed-price deal to acquire and convert icebreaking supply ship Aiviq from Offshore Surface Vessels LLC, part of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO). The vessel is intended as a stopgap measure for the Coast Guard’s Arctic capabilities while the service awaits the completion of the first Polar Security Cutter icebreaker not before the end of the decade.
https://gcaptain.com/coast-guard-inks-deal-to-acquire-aiviq-as-vessel-arrives-in-tampa-dry-dock-to-begin-conversion/