1. Totalserve Start-up Launchpad Now Live. A new and very interesting initiative provides tailored corporate, legal, tax, and advisory support to early-stage companies from Cyprus and abroad.
Totalserve has announced the launch of the Start-up Launchpad, a new initiative designed to support new companies and entrepreneurs with professional services and strategic guidance. The program offers eligible start-ups access to a wide range of business-critical services at significantly reduced cost, with each case assessed individually.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/02/totalserve-start-up-launchpad-now-live/
2. ERMA TECH GROUP a future-forward leader in Sustainable Maritime Innovation. After years of strong growth, technological innovation, and industry-leading expertise,marks the official launch of the ERMA TECH GROUP – A powerful alliance of trusted companies unified under one identity, one vision, and one mission: From saving the oceans, to safeguarding the planet.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/02/erma-tech-group-a-future-forward-leader-in-sustainable-maritime-innovation/
3. Limiting user fees for subsidised energy generation plants. Thus, the new government wants to limit the remuneration for land on which facilities subsidised under the Renewable Energy Sources Act, such as solar parks or wind turbines, are built and operated. The use of the term “land leases” is misleading as, according to prevailing case law, usage contracts for land made available for energy generation are not agricultural leases , but commercial leases, which is why we should refer to ‘usage fees’.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/02/limiting-user-fees-for-subsidised-energy-generation-plants/
4. Port Houston Commission approves record number of Community Grants. On Tuesday, June 24, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority Community Relations Committee approved $500,000 in community grants to 24 local organizations – marking the largest group of recipients and highest total amount awarded in the program’s history. Each organization was selected for its meaningful contributions to the well-being and advancement of local communities across the greater Houston port region.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/02/port-houston-commission-approves-record-number-of-community-grants/
5. Norden flips two more ships. Denmark’s Norden has revealed new activity in the sale-and-purchase market with two transactions closed in the dry and wet segments, continuing a wave of disposals tied to its purchase-option strategy.The Copenhagen-listed company has offloaded one supramax bulk carrier and one MR tanker for an undisclosed sum.
https://splash247.com/norden-flips-two-more-ships/
6. Leadership change at Belgian Shipowners’ Association. The Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association (KBRV) has announced a change in leadership, with Loïc Van Staey appointed as its new managing director.He succeeds Wilfried Lemmens, who held the position for over a decade at the association, which counts almost all shipowners operating vessels under the Belgian flag.
https://splash247.com/leadership-change-at-belgian-shipowners-association/
7. Condon Claims Management acquires Marine Claims Associates. Thomas Miller-controlled Condon Claims Management has acquired US-based Marine Claims Associates for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will take place effective immediately and the entire Marine Claims Associates’ team will fall under the Condon Claims Management brand.
https://splash247.com/condon-claims-management-acquires-marine-claims-associates/
8. Great Lakes Icebreaker Funding Cut from Senate Bill. Michigan Representative Bill Huizenga is leading efforts to restore funding for a new Great Lakes icebreaker that was included in the House-passed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill but omitted from the Senate’s version.
https://gcaptain.com/great-lakes-icebreaker-funding-cut-from-senate-bill/
9. Heroic Father Rescues Daughter After Fall From Disney Cruise Ship in Dramatic Mid-Sea Rescue. A father’s quick action saved his young daughter’s life after she fell overboard from the Disney Dream cruise ship as it sailed between the Bahamas and Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.The child, reportedly aged 5, went overboard during the final leg of the four-night Bahamian cruise, prompting her father to immediately jump into the ocean after her. According to passengers who spoke with CBS News Miami, the father treaded water for more than 10 minutes while holding his daughter.
https://gcaptain.com/heroic-father-rescues-daughter-after-fall-from-disney-cruise-ship-in-dramatic-mid-sea-rescue/
10. NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Mexican Navy Tall Ship Collision with Brooklyn Bridge. The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the May 17 accident in which the Mexican Navy training vessel ARM Cuauhtémoc BE 01 struck the Brooklyn Bridge, resulting in two fatalities and nineteen injuries among the crew.
https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-issues-preliminary-report-on-mexican-navy-tall-ship-collision-with-brooklyn-bridge/