InterManager Daily News 05.06.2025

1. IMO signals an end to conventional fuels. Last week, the Getting to Zero Coalition published a new insight brief that examines the implications of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) net-zero framework.

Using total cost of ownership modelling by UMAS and UCL and input from more than 30 stakeholder interviews, the brief finds that the IMO’s recent policy measures can drive an early shift to scalable zero-emission fuels, but only if they include meaningful rewards for first movers and increasing penalties over time.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/06/04/imo-signals-an-end-to-conventional-fuels/

2. A cheap and easy potential solution for lowering carbon emissions in maritime shipping. Adopting new digital systems to help oceangoing container ships get in line to offload their cargo at busy ports appears to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 16-24 percent, according to researchers at UC Santa Barbara. Not only would this relatively simple intervention reduce emissions, but the technology to implement these measures already exists and is cheap.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/06/04/a-cheap-and-easy-potential-solution-for-lowering-carbon-emissions-in-maritime-shipping/

3. MOL helps deploy “Argo float”, Ocean Observation Instrument, to combat climate change. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines,  announced that three units of ocean observation instruments called “Argo floats” which will be used to monitor changes in ocean environment and global climate, were deployed off the coast of Chile in May 2025 from the wood chip carrier Vanguardia , operated by MOL Drybulk , for Daio Paper Corporation.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/06/04/mol-helps-deploy-argo-float-ocean-observation-instrument-to-combat-climate-change/

4. Nor-Shipping 2025 Thought Leader Interview – Hans Olav Raen, CEO, Yara clean ammonia. As the maritime industry scans the horizon for scalable zero-emission fuels, low emission ammonia is looming ever larger as a potential solution for deep sea operators. Here Hans Olav Raen, CEO of Yara Clean Ammonia, explains the universal appeal of the power source, while outlining why his company has the experience, knowledge and global vision to help fuel the future of sustainable shipping.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/06/04/nor-shipping-2025-thought-leader-interview-hans-olav-raen-ceo-yara-clean-ammonia/

5. Port of Corpus Christi celebrates completion of $625m channel deepening project. Texas’s Port of Corpus Christi has celebrated a transformative moment in US maritime infrastructure with the near-completion of its channel improvement project (CIP), a decades-in-the-making initiative that deepens the ship channel to 54 feet (16.46m) mean lower low water (MLLW) and significantly enhances the nation’s energy export gateway.
https://splash247.com/port-of-corpus-christi-celebrates-completion-of-625m-channel-deepening-project/

6. The port productivity revolution transforming global shipping supply chains. When I started my career in Precious Shipping in 1993, the company was abuzz with then parent group, G. Premjee, looking to secure a deal with Kandla (now Deendayal) Port to operate a berth for its grain trade. It was a new experiment and one that promised to quadruple the daily productivity to 16,000 tons per day. The agreement happened and we operated the berth for years and showed a government-owned port the way forward.
https://splash247.com/the-port-productivity-revolution-transforming-global-shipping-supply-chains/

7. ABS Charts Course for Floating Nuclear Data Centers to Power AI Revolution at Sea. A new report from international classification society ABS and Herbert Engineering explores an innovative solution to the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers: floating nuclear-powered facilities utilizing coastal waters and river estuaries.
https://gcaptain.com/abs-charts-course-for-floating-nuclear-data-centers-to-power-ai-revolution-at-sea/

8. Solvang and BlackRock’s GIP Form Joint Venture to Create Global Gas Shipping Giant. Solvang ASA and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have announced the formation of a 50:50 joint venture called Solvang Gas Carriers.The new venture will initially take ownership of Solvang’s existing fleet of 13 Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), which are specifically designed for transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and ammonia.
https://gcaptain.com/solvang-and-blackrocks-gip-form-joint-venture-to-create-global-gas-shipping-giant/

Last week, the Getting to Zero Coalition published a new insight brief that examines the implications of the IMO’s net-zero framework. Using total cost of ownership modelling by UMAS and UCL and input from more than 30 stakeholder interviews, the brief finds that the IMO’s recent policy measures can drive an early shift to scalable zero-emission fuels, but only if they include meaningful rewards for first movers and increasing penalties over time.
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/imo-has-signalled-an-end-to-conventional-fuels-says-getting-to-zero-coalition

Space Norway, Northern Europe’s leading satellite operator, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Starlink by SpaceX to provide Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services starting with immediate effect. This contract further extends the company’s strategy of offering multi-orbit infrastructure combining geostationary (GEO), Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) and LEO satellites.
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/space-norway-launches-global-leo-satellite-services-as-an-authorized-starlink-reseller