1. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha financed the construction of the LNG-fueled car carrier “OCEANUS HIGHWAY” based on the zero-emission accelerating ship finance. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, financed the construction of the LNG-fueled car carrier ‘OCEANUS HIGHWAY’, which was delivered , using the framework of the Zero-Emission Accelerating Ship Finance . The program is jointly operated by the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai , with the aim of supporting the maritime shipping industry’s transition toward decarbonization.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/financing-for-the-lng-fueled-car-carrier-oceanus-highway-based-on-the-zero-emission-accelerating-ship-finance/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/financing-for-the-lng-fueled-car-carrier-oceanus-highway-based-on-the-zero-emission-accelerating-ship-finance/
2. Clean industrial deal – Time for urgent action to support industry competitiveness and energy transition. European Shipowners strongly welcome the recognition of shipping under the five sectors across which the Clean Industrial Deal should be implemented. Ensuring targeted investment in the production, distribution, and uptake of sustainable maritime fuels under the upcoming Sustainable Transport Investment Plan is crucial to meeting the sector’s decarbonisation targets while safeguarding the competitiveness of European shipping.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/ecsa-clean-industrial-deal-time-for-urgent-action-to-support-industry-competitiveness-and-energy-transition/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/ecsa-clean-industrial-deal-time-for-urgent-action-to-support-industry-competitiveness-and-energy-transition/
3. Why 2025 is such an important year for shipping decarbonisation. A quick guide to why 2025 is such an important year for shipping decarbonisation.
International shipping is the lifeblood of the global economy, transporting more than 80 percent of all goods. However, the same system that the world depends on for efficient transport comes with an environmental price. Maritime trade is responsible for about three percent of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. If the sector were a country, it would be the world’s sixth-largest GHG emitter.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/why-2025-is-such-an-important-year-for-shipping-decarbonisation/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/why-2025-is-such-an-important-year-for-shipping-decarbonisation/
4. Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges call for swift implementation of Clean Industrial Deal. Port of Rotterdam and Port of Antwerp-Bruges welcome the Clean Industrial Deal, through which the European Commission intends to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry. The ports support the strategy for bundling economic strength and a sustainable transition, emphasising that now is the time to concretise the announced measures. In the current geopolitical context, a stronger, more independent Europe is more urgent than ever.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/ports-of-rotterdam-and-antwerp-bruges-call-for-swift-implementation-of-clean-industrial-deal/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/ports-of-rotterdam-and-antwerp-bruges-call-for-swift-implementation-of-clean-industrial-deal/
5. Significant increase in biofuel usage to meet GHG reduction targets. The latest analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service highlights a significant increase in biofuel usage, primarily driven by EU and IMO regulations, including the Mediterranean SOx Emission Control Area coming into effect on 1 May 2025.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/significant-increase-in-biofuel-usage-to-meet-ghg-reduction-targets/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/05/significant-increase-in-biofuel-usage-to-meet-ghg-reduction-targets/
6. CMB.TECH buys out Fredriksen’s stake in Golden Ocean. CMB.TECH, the shipowning vehicle controlled by the Saverys family, has bought a 40.8% stake in Golden Ocean, one of Europe’s largest dry bulk owners, from John Fredriksen’s Hemen Holding for $1.2bn.
CMB.TECH said there were no takeover plans yet, and that the acquisition is in line with the company’s strategic objective of diversification, and investing in a modern dry bulk fleet.
https://splash247.com/cmb-tech-buys-out-fredriksens-stake-in-golden-ocean/
https://splash247.com/cmb-tech-buys-out-fredriksens-stake-in-golden-ocean/
7. Strengthening the fight against seafarer abandonment. Helio Vicente, director of employment affair at the International Chamber of Shipping, has been appointed coordinator of a task force focusing on the database for seafarer abandonment. Here he shares ways to increase the visibility of this pressing issue.
https://splash247.com/strengthening-the-fight-against-seafarer-abandonment/
https://splash247.com/strengthening-the-fight-against-seafarer-abandonment/
8. Sedna buys workflow automation platform Flytta. UK-based technology firm Sedna has acquired Flytta, an AI-powered workflow automation platform for global trade and supply chains for an undisclosed sum.
Flytta originated as an in-house solution at Casper Shipping, designed to streamline internal operations before being further refined and commercialised by Seer.
https://splash247.com/sedna-buys-workflow-automation-platform-flytta/
https://splash247.com/sedna-buys-workflow-automation-platform-flytta/
9. Trump Orders New White House Shipbuilding Office Amid Rising China Maritime Dominance. President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new White House office of shipbuilding and tax incentives for domestic shipbuilders during his joint address to Congress.
“I am announcing tonight that we will create a new office of shipbuilding in the White House and offer special tax incentives to bring this industry home to America where it belongs,” Trump said in his address late on Tuesday.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-orders-new-white-house-shipbuilding-office-amid-rising-china-maritime-dominance/
https://gcaptain.com/trump-orders-new-white-house-shipbuilding-office-amid-rising-china-maritime-dominance/
10. MSC Boss: US Fees on Chinese-Built Ships Will Hit Consumers, Smaller Ports. The head of the world’s biggest ocean carrier warned that proposed US fees on Chinese-built ships and the companies that own them could raise container rates by 25% if imposed. “If it comes out in the present form, it’s going to have significant consequences,” said Soren Toft, CEO of Geneva-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. “Either we will have to revise our network and withdraw coverage, or we will have to add that cost on top.”
https://gcaptain.com/msc-boss-us-fees-on-chinese-built-ships-will-hit-consumers-smaller-ports/
https://gcaptain.com/msc-boss-us-fees-on-chinese-built-ships-will-hit-consumers-smaller-ports/