1. Voyage Loyalty, V.Group’s seafarer incentive scheme, goes global. V. Group (V.), the global ship manager and marine services provider, today announces the global rollout of Voyage Loyalty, its loyalty programme for seafarers.
As well as being designed to increase retention and engagement, the programme provides seafarers and their families with a range of benefits and rewards before, during and after voyages. Leveraging a wide partner network for special rates and offers, Voyage Loyalty goes beyond the workplace and recognises both tenure and active engagement with V.
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/voyage-loyalty-v-groups-seafarer-incentive-scheme-goes-global/
2. The Gulf’s top 10 shipowners: An in-depth look at the leading players shaping the GCC’s maritime industry. Using VesselsValue data, Veson Nautical’s analyst Rebecca Galanopoulos takes a look at the fleet owned by nations within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), shining a spotlight on the top 10 newbuilding buyers in 2024, the most popular vessel types ordered, and the most prominent owners in the region.
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/the-gulfs-top-10-shipowners-an-in-depth-look-at-the-leading-players-shaping-the-gccs-maritime-industry/
3. Navy Shipbuilding Crisis: GAO Finds Billions Spent Without Strategy as Fleet Goals Remain Unmet. The U.S. Navy continues to fall short of its fleet expansion goals despite investing billions in private shipbuilding and repair companies, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.
The report, titled “Shipbuilding and Repair: Navy Needs a Strategic Approach for Private Sector Industrial Base Investments,” reveals a concerning disconnect between the Navy’s ambitious fleet expansion plans and the industrial base’s capacity to deliver.
https://gcaptain.com/navy-shipbuilding-crisis-gao-finds-billions-spent-without-strategy-as-fleet-goals-remain-unmet/
4. CK Hutchison to Sell Panama Port Assets at Center of Geopolitical Storm. A BlackRock-led consortium has reached “in principle” agreements to acquire port assets owned by CK Hutchison Holdings Limited at the Panama Canal. The deal, valued at $22.8 billion, includes port terminals in Panama that have been at the center of geopolitical tensions.
https://gcaptain.com/ck-hutchison-to-sell-panama-port-assets-at-center-of-geopolitical-storm/
5. Li Ka-shing steps back from ports, sells to MSC and BlackRock. Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison has reached a blockbuster mega deal with BlackRock and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) to sell 80% of its giant ports division for $22.8bn in a record-breaking ports transaction that covers 43 ports comprising 199 berths in 23 countries.
https://splash247.com/li-ka-shing-steps-back-from-ports-sells-to-msc-and-blackrock/
6. Floatel sells accommodation vessel after nine-year lay-up. After a nearly six-month search, Oslo-based offshore accommodation vessel specialist Floatel International has found a buyer for one of its vessels.The company signed an agreement in principle to sell its accommodation semisub Floatel Reliance for an undisclosed fee.
https://splash247.com/floatel-sells-accommodation-vessel-after-nine-year-lay-up/
7. How the IMO can construct a bridge to a zero-emission future. As negotiators gather at the intercessional working group of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee next week in London, they should remember that a bridge is only as strong as its pillars.
A global fuel standard to reduce carbon intensity, a fixed levy on greenhouse gases, targeted rewards for e-fuels, and dedicated support for countries most affected by the transition are all necessary for the IMO to deliver on its Revised Greenhouse Gas Strategy. No single one of these can stand alone.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/06/how-the-imo-can-construct-a-bridge-to-a-zero-emission-future/
8. Maersk names its 11th dual-fuel Methanol vessel ‘Albert Maersk’ in Mumbai. A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) celebrated the name-giving of its newest dual-fuel methanol container vessel in Mumbai today as a part of the vessel’s maiden voyage to India. The vessel, named Albert Maersk, is the eleventh vessel in Maersk’s fleet capable of operating on methanol.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/06/maersk-names-its-11th-dual-fuel-methanol-vessel-albert-maersk-in-mumbai/
9. Are you FuelEU ready or just coasting? The FuelEU Maritime Regulation (‘FuelEU’), which came into force on 1 January 2025, aims to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of energy used onboard ships trading at EU and EEA ports. It imposes obligations and corresponding penalties for non-compliance on ‘shipping companies’ (see our insight here). At WFW, we are seeing a variety of responses to FuelEU in the maritime sector. Some operators are ready or preparing for compliance whilst, at the other end of the scale, others are delaying any concrete action until 2026.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/06/are-you-fueleu-ready-or-just-coasting/
10. Port of Long Beach boosts Green Transformation. The Port of Long Beach, a worldwide leader in sustainable supply chain operations, is launching two new incentive programs totaling $57.4 million to accelerate emissions reductions by supporting the purchase of zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment and cleaner harbor craft.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/03/06/port-of-long-beach-boosts-green-transformation/