1. Lloyd’s Register analysis from the ISWG-GHG 19 meeting on mid-term GHG measures. Analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Regulatory Affairs experts of the main outcomes from the IMO ISWG-GHG 19 meeting on mid-term GHG measures this week.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has advanced its commitment to tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with significant developments emerging from the latest meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on GHG emissions (ISWG-GHG 19).
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/09/lloyds-register-analysis-from-the-iswg-ghg-19-meeting-on-mid-term-ghg-measures/
2. Ayia Napa Marina proudly continues as a gold sponsor of run for autism. For another year, Ayia Napa Marina is supporting social responsibility activities as a Gold Sponsor of the Run For Autism Half Marathon, the only running race in Cyprus dedicated to supporting our compatriots on the autism spectrum.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/09/ayia-napa-marina-proudly-continues-as-a-gold-sponsor-of-run-for-autism/
3. J.P. Morgan halves South Korea’s growth forecast in four months. Global investment bank J.P. Morgan has projected that South Korea will experience growth in the 0% range this year. The analysis suggests that the prolonged slump in domestic demand, coupled with the tariff shock from the United States, is hindering export growth, leaving no visible growth momentum.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/09/j-p-morgan-halves-south-koreas-growth-forecast-in-four-months/
4. Novamar Logistic is born – a new joint venture in the shipping industry. NovaMar Logistic is born; this new company under Maltese law, brings together two outstanding entrepreneurial entities: Marcegaglia, a recognized leader in the national and international steel industry, and Nova Marine Carriers, the Italo-Swiss shipping group with a fleet of over 100 owned and managed vessels.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/09/novamar-logistic-is-born-a-new-joint-venture-in-the-shipping-industry/
5. Geneva Dry Dialogues: Hempel. Nic Lawrence, global business development manager of marine dry bulk at coatings giant Hempel, is one of many delegates who is especially looking forward to the return of the Dry Decarbonisation panel later this month at Geneva Dry, the world’s premier commodities shipping conference. The session has been designed to shine a light on the financial impact of decarbonisation on dry bulk shipping, a specialist topic of Lawrence’s when he travels the world meeting clients.
https://splash247.com/geneva-dry-dialogues-hempel/
6. Why we need a global levy on international shipping. James Mnyupe, presidential economic advisor and head of the Namibian Green Hydrogen Program and Cynthia Kariuki from the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance Coordination Office, give Splash readers the African take from this week’s crucial green talks at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization.
https://splash247.com/why-we-need-a-global-levy-on-international-shipping/
7. Human Rights at Sea charity closes down. At a time when seafarer welfare is being brought into question more and more, one NGO that has fought for better conditions at sea has been forced to close down.
The UK’s Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) charity, founded 11 years ago by David Hammond, is closing as a sustainable funding and operating model cannot be secured.
https://splash247.com/human-rights-at-sea-charity-closes-down/
8. Borr Drilling jackup scores 120-day contract in Benin. Lime Petroleum, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Rex International, has hired a Borr Drilling-owned jackup rig for work off Benin.
The oil and gas player signed a deal with a Borr Drilling subsidiary for the Gerd jackup, which will be used to work for 120 days.
https://splash247.com/borr-drilling-jackup-scores-120-day-contract-in-benin/
9. CK Hutchison’s Panama Port Concession Under Fire as $22.8B Deal Hangs in the Balance. Panama’s Comptroller General office will file a lawsuit against the officials who authorized the renewal of a 25-year port concession to a company led by CK Hutchison, the comptroller general said on Monday, as a key audit of the contract is expected to be completed soon.
https://gcaptain.com/ck-hutchisons-panama-port-concession-under-fire-as-22-8b-deal-hangs-in-the-balance/
10. USACE Breaks 45-Year Hiatus with Cutting-Edge Hopper Dredge Construction at Eastern Shipbuilding. (ESG) has launched construction on a groundbreaking medium class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), marking the agency’s first deep draft hopper dredge build in nearly half a century.
https://gcaptain.com/usace-breaks-45-year-hiatus-with-cutting-edge-hopper-dredge-construction-at-eastern-shipbuilding/