1. The Swedish Club launches Right Whale Advice as part of TELP. The Swedish Club has introduced new Right Whale Advice within its TELP (Trade Enabling Loss Prevention) programme, designed to help members comply with Canadian and United States regulations protecting endangered whale populations.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/09/11/the-swedish-club-launches-right-whale-advice-as-part-of-telp/
2. Von der Leyen once again points to the central challenges, but there is far too little action. The Commission President highlighted security, competitiveness and the green transition in her annual “State of the Union” address in Strasbourg. These are priorities that Danish Shipping fully supports, and they are not new. What is missing now is concrete action that delivers results.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/09/11/von-der-leyen-once-again-points-to-the-central-challenges-but-there-is-far-too-little-action/
3. Red Sea Cable cuts show why Subsea Sector is more critical than ever, industry warns. According to AP News (8 September 2025), multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access across Yemen, the Gulf, and as far as India and Pakistan. Microsoft confirmed connectivity degradation, while NetBlocks and national operators in Kuwait and Pakistan reported outages affecting major international cable systems.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/09/11/red-sea-cable-cuts-show-why-subsea-sector-is-more-critical-than-ever-industry-warns/
4. ICOMIA unites National and International Marine Industry Associations to jointly call for a free, fairand predictable trading landscape. The International Council of Marine Industry Associations, ICOMIA, is uniting and co-ordinating efforts across the global leisure marine industry to call for parity and clarity of trading conditions.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/09/11/icomia-unites-national-and-international-marine-industry-associations-to-jointly-call-for-a-free-fairand-predictable-trading-landscape/
5. Tsakos adds to VLCC orderbook at Hanwha Ocean. Greece’s Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has expanded its VLCC newbuilding programme at South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, adding one firm vessel and securing an option for a fourth.The new order builds on the two 320,000 dwt units TEN booked at the yard earlier this year. Those ships, confirmed in August, were priced at around $128m each.
https://splash247.com/tsakos-adds-to-vlcc-orderbook-at-hanwha-ocean/
6. Ciner charts return to boxships with China newbuilds. Turkish industrial conglomerate Ciner Group is poised to re-enter the container shipping market with two 3,100 TEU vessels at China’s New Dayang Shipyard.Boxship newbuilding players estimate each ship at around $44m, with deliveries expected in late 2027. While the exact design details remain under wraps, sources suggest the vessels will be conventional boxships suitable for regional and intra-Asia trades.
https://splash247.com/ciner-charts-return-to-boxships-with-china-newbuilds/
7. Jinjiang Shipping in for up to four feeder newbuilds. Shanghai-listed Jinjiang Shipping has returned to the yards, lining up fresh feeder tonnage as it looks to strengthen its intra-Asia network.The Shanghai International Port Group-controlled carrier has committed to up to four 1,182 teu containerships, with two firm units and two options. Deliveries are expected by 2027.
https://splash247.com/jinjiang-shipping-in-for-up-to-four-feeder-newbuilds/
8. NTSB Warns: Land-Based Firefighters Unprepared for Vessel Fires, Calls for Urgent Training Reforms. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a safety alert calling for increased awareness and improved training for land-based firefighters tasked with responding to fires aboard vessels in U.S. ports. The alert comes after several NTSB investigations found that insufficient preparation has resulted in firefighter deaths and injuries, as well as ineffective firefighting efforts during recent marine casualties.
https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-warns-land-based-firefighters-unprepared-for-vessel-fires-calls-for-urgent-training-reforms/
9. Davie Unveils $1B ‘American Icebreaker Factory’ in Texas to Build Arctic Security Cutters. Davie Defense Inc., the newest entrant to the American shipbuilding sector, has revealed detailed plans for a $1 billion overhaul of the historic Gulf Copper shipyard in Galveston, Texas, aiming to create the “American Icebreaker Factory”—a purpose-built facility for constructing U.S. Coast Guard’s Arctic Security Cutters.
https://gcaptain.com/davie-unveils-1b-american-icebreaker-factory-in-texas-to-build-arctic-security-cutters/
10. Blue States Consider Backing Fossil Fuels to Save Offshore Wind Farms. Governors in the US Northeast are considering dropping resistance to natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects in the hopes they can convince President Donald Trump to allow offshore wind farms to move forward.The Democratic governors of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are racing to save wind projects worth billions of dollars along the East Coast after the Trump administration halted construction of one and is moving to rescind permits for others.
https://gcaptain.com/blue-states-consider-backing-fossil-fuels-to-save-offshore-wind-farms/