1. Saudi Arabia ports and Lloyd’s Register collaborate on port management processes and certification. Lloyd’s Register was recently awarded a contract by Saudi General Ports Authority to support the development of management systems and certification preparation for four of its ports. This collaboration aims to improve efficiency, bolster operational excellence, and strengthen the Kingdom’s position as a key player in global trade.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/saudi-arabia-ports-and-lloyds-register-collaborate-on-port-management-processes-and-certification/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/saudi-arabia-ports-and-lloyds-register-collaborate-on-port-management-processes-and-certification/
2. EU’s cleaner marine fuel rules are inflationary, shipbrokers say. EU regulation focused on cutting the shipping industry’s carbon emissions in as many years. Shipping transports over 80% of all traded goods and causes nearly 3% of greenhouse gas emissions.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/eus-cleaner-marine-fuel-rules-are-inflationary-shipbrokers-say/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/eus-cleaner-marine-fuel-rules-are-inflationary-shipbrokers-say/
3. Frontline CEO says UN maritime body not doing enough on unregulated ships: report. The head of oil tanker operator Frontline said the United Nations body that sets maritime rules was “sleeping behind the wheel” over an increasing fleet of unregulated ships, the Financial Times reported.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/frontline-ceo-says-un-maritime-body-not-doing-enough-on-unregulated-ships-report/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/frontline-ceo-says-un-maritime-body-not-doing-enough-on-unregulated-ships-report/
4. COSCO SHIPPING pioneers with the Nation’s first initiative of methanol refueling for large dual-fuel container ship. The first large dual-fuel container ship in China successfully refueled with methanol fuel
CHIMBUSCO Jiangsu successfully provided 150 tons of methanol fuel to the first 16,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ship built by COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Yangzhou.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/cosco-shipping-pioneers-with-the-nations-first-initiative-of-methanol-refueling-for-large-dual-fuel-container-ship/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/cosco-shipping-pioneers-with-the-nations-first-initiative-of-methanol-refueling-for-large-dual-fuel-container-ship/
5. CMA CGM Brazil enhances its intermodal sustainable solutions. Looking for smarter and cost-effective intermodal solutions by rail in Brazil ?
CMA CGM is pleased to offer rail solutions connected to our 10 core maritime services on key global trade routes.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/intermodal-cma-cgm-brazil-enhances-its-intermodal-sustainable-solutions/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/10/intermodal-cma-cgm-brazil-enhances-its-intermodal-sustainable-solutions/
6. Mainport Shipping secures funding for N-Sea bound OSV newbuild. Mainport Shipping has secured funding from the Eurazeo Sustainable Maritime Infrastructure (ESMI) Fund for the construction of its Geo Master hybrid survey and ROV support vessel.
https://splash247.com/mainport-shipping-secures-funding-for-n-sea-bound-osv-newbuild/
https://splash247.com/mainport-shipping-secures-funding-for-n-sea-bound-osv-newbuild/
7. Audit finds more than 80% of sanctioned ships have no confirmed insurance. The number of vessels hit by sanctions has surpassed 1,000 with data from S&P Global Market Intelligence showing that more 800 of these ships do not have confirmed insurance. Moreover, the average age of sanctioned ships – 21 years – is some eight years older than the global average, adding to growing concern that the sprawling so-called shadow fleet could lead to multiple costly environmental catastrophes.
https://splash247.com/audit-finds-more-than-80-of-sanctioned-ships-have-no-confirmed-insurance/
https://splash247.com/audit-finds-more-than-80-of-sanctioned-ships-have-no-confirmed-insurance/
8. Terrifying record number of seafarers left to rot at sea. Cases of crew abandonment more than doubled last year from 2023’s record levels to set an alarming new high with experts linking the rise to the ongoing growth of the so-called shadow fleet.
https://splash247.com/terrifying-record-number-of-seafarers-left-to-rot-at-sea/
https://splash247.com/terrifying-record-number-of-seafarers-left-to-rot-at-sea/
9. Enbridge Preps Pipeline Buildout For Trump-Driven Drilling Boom. Enbridge Inc. is devising plans to rapidly boost capacity on its US oil pipeline system if the incoming Trump administration succeeds in kicking off a drilling boom.
https://gcaptain.com/enbridge-preps-pipeline-buildout-for-trump-driven-drilling-boom/
https://gcaptain.com/enbridge-preps-pipeline-buildout-for-trump-driven-drilling-boom/
10. Disabled Tanker ‘Eventin’ Secured in Baltic Sea. The disabled tanker EVENTIN, potentially part of the so-called shadow fleet, has been brought under control after several hours adrift off the Baltic Sea coast north of Rügen, Germany.