1. IMO approves net-zero regulations for global shipping. Draft regulations will set mandatory marine fuel standard and GHG emissions pricing for shipping to address climate change.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has achieved another step towards establishing a legally binding framework to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships globally, aiming for net-zero emissions by or around, i.e close to 2050.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/14/imo-approves-net-zero-regulations-for-global-shipping/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/14/imo-approves-net-zero-regulations-for-global-shipping/
2. ICS cautiously welcomes critically important global agreement on shipping’s decarbonisation journey. After many years of negotiations, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomes the agreement at the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO), the shipping industry’s global regulator, of a critically important package of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations – the “IMO net-zero framework” – to help ensure that international shipping will transition to net zero by or close to 2050.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/14/ics-cautiously-welcomes-critically-important-global-agreement-on-shippings-decarbonisation-journey/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/14/ics-cautiously-welcomes-critically-important-global-agreement-on-shippings-decarbonisation-journey/
3. European Shipowners welcome important global agreement on shipping decarbonisation. European Shipowners | ECSA welcome the global climate agreement reached today at the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO).
The critically important package of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations – the “IMO net-zero framework” – will help ensure international shipping’s transition to net zero.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/14/european-shipowners-welcome-important-global-agreement-on-shipping-decarbonisation/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/14/european-shipowners-welcome-important-global-agreement-on-shipping-decarbonisation/
4. Historic agreement in IMO on Global Climate Regulation of Shipping – the Work for Climate-Neutral Shipping will Continue. A majority of IMO member states have voted in favor of an agreement to regulate international shipping. The regulation aims to ensure that CO₂ emissions from shipping are reduced and contributes to closing the price gap between fossil and alternative, green fuels. This is good news for the ambitious Danish shipping companies that are at the forefront of the green transition.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/14/historic-agreement-in-imo-on-global-climate-regulation-of-shipping-the-work-for-climate-neutral-shipping-will-continue/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/04/14/historic-agreement-in-imo-on-global-climate-regulation-of-shipping-the-work-for-climate-neutral-shipping-will-continue/
5. Drewry considers effects of growing containership size and proposed US fees on Chinese vessel calls. A recent webinar by analysts Drewry considered the container ship fleet orderbook, particularly for very large container vessels and ultra large container vessels, looked at investment and expansion by Global Terminal Operators in key locations, and asked the question: where will all the big ships go?
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/drewry-considers-effects-of-growing-containership-size-and-proposed-us-fees-on-chinese-vessel-calls
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/drewry-considers-effects-of-growing-containership-size-and-proposed-us-fees-on-chinese-vessel-calls
6. COSCO extends strategic cooperation with MAN on decarbonisation retrofit programmes. At a recent ceremony in China, MAN Energy Solutions signed a framework agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (CHI) regarding their future cooperation on decarbonisation retrofit projects. Michael Petersen – Senior Vice President, Head of PrimeServ Denmark – signed the agreement on behalf of MAN Energy Solutions, with Guo Zhiqiang – Deputy General Manager, CHI Commercial Headquarters – doing so for CHI.
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/o9u90fzhytgtkvzt0d13y4jlsqcgqp
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/o9u90fzhytgtkvzt0d13y4jlsqcgqp
7. Coach Solutions partners with Nextvoyage to increase availability of validated data. Coach Solutions, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider in the shipping industry, has agreed a partnership with Nextvoyage Maritime Software to increase the availability of reliable voyage data for maritime users.The integration will enable the seamless transfer of Coach Solutions noon report data into the Nextvoyage Voyage Management System. This enables operators with fleets of any size to ingest output from Coach’s Valid Data module for better voyage execution reporting.
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/dqst8t300a8spv3f58h0uoqpitlpzb
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/dqst8t300a8spv3f58h0uoqpitlpzb
8. Chevron’s Venezuelan Oil Cargoes Canceled, Stalled Amid Payment Uncertainty. At least two vessels carrying Venezuelan crude chartered by Chevron CVX.N are stalled due to state oil company PDVSA canceling their export authorizations, according to shipping data and sources, as the government had no certainty of payment amid the hardening of U.S. sanctions on the OPEC-member country.
https://gcaptain.com/chevrons-venezuelan-oil-cargoes-canceled-stalled-amid-payment-uncertainty/
https://gcaptain.com/chevrons-venezuelan-oil-cargoes-canceled-stalled-amid-payment-uncertainty/
9. White House Aims To Eliminate NOAA Climate Research In Budget Plan. The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees research on climate change and refocus the U.S. fisheries service to support energy development, according to a draft White House budget document seen by Reuters.
https://gcaptain.com/white-house-aims-to-eliminate-noaa-climate-research-in-budget-plan/
https://gcaptain.com/white-house-aims-to-eliminate-noaa-climate-research-in-budget-plan/
10. Landmark Climate Regulation Approved By Shipping’s Global Regulator. Shipping’s international regulator agreed new rules to slash the industry’s future greenhouse gas emissions, paving the way for the end of oil as a maritime fuel in the decades to come. The UN’s International Maritime Organization approved draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI — the main treaty on preventing air pollution from ships — that will force the industry to reduce and pay for at least some of its emissions. The agreement comes despite the US earlier abandoning the talks that forged the rules.
https://gcaptain.com/landmark-climate-regulation-approved-by-shippings-global-regulator/
https://gcaptain.com/landmark-climate-regulation-approved-by-shippings-global-regulator/