InterManager Daily News 18.11.2025

LR stated that the training initiative is part of GNV’s strategy to reduce its environmental impact through technology upgrades, refitting activities, and crew development, supporting an integrated energy management approach.
https://www.seanews.co.uk/environment/decarbonisation-lloyd-s-register-partners-with-gnv-for-training-programme

2. Houthi militia ceasing attacks in Red Sea would have seismic impact on container shipping and see freight rates plunge – but questions remain unanswered. Houthi militia have reportedly ceased attacks on Israel and shipping in the Red Sea – the impact would be seismic for global ocean container shipping, but an immediate largescale return to the region will require a series of further assurances, analysts warn.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/11/17/houthi-militia-ceasing-attacks-in-red-sea-would-have-seismic-impact-on-container-shipping-and-see-freight-rates-plunge-but-questions-remain-unanswered/

3. 4 in 5 supply chain leaders expect disruptions to persist for two more years, Maersk survey finds. Summary: Insights from over 900 companies across Europe show the continued strain on supply chains amid geopolitical tensions, shifting trade policies, and tariff uncertainties – and their counter measures to keep contro.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/11/17/4-in-5-supply-chain-leaders-expect-disruptions-to-persist-for-two-more-years-maersk-survey-finds/

4. Black Sea threat level red. The Black Sea has entered one of its most volatile phases as Ukraine and Russia escalate long-range strikes on each other’s critical energy and port infrastructure, leaving commercial shipping exposed to huge levels of risk.
https://splash247.com/black-sea-threat-level-red/

5. Hijacked tanker found in Iran’s familiar holding ground. The Talara, a Marshall Islands-flagged product tanker, apprehended by the Iranian military on Friday has been tracked down. The vessel is moored in the Khuran Strait, north of Qeshm Island, a familiar location for vessels hijacked by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to TankerTrackers.com.
https://splash247.com/hijacked-tanker-found-in-irans-familiar-holding-ground/

6. Is the dry bulk market overestimating Simandou’s impact? The extra volumes will result in a significant disruption in the matrix of global iron ore supply, writes Will Fray, director, Maritime Strategies International, but there remain reasons to be cautious.
https://splash247.com/is-the-dry-bulk-market-overestimating-simandous-impact/

7. Tanker Crew Safe After Iran Seizure, Vessel Manager Says. The crew of an oil products tanker are safe and the vessel is anchored off Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, its manager said on Monday, after Tehran said it seized the ship in open Gulf waters last week.
https://gcaptain.com/tanker-crew-safe-after-iran-seizure-vessel-manager-says/

8. Suez Canal Authority Urging Carriers to Resume Red Sea Transits. The Suez Canal Authority is intensifying efforts to bring large containerships back through the strategic waterway following improved security conditions in the Red Sea, with Chairman Admiral Ossama Rabiee personally visiting vessels to demonstrate the canal’s readiness for large-scale operations.
https://gcaptain.com/suez-canal-authority-urging-carriers-to-resume-red-sea-transits/

The EU’s Global Gateway funding will support the development of the multi-user terminal design, which will serve the export of processed mineral ores as well as the import and export of various other cargoes.
https://www.seanews.co.uk/ports/port-of-rotterdam-and-eu-partner-for-green-minerals-terminal-with-namport

10. EU, UK and US sanctions updates by Skuld. October and November 2025 have witnessed a significant wave of new restrictions and designations against Russia, introduced by the EU, the UK, and the US.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/11/17/skuld-eu-uk-and-us-sanctions-updates/