1. ShipMoney announces partnership with Megga Telecom to provide crews with seamless Data Roaming experience. ShipMoney, a leader in digital payment solutions, is excited to announce its partnership with Megga Telecom, a renowned telecommunications provider, to introduce eSIMCrew this holiday season.
This innovative collaboration aims to enhance connectivity for travellers and overseas workers, offering them a seamless Data Roaming experience.
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/shipmoney-announces-partnership-with-megga-telecom-to-provide-crews-with-seamless-data-roaming-experience/
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/shipmoney-announces-partnership-with-megga-telecom-to-provide-crews-with-seamless-data-roaming-experience/
2. China Merchants signs for newcastlemax newbuild brace. China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has struck a lease deal for a pair of scrubber-fitted newcastlemax bulker newbuilds delivering in 2026.
The Shanghai-listed diversified shipping arm of China Merchants Group said in a filing it would be paying around $100m to take 210,000 dwt vessels on charter from China Merchants Financial Leasing for five years.
https://splash247.com/china-merchants-signs-for-newcastlemax-newbuild-brace/
https://splash247.com/china-merchants-signs-for-newcastlemax-newbuild-brace/
3. Giant 400,000 dwt VLOC sets new wind installation record. Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of five rotor sails onboard the 400,000 dwt VLOC Sohar Max making it the largest vessel to receive wind propulsion technology to date.
Sohar Max is a first-generation Valemax, built in 2012 in China’s Rongsheng shipyard, and owned by Omani shipowner Asyad.
https://splash247.com/giant-400000-dwt-vloc-sets-new-wind-installation-record/
https://splash247.com/giant-400000-dwt-vloc-sets-new-wind-installation-record/
4. Diana Shipping fixes kamsarmax to China Resource Chartering. New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with China Resource Chartering for one of its kamsarmax vessels.
The company hired the 2013-built, 75,403 dwt bulker Maera. The gross charter rate is $8,400 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until a minimum of September 20, 2025, up to a maximum of November 20, 2025.
https://splash247.com/diana-shipping-fixes-kamsarmax-to-china-resource-chartering/
https://splash247.com/diana-shipping-fixes-kamsarmax-to-china-resource-chartering/
5. Denmark Will Not Extradite Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson to Japan, Lawyer Says. Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer representing Watson said on Tuesday.
U.S.-Canadian Watson, 74, founder of the Sea Shepherd conservationist group and of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, has now been released from detention in the Greenland capital Nuuk, Greenland police said.
https://gcaptain.com/denmark-will-not-extradite-anti-whaling-activist-paul-watson-to-japan-lawyer-says/
https://gcaptain.com/denmark-will-not-extradite-anti-whaling-activist-paul-watson-to-japan-lawyer-says/
6. Heart-warming story helping to bring seafarers and their families together over the Holiday Season. With the story Our Family and the Sea, seafarers who are separated from their families can create meaningful moments with their children. This heart-warming book thoughtfully explores the stress of separation and takes children on a journey of understanding as to why their parents spend extended periods away at sea.
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/heart-warming-story-helping-to-bring-seafarers-and-their-families-together-over-the-holiday-season/
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/heart-warming-story-helping-to-bring-seafarers-and-their-families-together-over-the-holiday-season/
7. Ukraine estimates 238 ‘shadow’ tankers shipping sanctioned Russian, Iranian oil. In a statement on Dec. 12, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said the ships with more than 100 million dwt — accounting for 17% of the world’s oil tanker fleet — help the “aggressor” states generate “billion-dollar revenue” and threaten “global environmental security.”
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/12/18/ukraine-estimates-238-shadow-tankers-shipping-sanctioned-russian-iranian-oil/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/12/18/ukraine-estimates-238-shadow-tankers-shipping-sanctioned-russian-iranian-oil/
8. Port operators, manufacturers work to counter supply chain risks ahead of 2025. Port operator PSA Singapore is gearing up for the year ahead with more advanced technology.
Automated vehicles at Tuas Port will be getting a 5G upgrade so they can track the movement of cargo from berths to ships in real time, with the help of telcos Singtel and Ericsson.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/12/18/port-operators-manufacturers-work-to-counter-supply-chain-risks-ahead-of-2025/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/12/18/port-operators-manufacturers-work-to-counter-supply-chain-risks-ahead-of-2025/
9. OneCare Group partners with AI-powered platform, Riverr, to provide a predictive approach to maritime healthcare. Leading health and wellbeing support service, OneCare Group, has partnered with Singapore-based AI-powered platform, Riverr, to provide predictive health intelligence which can identify potential health risks before they become a crisis.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/12/18/onecare-group-partners-with-ai-powered-platform-riverr-to-provide-a-predictive-approach-to-maritime-healthcare/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/12/18/onecare-group-partners-with-ai-powered-platform-riverr-to-provide-a-predictive-approach-to-maritime-healthcare/
10. Baltic Exchange launches FuelEU calculator to help shipowners understand the financial and commercial implications. From 1 January 2025, voyages that include port calls in the European Union will have to account for the new FuelEU Maritime regulation. This new regulation is designed to accelerate the uptake of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport to drastically reduce onboard greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Europe.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/12/18/baltic-exchange-launches-fueleu-calculator-to-help-shipowners-understand-the-financial-and-commercial-implications/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/12/18/baltic-exchange-launches-fueleu-calculator-to-help-shipowners-understand-the-financial-and-commercial-implications/