1. OSM Thome recruits Pia Meling to head new green division. Shipmanager OSM Thome has launched EVIGO, a green services division which will be headed by Pia Meling, who currently works with Grieg Green.
EVIGO offers end-to-end solutions designed to help customers achieve compliance with evolving environmental regulations while advancing their sustainability goals and staying competitive.
https://splash247.com/osm-thome-recruits-pia-meling-to-head-new-green-division/
2. ICOMIA, EBI and NMMA to develop first globally aligned recreational Marine Lifecycle Assessment. This first-ever collaboration unites the global recreational marine industry to accelerate progress in developing a shared approach to quantifying environmental performance across a range of technologies.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/24/icomia-ebi-and-nmma-to-develop-first-globally-aligned-recreational-marine-lifecycle-assessment/
3. Global supply chains forced to change rapidly as world trade enters new era. Three quarters of businesses worldwide are overhauling their supply chains by working with more rather than fewer suppliers to mitigate risks in an increasingly fragmented global environment.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/24/global-supply-chains-forced-to-change-rapidly-as-world-trade-enters-new-era/
4. Statement by IMO Secretary-General on the release of the crew of the Galaxy Leader. Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has welcomed the release of the crew of the MV Galaxy Leader, after more than a year in captivity.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/24/statement-by-imo-secretary-general-on-the-release-of-the-crew-of-the-galaxy-leader/
5. BIMCO Shipping Number of the Week. Crude oil tanker newbuild deliveries drop 74% to 36-year lo
“In 2024, new crude oil tanker deliveries dropped to a 36-year low as only 17 new tankers, with a capacity of 2.5m deadweight tonnes (DWT), joined the fleet. Compared to 2023, the capacity delivered dropped by 74%,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/24/bimco-shipping-number-of-the-week-63/
6. Positivity on increasing orders for alternative-fuelled ships. A significant surge in orders for alternative-fuelled vessels in 2024 is a clear signal of the maritime industry’s acceleration of its decarbonisation journey, according to the latest data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights (AFI) platform.A total of 515 such ships, excluding LNG carriers, were ordered, marking a 38% year-on-year increase compared with 2023.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/01/23/positivity-on-increasing-orders-for-alternative-fuelled-ships-2/
7. Capes carrying more bauxite than coal for the first time. China’s remarkable thirst for bauxite to manufacture aluminium has helped prop up cape rates considerably in recent years. Now for the first time, the capesize fleet is carrying more bauxite than coal, according to broker Arrow.
https://splash247.com/capes-carrying-more-bauxite-than-coal-for-the-first-time/
8. Fastest growing flag data brings shadow fleet into light. San Marino, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Comoro Islands, Guinea Bissau and most notably Guinea are the flag states that stand out for their extraordinary fleet growth in the latest data compiled in Clarksons Research’s World Fleet Monitor, statistics that highlight the whack-a-mole game authorities in the West are having to fight in their bid to crack down on the growing shadow fleet.
https://splash247.com/fastest-growing-flag-data-brings-shadow-fleet-into-light/
9. French Shipping Giant CMA CGM To Keep Avoiding Red Sea. French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM will continue to avoid the Red Sea even though it considers the region is more stable following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, it said on Saturday.
https://gcaptain.com/french-shipping-giant-cma-cgm-to-keep-avoiding-red-sea/
10. Coast Guard Icebreakers Battle Lake Erie Ice to Free Stranded Vessel. U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard vessels are working to free the Canadian-flagged bulk carrier Manitoulin, which became trapped in ice on Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York on January 22.
https://gcaptain.com/coast-guard-icebreakers-battle-lake-erie-ice-to-free-stranded-vessel/