1. New Lloyd’s Register assessment boosts containership fatigue life up to 15%.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has enhanced its Fatigue Design Assessment (FDA) methodology by updating worldwide trading patterns for containerships and gas carriers based on comprehensive analysis of Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from the past 11 years.
https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/news/new-lloyds-register-assessment-boosts-containership-fatigue-life-up-to-15
2. PortXchange to Maritime Industry stop hiding behind data — act on the emissions you already know. PortXchange has issued a direct call to the global port and shipping community: stop waiting for perfect emissions data and start using what you already have to decarbonize operations. In a sharply worded statement this week, the Rotterdam-based emissions intelligence company addresses the issue that the industry is clinging to data quality debates as a means to delay action on climate goals.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/28/portxchange-to-maritime-industry-stop-hiding-behind-data-act-on-the-emissions-you-already-know/
3. Fr Meyer’s Sohn acquires South African freight forwarder GAC Laser. Fr. Meyer’s Sohn , the Hamburg-based global logistics company, has announced the successful acquisition of South African freight forwarder GAC Laser International Logistics and its affiliated entities. The acquisition marks a significant step in the company’s strategic expansion into the African continent.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/28/fr-meyers-sohn-acquires-south-african-freight-forwarder-gac-laser/
4. U-Ming completes first B24 biofuel bunkering, marking a key step toward low-carbon shipping and 2050 net-zero goals. U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation announced that its 64K bulk carrier, Asian Progress, has successfully completed its first bunkering operation of B24 biofuel (FAME B24) at the Port of Singapore. This marks U-Ming’s first vessel to adopt biofuel, signifying a major step forward in the company’s journey toward low-carbon shipping and its commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/28/u-ming-completes-first-b24-biofuel-bunkering-marking-a-key-step-toward-low-carbon-shipping-and-2050-net-zero-goals/
5. West Africa now drives one in seven cape cargoes. West Africa now represents 14% of capesize liftings as compared to 6% three years ago, according to new data from Jefferies, an investment bank. The redrawing of the global cape trading map has been driven by strong bauxite export growth, mainly out of Guinea. Cape volumes out of West Africa are up 31% this year, according to analysts at Jefferies, who note that the November launch of the giant Simandou iron ore project in Guinea will see more long-haul cape loadings from West Africa, tightening the market further.
https://splash247.com/west-africa-now-drives-one-in-seven-cape-cargoes/
6. Sri Lanka’s top court orders $1bn payout over X-Press Pearl disaster. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the owners and operators of the X-Press Pearl container vessel to pay $1bn in compensation for the devastating environmental and economic damage caused when the ship caught fire and sank off Colombo in 2021.
https://splash247.com/sri-lankas-top-court-orders-1bn-payout-over-x-press-pearl-disaster/
7. Freight as a combination of science and art. Fundamentally, freight is a simple equation; total expenses divided by cargo intake gives freight per metric ton. However, if it were that simple, anybody could do it, or perhaps AI would take over. In the meantime, we believe we are the artists, the only ones capable of understanding and interpreting the complexities involved and producing something magical, the freight rate.
https://splash247.com/freight-as-a-combination-of-science-and-art/
8. ‘Unprecedented’ Ocean Heat Waves In 2023 Suggest Climate Tipping Point. The world’s oceans experienced a staggering amount of warming in 2023, as vast marine heat waves affected 96% of their surface, breaking records for intensity, longevity and scale, according to a new study.
https://gcaptain.com/unprecedented-ocean-heat-waves-in-2023-suggest-climate-tipping-point/
9. Australia, UK to Sign 50-Year Treaty for Nuclear Submarines. Australia and the UK will sign a landmark 50-year defense treaty on Saturday to underpin the construction of nuclear-powered submarines, senior ministers said following high-level talks in Sydney.
https://gcaptain.com/australia-uk-to-sign-50-year-treaty-for-nuclear-submarines/
10. Industry Leaders take action to revolutionise the ARA Bunkering Market. In a groundbreaking development for the global marine fuels industry, leading shipping and bunkering companies have come together to launch a Bunkering Services Initiative focused on solving the widely reported issues of fuel quantity shortages and fuel quality opacity across the marine fuel supply chain. By addressing these market distortions marine fuel buyers can make optimal procurement decisions and suppliers can operate on a level playing field.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/07/28/industry-leaders-take-action-to-revolutionize-the-ara-bunkering-market/