InterManager Daily News 29.04.2024.

1. Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes 40% production benchmark for clean shipping fuels The Cyprus Shipping Chamber strongly welcome the adoption of the Net-Zero Industry Act by the European Parliament which includes clean fuels for shipping, including advanced bio-fuels and e-fuels, in the list of net-zero technologies and introduces a benchmark for the Commission and the EU Member States to match 40% of the deployment needs for clean fuels for shipping with production capacity. Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes 40% production benchmark for clean shipping fuels – Cyprus Shipping News
2. QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam site RTW-II is connected to container exchange route QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement regarding a temporary connection of the Rail Terminal West II site to the Container Exchange Route . RTW-II is a temporary location of QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam situated on the Magallanestraat on the Maasvlakte. QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam site RTW-II is connected to container exchange route – Cyprus Shipping News
3. Collaboration lifts standards of efficiency and frees up capacity for Bahrain Steel Bahrain Steel, a leading producer and global supplier of high-grade iron-ore pellets and APM Terminals Bahrain, the operator of Khalifa Bin Salman Port, have completed a ground-breaking study to identify opportunities to lift standards of safety and efficiency, and ultimately increase volumes at Bahrain Steels’ Port Terminal, which is currently operating at full capacity. Collaboration lifts standards of efficiency and frees up capacity for Bahrain Steel – Cyprus Shipping News
4. Associated British Ports showcase sector leading experience at Offshore Wind Connections conference 2024 Associated British Ports announced its participation as a Gold Sponsor at the Offshore Wind Connections 2024 conference and exhibition, taking place on May 1st – 2nd at the Doubletree by Hilton, Hull.Celebrating its eleventh year, OWC2024 has established itself as one of the premier events in the UK offshore wind industry. Associated British Ports showcase sector leading experience at Offshore Wind Connections conference 2024 – Cyprus Shipping News
5. The EU should prioritise global regulation for the maritime transport of plastic pellets over regional The European Parliament has adopted the position that it wants stricter European regulations for the loss of plastic pellets. Danish Shipping recommends that efforts should focus on securing tighter global rules regarding the maritime transport of plastic pellets, instead of introducing regional regulations within the EU. The EU should prioritise global regulation for the maritime transport of plastic pellets over regional – Cyprus Shipping News
6. Trapped ships finally able to leave Baltimore Four ships trapped in Baltimore Harbour since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month have cleared the wreckage and are out in the Atlantic, following the opening of a deeper channel. A fifth vessel is expected to depart later today. Trapped ships finally able to leave Baltimore – Splash247
7. Shipowners welcome 40% production benchmark for clean shipping fuels in Europe European shipowners welcomed the inclusion of clean fuels for shipping, including advanced biofuels and e-fuels, in the list of net-zero technologies adopted yesterday at the European Parliament under the Net-Zero Industry Act. Shipowners welcome 40% production benchmark for clean shipping fuels in Europe – Splash247
8. MSC ship fired on by Houthis Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed an attack on an MSC containership in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday.The Liberian-flagged MSC Darwin VI was targeted by a number of missiles and drones, a spokesperson for the Houthis said in a televised address yesterday. MSC ship fired on by Houthis – Splash247
9. Gaza Aid From Cyprus Resumes After Pause Following Aid Worker Killings Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source and a UAE official said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause following Israel’s killing of seven aid workers.The World Central Kitchen NGO had paused aid to review its activity in the territory after the early April attack, halting direct shipments into Gaza from Cyprus. Gaza Aid From Cyprus Resumes After Pause Following Aid Worker Killings
10. Philippines Denies Deal With China Over Disputed South China Sea Shoal The Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea, calling the claim propaganda.A spokesperson at China’s embassy in Manila said on April 18 that the two had agreed early this year to a “new model” in managing tensions at the Second Thomas Shoal, without elaborating. Philippines Denies Deal With China Over Disputed South China Sea Shoal