1. GenPro’s 4th annual Blue Day event focuses on innovative solutions for compliance challenges in maritime procurement. Global leaders in maritime procurement, GenPro, brought together experts and thought leaders from across industries for this year’s Blue Day event, themed “From Policy to Practice: Compliance Challenges in Procurement,” held yesterday in Limassol, Cyprus. By exploring insights from other sectors, the event inspired innovative ideas and broadened perspectives to find practical solutions for transitioning from policy to actionable strategies across supply chains.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/genpros-4th-annual-blue-day-event-focuses-on-innovative-solutions-for-compliance-challenges-in-maritime-procurement/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/genpros-4th-annual-blue-day-event-focuses-on-innovative-solutions-for-compliance-challenges-in-maritime-procurement/
2. Greece, Turkey to keep talking on maritime boundaries agenda. Greece and Turkey still disagree on the extent of issues needing to be tackled over the designation of their maritime boundaries but talks will continue, the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers said after meeting on Friday, according to Reuters.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/greece-turkey-to-keep-talking-on-maritime-boundaries-agenda/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/greece-turkey-to-keep-talking-on-maritime-boundaries-agenda/
3. Panama to cancel flags on four US-sanctioned LNG vessels. Panama’s Maritime Authority said on Wednesday it has begun a process to cancel flag registrations on four LNG vessels sanctioned by the United States over their links with Russian gas producer Novatek.
The vessels – North Air, North Mountain, North Way and North Sky – are managed by UAE-registered White Fox Ship Management.
The four switched to Panama’s flag registry earlier this year from Singapore, according to maritime database Equasis.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/panama-to-cancel-flags-on-four-us-sanctioned-lng-vessels/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/panama-to-cancel-flags-on-four-us-sanctioned-lng-vessels/
4. Trafigura signs long-term natural gas agreement with NuVista Energy Ltd. Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, has signed a long-term natural gas agreement with NuVista Energy Ltd. (“NuVista”) (TSX: NVA), a leading producer of condensate-rich natural gas in the Montney formation in the Alberta Deep Basin, Canada.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/trafigura-signs-long-term-natural-gas-agreement-with-nuvista-energy-ltd/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/trafigura-signs-long-term-natural-gas-agreement-with-nuvista-energy-ltd/
5. IMO heads to COP 29 to promote net-zero framework for shipping. Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez will lead IMO’s delegation to the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024.
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will bring together world leaders along with an estimated 40,000 delegates representing governments, civil society and the private sector for discussions on how to address climate change.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/imo-heads-to-cop-29-to-promote-net-zero-framework-for-shipping/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/11/imo-heads-to-cop-29-to-promote-net-zero-framework-for-shipping/
6. EU’s Von der Leyen Suggests US LNG Could Replace Russian Supply. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has an idea for reducing the bloc’s consumption of Russian liquefied natural gas: import more from America. That’s among the subjects she mentioned during a recent phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, the head of the European Union’s executive arm said Friday.
https://gcaptain.com/eus-von-der-leyen-suggests-us-lng-could-replace-russian-supply/
https://gcaptain.com/eus-von-der-leyen-suggests-us-lng-could-replace-russian-supply/
7. More Than A Quarter Of US Gulf Of Mexico Oil Output Offline. More than a quarter of crude oil production and nearly 17% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was offline in the aftermath of Hurricane Rafael, the U.S. offshore energy regulator said on Saturday.
https://gcaptain.com/more-than-a-quarter-of-us-gulf-of-mexico-oil-output-offline/
https://gcaptain.com/more-than-a-quarter-of-us-gulf-of-mexico-oil-output-offline/
8. Asia Investors Chasing Trump Bets Zero In on Trade War Winners. Investors across Asia have ramped up bets on potential winners from Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House, fueling big jumps in some popular stocks.
https://gcaptain.com/asia-investors-chasing-trump-bets-zero-in-on-trade-war-winners/
https://gcaptain.com/asia-investors-chasing-trump-bets-zero-in-on-trade-war-winners/
9. Indonesia Refutes Charges It Recognized Beijing’s Sea Claims. Indonesia denied that it had effectively recognized China’s disputed claims in the South China Sea after a joint statement with Beijing over developing contested areas came under fierce criticism.
https://gcaptain.com/indonesia-refutes-charges-it-recognized-beijings-sea-claims/
https://gcaptain.com/indonesia-refutes-charges-it-recognized-beijings-sea-claims/
10. Russian, Indonesian Navies Hold Joint Counter-Terrorism Drills. Russian and Indonesian ships practiced freeing a vessel captured by terrorists and fought unmanned boats during the first joint naval exercises between the two countries in the Java Sea, Russia’s RIA state news agency reported on Monday.
https://gcaptain.com/russian-indonesian-navies-hold-joint-counter-terrorism-drills/
https://gcaptain.com/russian-indonesian-navies-hold-joint-counter-terrorism-drills/
