1. NORDEN signs sustainable maritime fuel offtake agreement with Meta. Danish shipping company NORDEN announced a sustainable maritime fuel agreement with Meta aimed at advancing the decarbonisation of the maritime industry.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/27/norden-signs-sustainable-maritime-fuel-offtake-agreement-with-meta/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/27/norden-signs-sustainable-maritime-fuel-offtake-agreement-with-meta/
2. FuelEU Maritime: Pooling explained. The new Regulation provides flexibility mechanisms which may assist shipowners to significantly reduce their fleet compliance costs, writes Stamatis Fradelos, VP Regulatory Affairs, ABS
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/27/fueleu-maritime-pooling-explained/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/27/fueleu-maritime-pooling-explained/
3. BW LPG takes delivery of vessel BW Sirocco from Avance Gas. With reference to the stock exchange announcement on 15 August 2024 for the acquisition of 12 modern Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) from Avance Gas Holdings Ltd, BW LPG Limited has taken delivery of vessel BW Sirocco on 21 November 2024. Three of the 12 VLGCs are now delivered.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/27/bw-lpg-takes-delivery-of-vessel-bw-sirocco-from-avance-gas/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/27/bw-lpg-takes-delivery-of-vessel-bw-sirocco-from-avance-gas/
4. The Britannia Group appoints new chair. The Britannia Group has appointed Egied Verbeeck as the new non-executive Chair of its Boards and Members’ Representative Committee with effect from 1 January 2025.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/27/the-britannia-group-appoints-new-chair/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/27/the-britannia-group-appoints-new-chair/
5. Sweden seeks bulk carrier linked to cable outage. Sweden is attempting to get this week’s most talked about ship to move into its territorial waters as a diplomatic standoff continues over a recent cable outage.Â
The Yi Peng 3, a 23-year-old panamax bulk carrier owned by Ningbo Yipeng Shipping, has been linked to the severing of two data cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month.
https://splash247.com/sweden-seeks-bulk-carrier-linked-to-cable-outage/
https://splash247.com/sweden-seeks-bulk-carrier-linked-to-cable-outage/
6. Shipping needs to change the narrative to attract investors. Shipping might be a multi-trillion dollar industry and the backbone of world trade, but it is infinitesimally small in the minds of investors. New research from US-based Cavalier Shipping shows that less than 79 US cents out of every $1,000 invested in the US stock market goes to shipping and offshore companies.
https://splash247.com/shipping-needs-to-change-the-narrative-to-attract-investors/
https://splash247.com/shipping-needs-to-change-the-narrative-to-attract-investors/
7. Geneva Dry Dialogues: Seanergy Maritime. Geopolitical tensions and their impact on global supply chains, the potential postponement of enforcement of environmental regulations, and the extension of vessel age limits are three massive topics that Greek owner Stamatis Tsantanis reckons will form much of the debate at next April’s Geneva Dry, the world’s premier commodities shipping conference.
https://splash247.com/geneva-dry-dialogues-seanergy-maritime/
https://splash247.com/geneva-dry-dialogues-seanergy-maritime/
8. Sweden Urges Chinese Ship to Return for Undersea Cable Investigation. Sweden is asking a Chinese vessel to return to Swedish waters to help facilitate the Nordic country’s investigation into recent breaches of undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday.
https://gcaptain.com/sweden-urges-chinese-ship-to-return-for-undersea-cable-investigation/
https://gcaptain.com/sweden-urges-chinese-ship-to-return-for-undersea-cable-investigation/
9. Trump Nominates Wall Street Veteran John Phelan as Navy Secretary. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated John Phelan, a prominent figure in private investment and art who has no prior military experience, as the next Secretary of the Navy.In his announcement, Trump introduced Phelan as the founder Rugger Management LLC and co-founded MSD Capital, LP, the private investment firm of Michael Dell, who brings with him an extensive business acumen, including an MBA from Harvard Business School.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-nominates-wall-street-veteran-john-phelan-as-navy-secretary/
https://gcaptain.com/trump-nominates-wall-street-veteran-john-phelan-as-navy-secretary/
10. Tankers, Chinese Firms in the Crosshairs as EU Shores Up Sanctions on Russian Oil Revenues. European Union envoys will discuss a 15th package of sanctions on Wednesday in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, including on tankers carrying Russian oil and Chinese firms involved in making drones for Moscow, EU diplomats said.
https://gcaptain.com/tankers-chinese-firms-in-the-crosshairs-as-eu-shores-up-sanctions-on-russian-oil-revenues/
https://gcaptain.com/tankers-chinese-firms-in-the-crosshairs-as-eu-shores-up-sanctions-on-russian-oil-revenues/
