1. ‘Ambition is not yet reaching the fixture desk’: RightShip warns of reward deficit for responsible owners. A new 37-page report published today by vetting specialist RightShip makes clear the growing frustration among owners who invest in safer, greener operations yet see little commercial recognition for it, with just 27% of charterers polled saying they offer better terms for higher-performing vessels.
https://splash247.com/ambition-is-not-yet-reaching-the-fixture-desk-rightship-warns-of-reward-deficit-for-responsible-owners/
2. Columbia Shipmanagement Shanghai and Dihai Qitai forge strategic partnership in oil and chemical tanker management. Columbia Shipmanagement Shanghai has signed a Ship Management Agreement with Dihai Qitai (Shanghai) International Shipping Co. Ltd, formalising a new partnership in oil and chemical tanker management.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/11/12/columbia-shipmanagement-shanghai-and-dihai-qitai-forge-strategic-partnership-in-oil-and-chemical-tanker-management/
3. Pelagic Partners announces first acquisition under MareVia Fund. Shipowner and shipping fund manager, Pelagic Partners, has announced the successful acquisition of three multipurpose vessels. The acquisition represents the first under Pelagic Partners’ new MareVia Credit Fund, and is the 31st acquisition since Pelagic Partners’ inception, in 2020.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/11/12/pelagic-partners-announces-first-acquisition-under-marevia-fund/
4. Houthis signal end to Red Sea attacks as shaky ceasefire holds. The Houthis have officially announced that they have paused maritime attacks on Israel and lifted their so-called naval blockade on Israeli ports. This announcement appeared at the end of a letter (pictured below) sent to Hamas’s military wing, Kata’ib al-Qassam, by the newly appointed Houthi chief of staff, Yousef Hassan Al-Madani, who succeeded Mohammed Al-Ghamari after he died in Israeli airstrikes.
https://splash247.com/houthis-signal-end-to-red-sea-attacks-as-shaky-ceasefire-holds/
5. Are shipowners asking the right questions of clean technology companies? Shipping stands at a complex moment in its decarbonisation journey. The IMO’s overall strategy for reaching net zero remains in place, even as the formal adoption of its Net Zero Framework has been delayed. In practice, this pause at the global level seems set to be offset by faster-moving regional measures that will increase commercial and compliance pressure on shipowners.
https://splash247.com/are-shipowners-asking-the-right-questions-of-clean-technology-companies/
6. Russian ‘Dark Fleet’ LNG Carrier Carrying Sanctioned Gas Reappears Off South China Coast. A liquefied natural gas tanker carrying sanctioned Russian gas has reappeared near China’s Hainan Island three weeks after a dark STS transfer. It is likely bound for the nearby Beihai terminal. The vessel received its cargo from a Chinese LNG carrier in the first-ever ship-to-ship transfer of sanctioned Russian gas.
https://gcaptain.com/russian-dark-fleet-lng-carrier-carrying-sanctioned-gas-reappears-off-south-china-coast/
7. Venture Global Swings to Third-Quarter Profit on Record LNG Exports, New Supply Deals. Venture Global VG.N swung to a profit in the third quarter, it reported on Monday, as record liquefied natural gas exports and a flurry of new long-term supply deals boosted earnings.
https://gcaptain.com/venture-global-swings-to-third-quarter-profit-on-record-lng-exports-new-supply-deals/
8. Svitzer Joins Forces with Bukser og Berging, Cements Decarbonisation Credentials. There are no integration activities related to the transaction for either company, and Bukser og Berging will continue to operate as a standalone company under its own brand
https://www.seanews.co.uk/maritime/svitzer-joins-forces-with-bukser-og-berging-cements-decarbonisation-credentials
9. SDHI to Construct Chemical Tankers for European Ship Owner.
Each tanker has been conceived as future-ready; the design allows conversion to methanol or LNG fuel and includes the provision to upgrade battery capacity up to 5,000 kWh.
https://www.seanews.co.uk/maritime/sdhi-to-construct-chemical-tankers-for-european-ship-owner
10. Singapore and DNV Strengthen Partnership for Maritime Cooperation.
This partnership strives to accelerate the adoption of zero- and near-zero-emission fuels, promote decarbonisation technologies, and advance smart-ship systems.
https://www.seanews.co.uk/maritime/singapore-and-dnv-strengthen-partnership-for-maritime-cooperation
