The environment and an upcoming critical meeting of the IMO characterized the week at ShippingWatch with the question about future environmental cheaters and whether a heated environmental debate will end up as a failed coup. Also read about Maersk's transformation and a major German acquisition by V. Group.
Several major environmental questions ahead of critical debate
At next week's MEPC meeting both sulfur and CO2 will feature high on the agenda when the world's largest maritime nations meet in London. Read up on perspectives leading up to the meeting.
Staff functions to be hit by Maersk transformation
Maersk's transformation of many years will also hit several stuff functions within the group, said Maersk Line's COO Søren Toft to ShippingWatch. Areas such as finance, IT and HR will feel the impact of the next wave of the group's streamlining process.
Ship management company V. Group confirmed to ShippingWatch this week that the company has bought a controlling share in the Hamburg based carrier Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt, which has a fleet of 46 container vessels.
Since Western sanctions were introduced in response to the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has exported oil through a shadow fleet. Moscow might now be bulding a similar fleet for gas exports.
On July 1, the use and transportation of heavy bunker oil by ships in the Arctic will be banned. A climate organization now accuses the ban of being full of loopholes.
