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Newbuilding orders over the past week show that Cosco Shipping Lines is on a fleet expansion drive. The Chinese state-controlled operator’s subsidiary. OOCL. has ordered a dozen 13,600 teu LNG dual-fuelled ships at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for $2.2bn for delivery between late 2028 and early 2030. With this order, OOCL will take delivery of 33 newbuildings over the next five years, with 21 other containership newbuildings, ranging from 18,000 to 24,000 teu, on order at affiliated shipbuilders Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering and Dalian Cosco KHI . Cosco is also backing a dozen 9,200 teu and four 3,100 teu vessels Greek tonnage provider Costamare commissioned at Dalian Shipbuilding. The larger ships will be chartered to Cosco for 15 years upon delivery in 2028 to 2030, the others on eight-year charters to the Chinese operator upon delivery between 2027 and 2028. The total cost, of $1.32bn, is understood to be funded with Chinese leasing companies, with the 9,200 teu ships said to be priced at $110m each. MB Shipbrokers said Costamare’s commission appears to be one of the longest single orders of container vessels contracted by a non-operating owner. The Danish broker said: “Deliveries scheduled from 2028 through 2030 indicate that the project has been in the pipeline for some time.” Meanwhile, Sinotrans Container Lines, an intra-Asia carrier, might be making its debut in the larger vessel segment, after its shareholder, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), commissioned four 8,200 teu and four 1,800 teu ships at China Merchants Heavy Industry for delivery in 2027 and 2028. The 8,200 teu ships are said to cost $105m each, while the feeders are priced around $34m each. CMES said the ships would optimise its container fleet capacity, improve trade services and strengthen its market competitiveness. Sinolines became a CMES subsidiary in 2021, shortly after the China Merchants and Sinotrans groups merged. The wider group appears to be consolidating its container shipping business, withincreasing purchasesof stock in domestic liner and logistics group Antong Holdings. Sinolines’ fellow state-controlled shipping line, China United, a regional carrier, this week ordered newbuildings for the first time in four years – four 6,400 teu ships at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for $300m. The ships, with 1,150 reefer slots each, would be delivered in late 2029. CULines’s last order was in 2022, for a 7,000 teu pair at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, intending to deploy the vessels to the Asia-Europe lane. However, the freight market corrected in 2023 and the carrier sold the ships to Wan Hai Lines. Although CULines abandoned its Asia-Europe and transpacific services, it has been busy enlarging its market share in the Far East-Red Sea lane, pouncing on SeaLead Shipping’s downsized portfolio. Greek shipowner M/Maritime is making its debut in the container segment, after a decade in the dry bulk market. The John Mytilineos-controlled company has ordered a 2,800 teu pair at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, for delivery in 2028. Each priced around $50m. The line said: “These transactions highlight M/Maritime’s disciplined growth model — strengthening its established dry bulk presence while selectively expanding into adjacent segments.” And the firm charter market for box ships has attracted Greek shipowners not previously in the segment. M/Maritime’s more established compatriot peer, Euroseas, is stretching its feeder ship orderbook to 10. The Aristides Pittas-controlled Euroseas has ordered a 1,800 teu pair at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering, costing $33m each, and scheduled for delivery in 2028. The order comes with options for two more ships. Euroseas has also exercised options for two more 2,800 teu high-reefer boxships at Huanghai Shipbuilding, after an initial pair was booked in March, for $47m each. The second pair is scheduled for delivery in October 2028 and January 2029. These will be equipped with more than 1,000 reefer plugs. Inside the industry’s AI shift Complete The Loadstar’s ‘State of AI in the Supply Chain’ survey — and receive the full report and data before release. Take the 2-min survey

(Comitato per la Protezione dell’Ambiente Marino (Marine Environment Protection Committee, MEPC 84), 27 aprile – 1 maggio 2026; foto courtesy IMO Press Office) Il Comitato per la Protezione dell’Ambiente Marino “tornato sulla strada giusta” verso il consenso sulle emissioni globali del trasporto marittimo Londra. L’84ª sessione del Comitato per la Protezione dell’Ambiente Marino si è tenuta presso la sede dell’IMO a Londra dal 27 aprile al 1° maggio 2026, presieduta dal Dr. Harry Conway della Liberia. Ha concluso la sua 84ª sessione con l’impegno a ricostruire il consenso sulle emissioni globali di navigazione, lanciando al contempo l’allarme sui rischi ambientali nello Stretto di Hormuz e adottando nuove misure per ridurre l’inquinamento atmosferico nell’Atlantico nordorientale. Il Segretario Generale dell’IMO Arsenio Dominguez ha dichiarato: “Siamo tornati in carreggiata, ma dobbiamo ricostruire la fiducia. Vi incoraggio a mantenere questo slancio attraverso il vostro lavoro intersessionale e a preparare proposte che possano unire i membri.” Il Comitato riprenderà la sua Seconda Sessione Straordinaria venerdì 4 dicembre 2026, con la conferma da parte dell’85ª sessione (MEPC 85) prevista dal 30 novembre al 3 dicembre. Quadro Carbon Zero secondo l’IMO Le 100 delegazioni presenti hanno preso la parola questa settimana per esprimere le loro opinioni sull’adozione di “misure a medio termine” per affrontare le emissioni di gas serra (GHG, Green House Gas) dalle navi – note come IMO Net-Zero Framework – con numerose proposte presentate su come proseguire i negoziati. Il Comitato ha concordato di istituire un Gruppo di Lavoro intersessionale per risolvere varie preoccupazioni e promuovere una più ampia convergenza su una misura globale in vista del MEPC 85 tra sei mesi. Saranno monitorati l’origine e il movimento dei combustibili lungo la catena di approvvigionamento, garantendo che le emissioni vengano correttamente tracciate e verificate. Stretto di Hormuz e ambiente marino Il Comitato ha adottato una risoluzione che condanna gli attacchi alla navigazione commerciale nella regione dello Stretto di Hormuz e i rischi correlati dell’inquinamento marino. Il Comitato ha riconosciuto la vulnerabilità del Golfo Persico e delle acque adiacenti, avvertendo che questi attacchi potrebbero causare inquinamento marino su larga scala come petrolio, sostanze pericolose e nocive e residui pericolosi provenienti da missili, droni, incendi ed esplosioni. Nuova Area di Controllo delle Emissioni per l’Atlantico Nordorientale Il Comitato ha adottato una nuova Area di Controllo delle Emissioni (ECA, Emission Control Area) nell’Atlantico Nord-Orientale, introducendo limiti di emissione più severi su ossidi di azoto (NOx), ossidi di zolfo (SOx) e particelle (PM, Particulate Matter). La data di entrata in vigore è fissata per il 1° settembre 2027, con l’ECA che entrerà in vigore 12 mesi dopo, nel 2028. L’ECA copre le zone economiche esclusive e i mari territoriali, estendendosi fino a 200 miglia nautiche dalle loro linee di base di Groenlandia, Islanda, Faroe, Irlanda, le terre continentali del Regno Unito, Francia, Spagna e Portogallo. Piano d’Azione 2026 sui rifiuti di plastica marina Il Comitato ha adottato la Strategia 2026 e il Piano d’Azione per Affrontare i Rifiuti Plastici Marini dalle Navi, ribadendo l’obiettivo dell’IMO di zero scarichi di rifiuti plastici in mare dalle navi entro il 2030. L’obiettivo è quello di migliorare le strutture di accoglienza portuale e la lavorazione dei rifiuti, rafforzando la conformità normativa, ampliando la consapevolezza pubblica, la formazione dei naviganti e la cooperazione internazionale, inclusa assistenza tecnica mirata e rafforzamento delle capacità. Essa aggiorna e sostituisce la Strategia 2021 e il Piano d’Azione 2025 per affrontare i rifiuti marini. Codice per il trasporto di pellet di plastica Il Comitato ha concordato di sviluppare un codice obbligatorio che regoli il trasporto marittimo di pellet di plastica nei container merci, ai sensi dell’Allegato III di MARPOL e/o della Convenzione SOLAS. Marcatura degli attrezzi da pesca Il Comitato ha approvato una circolare che promuove l’implementazione di sistemi di marcatura degli attrezzi da pesca, in linea con le Linee Guida Volontarie della FAO sulla Marcatura degli Attrezzi da Pesca (VGMFG, Voluntary Guide lines on the Marking of Fishing Gear). Combattere gli organismi acquatici dannosi nelle acque di zavorra Il Comitato ha approvato un pacchetto di emendamenti alla Convenzione sulla Gestione delle Acque di Zavorra (BWM, Ballast Water Management), a seguito di una revisione del trattato e degli strumenti associati nell’ambito di una fase di costruzione dell’esperienza (EBP, Experience Building Phase). Il Comitato ha adottato Linee Guida riviste per la gestione delle acque di zavorra e lo sviluppo dei Piani di Gestione delle Acque di Zavorra (G4). Riduzione del rumore irradiato sottomarino proveniente dalla navigazione Il Comitato ha proseguito il suo lavoro sul rumore irradiato subacqueo (URN, Underwater Radiated Noise ), concordando in linea di principio di estendere la fase di costruzione dell’esperienza (EBP) di due anni, fino alla fine del 2028. Il Comitato ha concordato in linea di principio di commissionare uno studio IMO sulle emissioni di URN, come base di evidenze per possibili misure future. Il Comitato – inoltre – ha concordato tre nuovi risultati su cui lavorare nei prossimi due anni: – Modifiche al regolamento 12 dell’Allegato VI di MARPOL per vietare la reintroduzione di sostanze che impoveriscono l’ozono sulle navi; – e Misure per affrontare le navi di superficie autonome marittime (MASS, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships) negli strumenti sotto la supervisione del Comitato per la Protezione dell’Ambiente Marino. Abele Carruezzo fonte: Press Office IMO (Foto courtesy P. O. IMO)

Il 2025 si è rivelato un anno positivo per il gruppo Orsero, in quanto caratterizzato “da un aumento sia dei volumi che dei prezzi”, senza peraltro che le attività abbiano sofferto per effetto dei dazi statunitensi. A trainare i risultati – si legge nella relativa Relazione Finanziaria- è stata l’ottima performance del settore Distribuzione, che ha tra i suoi punti di forza il mix di prodotto e la solidità nelle diverse geografie di riferimento. Un ruolo importante nelle attività del gruppo – nonostante il peso limitato in termini di ricavi, circa il 10% – è stato quello giocato ancora una volta dalla divisione Shipping, dove Orsero opera tramite la controllata Cosiarma, attiva con una flotta di cinque navi (le quattro Cale Rosse, di proprietà, e una quinta unità a noleggio) sulle rotte verso Setubal-Lisbona, Tarragona e Vado Ligure, e tramite Orsero Costa Rica, a sua volta al 100% della prima, effettuando il trasporto marittimo delle banane ed ananas di produzione centroamericana. La divisione, si legge, ha infatti “realizzato una buona performance con ricavi stabili e marginalità in aumento rispetto al 2024”. Nel dettaglio, i primi sono stati pari a 115,252 milioni di euro (in lieve flessione sui 116,048 milioni del 2024 e a fronte del miliardo e 700 milioni circa toccato a livello di gruppo), mentre l’Ebitda rettificato è cresciuto a 25,277 milioni (dai precedenti 22,176 milioni). A dare un contributo positivo alla performance sono stati “i buoni livelli di volumi trasportati”, con un “eccellente” (benché non precisato) load factoring, raggiunto sia per quel che riguarda la frutta, diretta via reefer verso i mercati europei, sia per i container dry nelle rotte di backhaul verso il Centro America, con una “eccellente capacità di utilizzo per la quasi totalità dei viaggi”. In particolare il documento rileva un aumento della redditività sui viaggi di ritorno, dove le navi di Orsero trasportano merci varie, inclusi materiali da costruzione. Il noleggio della quinta nave inoltre “ha allungato da 28 a 35 giorni i tempi del round-trip consentendo risparmi di carburante e minori stress delle unità navali e l’ampliamento della base clienti”. Questi risultati sono stati raggiunti nonostante il “contesto dei noli marittimi competitivo” e i “costi operativi elevati”, legati anche alla manutenzione in bacino delle navi Cala Palma e Cala Pedra che hanno portato il gruppo a noleggiare temporaneamente una sesta unità per il mantenimento del servizio settimanale. Altri costi elevati sono stati rappresentati prevedibilmente dalle spese per il carburante (che nel 2025 ha pesato per il 33,14 % sui ricavi del settore Shipping, dal 35,05% dell’esercizio precedente). La presenza nei contratti di trasporto di frutta via reefer della clausola Baf (Bunker Adjustment Factor) e in generale (in quelli reefer e dry) di meccanismi di recupero dei maggiori costi legati alle recenti normative ambientali europee (Ets, Fuel Eu etc) ha tuttavia fatto sì che, nel periodo, il conto economico non risultasse impattato da questi fattori. Il rischio carburante resta comunque uno dei più importanti per la divisione, ed è anzi ritenuto ad “alta probabilità di accadimento” e ad “alta rilevanza”. Oltre alla stipula di contratti con Baf, il gruppo cerca di mitigarlo tramite stipula di contratti di hedging per una parte dei propri consumi di bunker. Tuttavia, si legge nella relazione, pubblicata a metà di marzo, “la situazione di rischio a livello ‘macro’ è sicuramente aumentata con riferimento agli anni precedenti specialmente per effetto dei rischi geopolitici globali che impattano direttamente sulle valutazioni di un bene quale il petrolio”. Da rilevare che nel documento si cita anche il rischio connesso alla attività di trasporto ‘conto terzi’, che rappresenta il 59% del totale, in particolare per possibili mancati rinnovi dei contratti (solitamente di durata annuale) da parte dei clienti o di rinnovi a condizioni peggiorative, considerato di ‘media rilevanza’ data la ridotta base clienti di Cosiarma “in virtù del mercato in cui opera”. Altre criticità citate nella reazione in connessione con il business del trasporto via mare sono quelle legate alla manutenzione delle navi e in particolare alla possibile carenza di parti di ricambio, che Orsero ha spiegato di star anticipando aumentando i relativi livelli di stoccaggio. Non è infine citata nella relazione, ma merita una menzione una nuova iniziativa logistica appena messa a segno dal gruppo. Tramite la controllata spagnola Hermanos Fernández López, Orsero ha infatti rilevato un nuovo polo logistico a Vigo, in Galizia. Con la piattaforma, dotata di una superficie di 5mila metri quadrati, il gruppo ligure dell’agroalimentare punta in particolare a potenziare la sua presenza nel Nord Ovest della Penisola iberica e le connessioni con i porti dell’Atlantico. F.M. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

La prima car carrier al mondo con una capacità superiore a 10.000 unità è stata ufficialmente consegnata in Cina, segnando una nuova pietra miliare nel settore, che continua ad aumentare la propria capacità per soddisfare la domanda di esportazioni dall’Asia. Oltre alla sua capacità, la nave è degna di nota perché è di proprietà della sudcoreana Hmm e fa parte di una strategia di Hyundai Glovis per espandere e diversificare le proprie attività. Glovis Leader è stata costruita dal cantiere navale cinese Guangzhou Shipyard International come prima di una serie per la partnership sudcoreana. Misura 230 metri di lunghezza, 40 metri di larghezza e dispone di 14 ponti di carico. La nave, con una stazza lorda di 20.000 tonnellate (102.588 tonnellate di portata lorda) e registrata a Panama, è stata progettata per trasportare un’ampia gamma di veicoli, inclusi veicoli elettrici, a idrogeno e autocarri pesanti, con una capacità totale di 10.800 veicoli di dimensioni standard. La nuova nave è dotata di motori a doppia alimentazione, in grado di funzionare a Gnl o a combustibili convenzionali. Dispone inoltre di generatori ad albero ed è in grado di utilizzare l’alimentazione da terra quando si trova in porto. Avrà una velocità di crociera di 19 nodi. Le navi opereranno con contratti di noleggio a lungo termine con Hyundai Glovis, che persegue un piano strategico per espandere la propria flotta a 128 navi entro il 2030 e aumentare la capacità annua da 3,4 milioni a 5 milioni di unità entro lo stesso anno. Se l’azienda raggiungerà questi obiettivi, prevede di gestire circa il 20% del volume globale di trasporto marittimo di automobili finite. L’impennata nella costruzione di nuove navi per il trasporto di automobili ha comportato anche un aumento delle dimensioni delle imbarcazioni. Un anno fa, la Cina ha consegnato la BYD Shenzhen, con una capacità di 9.200 unità, la più grande della sua categoria, e un mese dopo la Anji Ansheng , con una capacità di 9.500 unità. Nel 2024, Wallenius Wilhelmsen ha annunciato l’intenzione di ampliare le proprie nuove costruzioni con navi in ​​grado di trasportare 11.700 unità. Gsi ha sottolineato il suo ruolo crescente nella costruzione di navi portacontainer, che, come sottolinea l’azienda, sono tipicamente imbarcazioni ad alto valore aggiunto con un elevato livello tecnico. Tra le sfide evidenziate figurano le strutture multistrato a lamiera sottile, la sicurezza antincendio dei veicoli, i sistemi roll-on/roll-off e un design ad alta stabilità. Il cantiere navale riferisce di aver ricevuto ordini per 40 navi car carrier nell’ambito della strategia cinese di espansione nel settore della costruzione navale ad alto valore aggiunto, e di averne finora consegnate 26. L’azienda evidenzia un approccio di costruzione in serie, che contribuisce ad aumentare l’efficienza e a ridurre i tempi di consegna. ISCRIVITI ALLA NEWSLETTER QUOTIDIANA GRATUITA DI SHIPPING ITALY SHIPPING ITALY E’ ANCHE SU WHATSAPP: BASTA CLICCARE QUI PER ISCRIVERSI AL CANALE ED ESSERE SEMPRE AGGIORNATI

Dublin, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The"Spain Cement Industry Market Size & Forecast by Value and Volume Across 100+ Market Segments by Cement Products, Distribution Channel, Market Share, Import - Export, End Markets - Databook Q1 2026 Update"report has been added toResearchAndMarkets.com'soffering.The cement market in Spain is expected to grow by 5.2% on annual basis to reach EUR 1.66 billion in 2026.The cement market in the country recorded strong growth during 2021-2025, achieving a CAGR of 5.8%. Growth momentum is expected to remain positive, with the market projected to expand at a CAGR of 3.2% during 2026-2030. By the end of 2030, the cement market is projected to expand from its 2025 value of EUR 1.58 billion to approximately EUR 1.89 billion.Key Insights Reframe Spain's Cement Industry as Infrastructure-Stabilised and Carbon-Transition Managed Building on the industry's stabilization and carbon-transition management, there is a clear shift underway from expansion to a focus on operational precision and low-carbon innovation. Build Strategic Partnerships to Reinforce Circularity and Market Stability Identify Core Demand and Structural Drivers Supporting the Market Forecast Future Direction Under Carbon-Constrained and Infrastructure-Led Conditions Report ScopeSpain Cement Industry Overview Spain Cement Market by Type of Cement Blended Cement Market by Subtypes of Cement Specialty Cement Cement Market by Subtypes of Cement Spain Cement Market by Key SectorResidential Construction Non-Residential ConstructionCommercial Buildings: Industrial Buildings: Institutional Buildings: Infrastructure & Other ConstructionSpain Cement Market by Distribution Channel Spain Cement Market by End-User Spain Cement Market by Location Tier Spain Cement Trade Dynamics Competitive Landscape: Spain Cement Market For more information about this report visithttps://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/5f974d About ResearchAndMarkets.comResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.

As global exploration and production (E&P) players are facing a 40% output drop, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has pointed out that oil and gas companies are increasing high-impact exploration investment to address a 300-billion-barrel supply gap and energy security priorities by 2050. The company’s research shows that the world’s 30 largest exploration and production companies are looking at production declines averaging nearly 40% between 2025 and 2040 as the upstream industry confronts the 300-billion-barrel oil gap by 2050, which is driving renewed investment in ultra-deepwater frontier exploration as countries seek supply diversification and strategic energy security. According to an analysis published by Wood Mackenzie, current on-stream fields will deliver only 700 billion barrels of the almost 1,000 billion barrels needed to meet cumulative liquids demand through 2050 under the firm’s base case without additional discoveries or field extensions. As a result, companies need to look beyond near-term volatility and shape resource capture strategies to fill the gap in volumes. With this in mind, WoodMac underlines that exploration, which has an important role to play, has a good economic track record, as the sector created $120 billion in value between 2021 and 2025 at $85 per barrel Brent, or $54 billion at $65 per barrel Brent, after deducting $97 billion of exploration spend. “Resource security priorities are reshaping exploration strategy. Major oil companies are taking majority ownership positions in frontier prospects to secure advantaged resources that can displace higher-cost production,”emphasized Wood Mackenzie, adding that BP holds 100% equity in itsBumerangueoil, gas, and condensate discovery in Brazil, announced in August 2025. The energy intelligence group elaborates that the development of Bumerangue is valued at $5.7 billion, lifting exploration industry value creation in 2025 to over $10 billion. The company underscores that seven major oil companies plus national oil companies, including Petrobras, Petronas, and Türkiye’s TPAO, possess the technical capability and risk appetite required for ultra-deepwater operations at depths exceeding 1,500 meters. In addition, independents such as Murphy, APA Corporation, and Woodside are increasingly operating in deepwater. While the industry spend averaged $19 billion annually across 633 exploration wells from 2021 to 2025, the 2025 figure of $16 billion across 388 wells is perceived to represent a temporary deviation. Wood Mackenzie’s research indicates that investment remained stable despite a near-doubling of rig day rates, which comprise a substantial part of well costs. Non-operating partners, including QatarEnergy, provided additional capital through joint ventures in Brazil, Namibia, Cyprus, and the Republic of Congo. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Investment shift from low carbon toward upstream to continue in 2026 Andrew Latham, Senior Vice President, Energy Research, commented:“The first four big wells we tracked in 2026 came in dry – that’s the game, and players know the risks.When ultra-deepwater exploration works, single discoveries like Bumerangue generate many billions in value. Companies with deepwater expertise are taking concentrated equity positions because the economics work at US$65 Brent.” The firm underscores that ultra-deepwater drilling is concentrated in areas following recent high-value discoveries by ExxonMobil in Guyana; Eni in Côte D’Ivoire, Indonesia, and Cyprus; BP in Brazil; and TPAO in the Black Sea. However, frontier explorers are widening the net to underexplored basins, including Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas and extensions of existing plays in Angola and Suriname. Wood Mackenzie identified 23 high-impact wells in 2026, which either have the potential to prove the viability of frontier basins or build upon the success of last year’s super-giant discoveries. While Petrobras’ Morpho-1 with 800 million barrels of oil equivalent potential has the chance to open up the Foz do Amazonas basin, the company claims that Equinor’s S-M-1378-1 in Brazil’s Santos Basin could prove the viability of pre-salt microbial carbonates beyond BP’s Bumerangue discovery. Take the spotlight and anchor your brand in the heart of the offshore world! Join us for a bigger impact and amplify your presence at the core hub of the offshore energy community!

Hong Kong-headquartered Venture Energy Limited, focused on the procurement and trading of clean fuels, and Shanghai Shenji Energy & Environmental Technology have expanded their recently established collaboration to medium- to long-term offtake, green fuel trial bunkering, trading platforms and technical management for marine vessels. Under the procurement and supply agreementannounced earlier this month, Venture Energy will purchase ISCC EU-certified green methanol from Shenji Energy that fully complies with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The partnership also encompasses full-chain collaboration on biogas feedstock and green-fuel ISCC certificates. The partners reported today, April 28, that they had signed a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding (MoU) to upgrade from existing spot trade co-operation to a full-range strategic collaboration. The collaboration broadens its scope beyond single-fuel supply to integrated supply-chain services, with the focus on the development of a green fuel trading platform, pilot bunkering and the market promotion of green fuels, and collaboration on marine services and ship management. Greg McMillan, Executive Director of Venture Energy, said:“This strategic collaboration marks an important milestone in Venture Energy’s green fuel supply chain development. Through our partnership with Shenji Energy, we are able to secure a stable supply of green methanol while also establishing an early position across other green fuel pathways. Together, this enables us to offer more comprehensive decarbonisation solutions to shipping customers worldwide.” McMillan and Zhu Jiaqi, Chairman of Shenergy Environmental Technology, signed the agreement at Shenergy Group’s headquarters in Shanghai on April 17. “Shenji Energy is committed to becoming a leading provider of green energy solutions in China. This strategic alliance with Venture Energy will fully leverage our complementary strengths in industrial resources and commercial operations. Together, we will drive the standardised and large-scale development of China’s green marine fuel industry,”Jiaqisaid. Take the spotlight and anchor your brand in the heart of the offshore world! Join us for a bigger impact and amplify your presence at the core hub of the offshore energy community!

Irene Velez Torres and Stientje van Veldhoven, ministers from Colombia and the Netherlands, embrace at the end of the conference in Santa Marta, ColombiaIvan Valencia/Associated Press/Alamy Irene Velez Torres and Stientje van Veldhoven, ministers from Colombia and the Netherlands, embrace at the end of the conference in Santa Marta, Colombia Ivan Valencia/Associated Press/Alamy When almost every country met in Brazil last November for the annual United Nations climate summit COP30, hopes were high they would draft a roadmap for the “transition away from fossil fuels” they previously called for. But the objections of petrostatespreventedthe final text from even mentioning fossil fuels. Inresponse, Colombia and the Netherlands hosted a conference this week on the transition away from fossil fuels, inviting 57 countries to the coal-exporting port of Santa Marta in Colombia. This “coalition of the willing” included climate stalwarts like the European Union and the UK, but also major oil exporters like Canada, Nigeria and Norway. Read moreThe secret weapon that could finally force climate action Read more The secret weapon that could finally force climate action The summit sent a message that countries should double down on renewables rather than fossil fuels in response to the energy crisis sparked by the Iran War. It represented a step toward figuring out how to actually do that, although some observers doubted that words alone could break the gridlock on international action. Johan Rockströmat the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, who launched a science panel to advise participants on the transition, says the meeting was “not about negotiations, not about debating whether or not we have a problem, but focused entirely on how to accelerate and move forward on the phase-out of fossil fuels”. “This is clearly a first attempt of really moving forward on implementation,” he says. Although twice as much global investment isgoingto low-carbon energy as fossil fuels, the boom in renewables has mostly met increasing electricity demand, rather thandisplacingoil, gas and coal. The world is currently on track for catastrophicwarmingof more than 2°C by 2100. Free newsletter Unmissable news about our planet, delivered straight to your inbox each month. The summit’s participants willworkon national roadmaps to transition away from fossil fuels ahead of a follow-up conference next year hosted by the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, with a pre-conference in Ireland. Although voluntary, these roadmaps are intended toincorporatenot only the fossil fuels that a country consumes at home, but also those it exports abroad, which aren’t typically included in COP climate targets. In Santa Marta, prominent academicsunveileda roadmap for Colombia to cut energy emissions by 90 per cent by 2050, which they said could ultimately bring economic benefits of $280 billion. Also at the conference, France became the first high-income country to issue a roadmap away from fossil fuels, outlining measures to expand public transport, electric vehicles and heat pumps while scaling up solar, wind, hydro and nuclear energy. While it did not appear to contain new policies, it set a deadline to end all fossil fuel energy, which would see a cutoff of coal consumption by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas by 2050. Many countries only have timelines to net zero, which can include fossil fuel emissions compensated by carbon capture or carbon credits. The conference will also work to root out fossil fuel preferences in the financial system, such as government hydrocarbon subsidies and the debt crisis that encourages low-income countries to drill for oil and gas rather than build capital-intensive renewables. “There is a pathway that could be developed to stop subsidising fossil fuels and redirect those funds” towards accessible climate finance, saysJeni Millerat the Global Climate and Health Alliance. “That’s only going to happen if enough countries are actually having the conversation around what needs to change.” Read moreSolar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think Read more Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think Simon Sharpeat the think tank S-Curve Economics, who negotiated for the UK at COP26, says the focus on debt is much-needed, but a fossil fuel roadmap is worth little as long as someone is willing to buy a nation’s oil and gas. Rather than promising to somehow curtail fossil fuel supply, countries should develop incentives to decarbonise lagging industries like steelmaking, he argues. “Diplomacy can help, but it needs to be focused on the right things and it needs to have the right participants,” Sharpe says, noting that major growing economies like China, India and South Africa were not invited to Santa Marta. The ultimate value of the conference will be determined by how much of its ambition the participants can translate into the agreement negotiated at COP31 in Turkey, saysJoanna Depledgeat the University of Cambridge. “Do you just preach to the converted?” she says. “Or do you just try even harder to get some kind of consensus in the COP? Because that is sort of the value of the COP, is that you genuinely do engage absolutely everybody, including the fossil fuel exporters.” Topics:

Dublin, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The"Brazil Cement Industry Market Size & Forecast by Value and Volume Across 100+ Market Segments by Cement Products, Distribution Channel, Market Share, Import - Export, End Markets - Databook Q1 2026 Update"report has been added toResearchAndMarkets.com'soffering.The cement market in Brazil is expected to grow by 7.3% on annual basis to reach BRL 57.67 billion in 2026.The cement market in the country recorded strong growth during 2021-2025, achieving a CAGR of 8.2%. Growth momentum is expected to remain positive, with the market projected to expand at a CAGR of 5.5% during 2026-2030. By the end of 2030, the cement market is projected to expand from its 2025 value of BRL 53.73 billion to approximately BRL 71.35 billion. Reposition cement as an "infrastructure-anchored and efficiency-managed" industry rather than a broad-based construction rebound story: Over the past 12 months, commentary from the Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento and industry updates carried by Brazilian construction bodies indicate that producers are not pursuing aggressive capacity expansion. Instead, companies are focusing on plant modernisation, kiln reliability, logistics optimisation, and cost containment. Public communications from leading players such as Votorantim Cimentos and CSN Cimentos emphasise operational efficiency, energy management, and portfolio rationalisation rather than greenfield announcements. The industry narrative has shifted from "adding scale" to "protecting margins and utilisation rates." Anchor demand stability in infrastructure concessions while residential activity normalises selectively: Recent updates from the Camara Brasileira da Industria da Construcao and federal infrastructure briefings highlight the continued advancement of highway, port, sanitation, and energy transmission projects. Infrastructure concessions and public investment programs are repeatedly framed as structural pillars for construction demand. At the same time, public reporting over the past year shows uneven residential momentum across regions, with developers prioritising balance-sheet repair and project completion over aggressive land acquisition. Cement producers have acknowledged this divergence, treating public works as the demand floor while monitoring gradual stabilisation in private housing. Integrate decarbonisation and energy transition into core operating strategy: Over the last year, sustainability reporting and policy dialogue in Brazil have reinforced expectations for emissions monitoring and resource efficiency in heavy industry. Cement producers are expanding the use of alternative fuels, increasing clinker substitution through blended cement formats, and enhancing waste heat recovery systems. Corporate disclosures from major operators demonstrate growing investment in emissions tracking, renewable energy sourcing, and circular-economy initiatives. Environmental compliance is increasingly embedded in capital planning decisions rather than treated as a standalone initiative. Highlight Key Trends & Developments Build Strategic Partnerships to Stabilise Industry Structure Identify Core Growth Drivers Forecast Future Trends For more information about this report visithttps://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/q4q7qw About ResearchAndMarkets.comResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.

Australian Energy Producers (AEP), representing the country’s upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, haspointed out that the findings of a recent report reinforce the benefits of Australia’s existing fiscal framework, including the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT), with the spike in oil prices having the potential to boost federal and state budgets by $17 billion per year. Based on a newindependent analysisby Wood Mackenzie, Australia’s oil and gas industry would deliver almost $160 billion in taxes and royalties to governments over the next five years if high international prices persist under existing tax settings, representing around $80 billion more than under typical long-term price assumptions, equating to nearly $17 billion per year in additional revenue flowing to federal and state budgets. Samantha McCulloch, Australian Energy Producers’ Chief Executive, commented:“Australia’s oil and gas fiscal regime is designed to deliver strong returns to the community, and this analysis shows it does exactly that, especially when prices are high.As global energy markets tighten and commodity prices increase, the benefit flows directly to Australian governments through higher company tax, royalties and PRRT receipts. “The analysis shows the PRRT would deliver the largest uplift in tax revenue, with a 70 per cent increase in oil prices almost trebling receipts from $13.5 billion to $38.9 billion over five years.” This content is available after accepting the cookies. New gas supply key to staving off shortfalls looming on Australia’s energy horizon According to Australian Energy Producers, the analysis compares a sustained oil price of around $120 per barrel with a typical long-term assumption of $70 per barrel, showing government revenues increase as commodity prices rise. McCulloch added:“Australia’s oil and gas industry is making a substantial contribution to government revenues, while continuing to deliver reliable energy at home and supporting energy security across our region. “Domestic gas prices remain stable and well below international levels, and our LNG exports are helping secure supply chains for critical fuels into Australia from key regional partners.” Australian Energy Producers’ Chief Executive points out that the report’s findings come at a time when global energy market disruptions have underscored the importance of the country’s oil and gas industry to domestic supply and regional energy security. McCulloch highlighted:“Assertions that the industry is not paying its fair share, or that the tax system does not respond to higher prices, are demonstrably wrong.In contrast, higher taxes will make Australia uninvestable for new oil and gas projects, putting our future energy security at risk.” In the Australian Energy Producers’ view, Australia’s oil and gas industry is already the country’s second-largest corporate taxpayer, contributing $21.9 billion in taxes and royalties last financial year. Take the spotlight and anchor your brand in the heart of the offshore world! Join us for a bigger impact and amplify your presence at the core hub of the offshore energy community!