The International Marine Contactors Association (IMCA) has released its annual IMCA Safety Statistics Report, revealing fatalities more than doubled despite overall safety performance improving last year.
Ship operators are facing a growing risk from fuels that appear compliant under routine ISO 8217 testing but still present operational risks once on board, according to Lloyd’s Register. In its latest Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) LR Fuel Quality Report, covering the first half of 2026, off-specification fuels remain a persistent challenge.
However, some of the most disruptive cases now involve fuels that pass routine compliance testing but show poor stability or compatibility, or contain non-conventional blend components that are only identified through more detailed investigative analysis. Continue reading “LR Fuel Quality Report reveals operational challenges of ISO-compliant fuels”
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) received 990 reports of marine transportation occurrences in 2025, including six fatalities, as recorded in the TSB annual report.
The total of 257 marine transportation accidents represents an increase from the 213 accidents in 2024 but is 4% below the 10-year average of 267. In 2025, 85% were shipping accidents, slightly more than 83% on average over the previous 10 years. The remaining 15% of accidents in 2025 were aboard ship (when a person is seriously or fatally injured), just below the 10-year annual average of 17%. Continue reading “Commercial fishing remains key safety issue says TSB annual report”
The ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2025-2026 features insights from a record number of industry leaders, offering a comprehensive overview of how this resilient sector is evolving to maintain world trade in an increasingly complex and uncertain environment. A clear theme runs throughout the findings: geopolitical instability continues to act as an underlying force shaping both the risks faced by the industry and the conditions under which it is transitioning. Continue reading “ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2025-2026 published”
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)has published its National Compliance Plan 2026–27, outlining a risk-based approach to improving maritime safety, strengthening compliance and protecting seafarers across Australia’s shipping industry. The plan sets out how AMSA will target high-risk areas over the next 12 months, including conducting at least 2,400 Port State Control inspections on foreign-flagged vessels and 2,300 inspections on domestic commercial vessels. Continue reading “AMSA National Compliance Plan for 2026–27 outlined”
With 425 detentions and 1,752 detainable deficiencies recorded in 2025 across the ClassNK fleet, the Port State Control Annual Report 2026 sends a clear message to shipping: PSC readiness depends on daily maintenance, crew familiarity and a living Safety Management System, not last-minute preparation.
ClassNK issued its Port State Control Annual Report in June 2026, providing an overview of PSC detention trends and detainable deficiencies identified on ClassNK-classed ships during 2025. Continue reading “Fire safety and ageing ships signal PSC compliance pressure in Port State Control Annual Report 2026”
The World Shipping Council (WSC) Containers Lost at Sea 2026 Report revealed that an estimated 1,478 containers, two-and-a-half times the 576 lost in 2024.
In 2025 approximately 280 million containers were transported globally, which meant the 1,478 lost was equivalent to 0.0005 percent of those transported.
The 2025 figure is above the recent three-year average. This was strongly influenced by several discrete but significant incidents, with one major vessel loss accounting for 640 containers, or approximately 43 percent of all containers lost during the year. Continue reading “WSC report containers lost at sea more than doubled in 2025”
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has published its Marine Incident Annual Report 2025, revealing it had received a total of 4,174 marine incident reports along with 452 marine safety concerns.
The Report analyses marine incidents across domestic commercial vessels (DCVs), foreign-flagged vessels (FFVs) and regulated Australian vessels (RAVs), identifying trends across the entire fleet over the past five years. Continue reading “AMSA reveals 4,174 marine incidents in 2025”
The Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2026 has been published and is available to download now. It highlights geopolitical conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a major factor that shaped shipping risk and activity.
According to Allianz, incidents like the closure and reported mining of the Strait of Hormuz signal a transition toward a “new maritime order” defined by escalating security risks along strategic shipping corridors, the disruption of established trade routes, persistent uncertainty, higher risk premiums, and a greater strategic emphasis on resilience over pure cost efficiency. Continue reading “Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2026”
The Black Sea MoU said that in 2025 the average detention percentage rose to 6.78% — the highest level recorded since 2007.
In its Port State Control Annual Report 2025, the Black Sea MoU said its member authorities carried out a total of 5,117 inspections, representing an 11.6% increase compared to 2024. This remains approximately 3% below the ten-year average of 5,274 inspections under the New Inspection Regime, which began in 2016.
Continue reading “Black Sea MoU publishes Port State Control Annual Report 2025”
In 2025, the Tokyo MOU carried out 35,546 inspections – the highest number of inspections conducted in its history.
The Tokyo MOU PSC Annual Report 2025 added that “following last year, the detention rate continued the decreasing trend in 2025, however, it has not yet returned to the same level as the pre-pandemic period.”
In 2025, 35,546 inspections, involving 19,980 individual ships, were carried out on ships registered under 111 flags.
Out of those inspections, there were 23,230 inspections where ships were found with deficiencies. Continue reading “Record number of inspections carried out by Tokyo MOU in 2025”
CHIRP Annual Digest 2025-2026 reveals that the organisation received 330 reports concerning safety, welfare, and compliance issues across all sectors, including commercial shipping, superyachts, fishing, pilotage, offshore installations, ports, search and rescue units, recreational vessels, and the “shadow fleet”.
Whilst praising those who had contributed, Adam Parnell, CHIRP’s Director Maritime said, “Speaking up is not always easy, but your reports have prevented harm, corrected unsafe practices and improved working conditions for many others.” Continue reading “CHIRP Annual Digest 2025-2026 published”
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