Annual Report

A new report by the UK Chamber of Shipping brings together expertise from across shipping, ports, fuel suppliers, academia and regulators to support the safe transition to net zero.

The UK Chamber of Shipping has published Alternative Fuels: Building the Safety Evidence Base, a landmark report that brings together industry expertise to identify and assess the safety considerations associated with the fuels expected to power shipping’s transition to net zero. Continue reading “Alternative Fuels: Building the Safety Evidence Base report published”

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 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”