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Keep informed with daily analysis and insight on safety and security issues affecting shipping, from
piracy activities to the latest safety measures to casualties

DATA ANALYSIS

Russia manipulating all navigational data in Kerch Strait area

Disruption is so severe that no vessels operating in the immediate area are transmitting reliable information for weeks at a time

Ukraine crisis Piracy and Security

Bad guys will keep doing bad things on sanctions, Lloyd’s List Forum told

Rules drawn up by inexperienced regulators risk unintended consequences, audience hears

Sanctions Ukraine War

Crew rescued from stricken multi-purpose vessel in Red Sea

A rescue operation was launched by EU Navfor Aspides with the French naval frigate FS Languedoc despatched to assist

Red Sea Risk Casualty

IMO recognises seafarers for sea rescues

IMO has recognised ships that help rescue migrants as it laments ‘humanitarian tragedy’ of lives lost at sea

Safety People

Top 10 classification societies 2024

Rina’s Roberto Cazzulo took over chairmanship of the International Association of Classification Societies in January 2024, after two and a half years with LR’s Nick Brown at the helm. The world’s leading classification societies remain a key component in advancing the decarbonisation of shipping, while at the same time advancing standards and safety

Safety Top 100 People
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Shipping should return to the Red Sea, argues EU naval commander

Operation Aspides, the European Union’s naval mission to protect Red Sea vessels from Houthi attacks is under-resourced and fighting a PR battle, but the Rear Admiral overseeing the unprecedented mission says that, with the right risk management, at least 15% of ships could return safely to the Red Sea immediately

Red Sea Risk Piracy and Security
INTERVIEW

Stop sending ships through the Red Sea, Marlin Luanda master tells owners

Master of a tanker struck by a Houthi missile in January has urged shipowners and operators not to risk crew safety by sending ships through the Red Sea

Red Sea Risk Tankers and Gas
DATA ANALYSIS

Russian tanker struck by suspected naval drone trades again

The vessel is not on its usual route, instead sailing the Don river and signalling Astrakhan as its destination

Ukraine crisis Sanctions

Top 10 flag states 2024

Liberia remained the world’s largest flag state after ending Panama’s 20-year run at the top in 2023. The dethroned registry saw its numbers fall since the previous ranking, likely because of an ongoing cull of dark fleet tankers

Regulation Top 100 People
DATA ANALYSIS

Suez transits tumble to fresh lows

Sailings through both Red Sea chokepoints are trending downwards

Red Sea Risk Containers

Maritime incident underreporting is a recurring issue

The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee has recently adopted new reporting requirements for containers lost at sea, which are due to take effect in January 2026

Safety Containers

The week in charts: Piracy exposure increases in Somali basin | How new Trump tariffs could impact shipping | Fifth of dark fleet tankers now under Western sanctions

Rerouting to avoid Houthi aggression has doubled traffic through the Indian Ocean and off the coast of Somalia, Trump poised to enact tariff plan and increased number of sanctioned tankers now flying false flags

Red Sea Risk Week in Charts
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