A key meeting focused on supporting the implementation of the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) and its Jeddah Amendment took place at IMO Headquarters (3 October).

The Baltic Exchange, the world’s independent source of maritime market data, has issued its report for the last week, 30th September - 4th October 2024, to provide information of the bulk market performance.

Chadwick Weir Navegacion S.A has published a circular to inform that private terminals in Uruguay are increasingly restricting external inspectors from performing quality controls on cargo. 

Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published a safety alert to inform of an incident where a patient was being transferred to a hospital bed when the 13-year-old stretcher cracked. 

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that, effective April 1, 2025, it will merge three of its subsidiaries focused on green maritime technology and engineering: MOL Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. (MOLMEC), MOL Ocean Expert Co., Ltd. (MOLOX), and MOL Ship Tech Inc. (MOLST). 

Hapag-Lloyd is ordering up to thirty new liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels in China, marking a significant expansion.

IMO's 82nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), September 30 to October 4, 2024, has adopted a draft resolution designating the Nusa Penida and Gili Matra Islands in the Lombok Strait as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSAs).

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted significant amendments to MARPOL Annex VI during the 82nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), September 30 to October 4, 2024, establishing two new Emission Control Areas (ECAs). 

On October 2, 2024, at approximately 12:40 AM, the Malta-flagged container ship “CMA CGM Balboa” collided with the COMPAS port facility in Barranquilla, Colombia. 

Eni has published it's first methane emissions report, recognizing the key role abating methane emissions within the Oil and Gas sector can play in the fight against climate change.