The Irish Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) published its reports regarding a serious injury onboard on the fishing vessel (FV) “Marliona”, while alongside Greencastle Harbour, Co Donegal, on 3 February 2021.

Inmarsat and SeaFocus will examine data from Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) calls made to Inmarsat in order to provide insights into safety trends and reveal patterns at a local and global level.

The US Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has released a new Safety Alert to address issues that may reduce the effectiveness of a radar Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) during an emergency.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that a Notice of Availability (NOA) pertaining to Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan (ACP) guidance has been published.

Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supporting the work of IMO, IACS will actively participate in the forthcoming MEPC 79, from 12 to 16 December 2022.

The Spanish coastguard rescued three migrants that were stowed away on the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria.

A US Coast Guard helicopter rescued a man who had fallen overboard from a Carnival cruise ship off the coast of New Orleans on November 24.

The world’s first large scale Battolyser factory will be constructed in the port of Rotterdam to meet increasing demand for green hydrogen and electricity storage.

On November 28, a Danish court found a Nigerian man guilty of endangering the lives of Danish soldiers in a shooting incident on November 2021, involving the Danish frigate Esbern Snare and a crew of alleged Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.

UNCTAD in its "Review of Maritime Transport 2022" has called for increased investment in maritime supply chains. As it said "ports, shipping fleets and hinterland connections need to be better prepared for future global crises, climate change and the transition to low-carbon energy."