The Great Abidjan has joined the Grimaldi Group’s fleet. She is the fourth of six multipurpose ro-ro units belonging to the "G5" class and commissioned from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. shipyard in Ulsan (South Korea). 

The Q2 2024 Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview & Outlook from BIMCO has been released which features an analysis of the dry bulk shipping market regarding supply and demand.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident in which, during diving operations at an FPU (floating production unit), the forward thruster was isolated, and the turret locked, in line with diving isolation procedures.

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) announced the launch of the MaritimeSG Shipping CyberSafe Scorecard, a tool which allows ship owners, managers and operators to perform self-assessment via an online portal that measures the level of cybersecurity readiness of their fleet operations.

According to Reuters, five individuals, including a child, tragically lost their lives while attempting to cross the English Channel from France. This occurred shortly after Britain approved a bill aimed at deterring such perilous crossings by deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.

According to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook China, energy independence is a key motivation for Chinese energy policy, but it will be only partly achieved. 

According to International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a press release relating to a case where an employee was severely injured after batteries weighing at least 300kg fell onto him.

According to AMSA, from 1 May 2024, Australian vessels of 100 gross tonnage or above on international voyages must keep a garbage record book in addition to a garbage management plan.

Chinese authorities are conducting an extensive search for four crew members who went missing after their vessel struck and sank near a bridge over the Xijian River.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) provides lessons learned from an incident in which, at the end of a saturation dive, a main bell wire was damaged by the proximity switch bracket (chandelier) being picked up by a single broken strand on the main bell wire rope.