Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its Samsung Autonomous Ship (SAS) Autonomous Navigation System and SVESSEL Communication System.

According to IMCA, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a manufacturer after an employee lost an eye when he was struck in the face by a crane hook.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report, about a fire started in the engine room of the 600-foot-long chemical tank ship Endo Breeze while the vessel was transiting outbound from Linden, New Jersey, through the Raritan Bay West Reach channel, to Bay Ridge Anchorage.

USCG published a safety alert about a recent marine casualty involving a shipboard crane occurred while a 69-ton wind turbine nacelle was being offloaded.

As Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) informs, following public consultation earlier this year, a revised Marine Order 27 relating to navigation safety measures and equipment, radio equipment, and safety, urgency and distress communication will take effect on 1 January 2024.

According to EIA, U.S. crude oil exports hit a record high in 2022 as releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). U.S. crude oil exports averaged a record 3.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2022, a 22% increase (640,000 b/d) from 2021.

ATCO through its investment in Canadian Utilities Limited (ATCO) and The Kansai Electric Power Co., (Kansai) are collaborating to develop an integrated clean fuels supply chain between Canada and Japan.

The Q4 2023 Shipping Market Overview & Outlook from BIMCO has been released which features an analysis of the container shipping market regarding supply and demand.

According to ReCAAP ISC, a total of 100 incidents of ARAS were reported in Asia in 2023. There was no piracy incident reported in Asia for 2023. 

The US Coast Guard has reported a fire on the Great Lakes' most aged cargo vessel, the "CUYAHOGA," which, at 81 years old, remains ablaze.