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Paris and Tokyo MOUs Are Running a Joint Cargo Securing Inspection Campaign This Autumn — Here's What Actually Gets Checked

From 1 September to 30 November 2026, Paris MOU and Tokyo MOU are running a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign on cargo securing.…

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Caroline Bezengi, Six Weeks On: The Spill Has Grown, and the Insurer Question Has Gotten Worse, Not Better

An update on the Caroline Bezengi shadow-fleet tanker grounding off Oman: the spill has grown to an estimated 400-2,000km², and the IOPC…

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ABS's Q2 2026 PSC Numbers: Fire Safety Dominates Detentions, and China's Ports Account for Two-Thirds of Them

ABS's Quarterly Port State Control Report for Q2 2026: 69 detentions across its classed fleet, fire safety the leading deficiency by a…

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IMCA's 2025 Numbers: Injury Rates Are Improving, But Offshore Fatalities More Than Doubled

IMCA's 2025 Safety Statistics Report: LTIFR down to 0.27 across 1.02 billion man-hours, but fatalities rose from 3 to 7 -- and…

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TSB Canada's 2025 Numbers: Fatalities Hit a 10-Year Low, But Fishing Vessels Are Still the Single Highest-Risk Category

Transport Safety Board of Canada's 2025 marine statistical summary: 990 occurrences, fatalities down to a 10-year low of 6, but fishing vessels…

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This Week in Maritime Regs: Cargo Securing CIC Gets a Third and Fourth Confirmation, a Wave of War Risk Cancellations, and Two Fatal Investigation Reports

This week's maritime regulatory roundup: seven P&I clubs issue war risk cancellation notices in the same week, four more sources confirm the…

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