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Mediterranean MoU Flags Rising PSC Risks as 1,290 Detainable Deficiencies Surface in 2024

The Mediterranean MoU reported in its latest Port State Control Annual Review that detention figures rose sharply in 2024, marking a significant shift in...

Bagamoyo Port Revival: Tanzania Set to Break Ground After a Decade of Delays

Tanzania’s government announced that construction of the long-delayed Bagamoyo Port will begin in December, marking a major restart for a project stalled for more...

Australia Moves to Update Fire Safety Standards for Domestic Commercial Vessels

Australia’s maritime safety authority announced a new proposal to update the National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) Part C4 — a key framework that...

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority and Petroleum Ministry Agree on LNG Bunkering Station

The State Information Service (SIS) reports that on 23 November 2025, Egypt's Suez Canal Authority and the Ministry of Petroleum signed a memorandum of understanding...

Russia Crude Exports Hit Post-Invasion High Then Slip Under Sanctions Pressure

Greek involvement in the Urals trade falls to a 16-month low. Urals loadings decline 25% dragging overall exports lower. India increases Russian crude...

Iron Ore Freight Market Faces New Supply Dynamics as Simandou Emerges

The iron ore freight market entered Week 47 with several major shifts reshaping long-haul trade patterns. The rise of the Simandou development, Vale’s deepening...

GMS Reports: Ship Recycling Sector Feels the Global Market Shake

The Safety4Sea editorial team reports that a new analysis from GMS reveals deep stress in the global ship recycling industry. Declines in oil prices,...

Korea Moves Ahead With AI-Driven Shipyards Through Major National Partnership

The BusinessKorea report highlighted a major national initiative in which the government and a leading Korean shipbuilding group formed a partnership to develop AI-powered...

Global CIC Highlights Gaps in Seafarer Wages and Employment Compliance

The Tokyo MOU Secretariat released the preliminary outcomes of the joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) with the Paris MoU. The campaign ran from 1...

Indonesia Moves to Auction Seized Sanctioned Tanker and Crude Cargo

The Edge Malaysia reports that Indonesia is set to auction a US-sanctioned supertanker along with its crude oil cargo for a reserve price of...