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Tokyo MOU has issued a safety bulletin on maintenance and rigging of pilot transfer arrangements.

After years of discussion, delay and diplomatic drift, the global shipping industry is finally navigating a sea change. On 26 June 2025, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, the Hong Kong Convention, entered into force, ushering in a new era of accountability at the end of a vessel’s life.

Marine pilots routinely face high-risk transfers between moving ships and small boats, often in challenging conditions. A single failure in equipment or procedure can result in severe injury or loss of life.

In June 2025, the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted Resolution MSC.575(110), setting out the latest amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.

This Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) serves to notify the maritime industry of a misprint contained in the current version (Rev. 11-16) of CG-4602A, Oil Record Book For Ships, and to provide interim guidance until a new version of CG-4602A is published.

The Japan Transport Safety Board has published report MA2025-4 into a fatal incident which occurred in May 2024 on a bulk carrier moored at a port in Japan.

To enhance seafarer safety and prevent the loss and damage of bulk cargo due to strong movements at sea, the IMO is introducing amendments to SOLAS Chapter V.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), through MSC.1/Circ.1331/Rev.1, has revised the following: Guidelines for the Construction, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection/Survey of Means of Embarkation and Disembarkation to bring them in line with the latest international standards and introduce clearer definitions and safety practices.

DNV has recently identified cases where CO₂ fire extinguishing systems had multiple depleted CO₂ cylinders, potentially compromising fire safety and vessel integrity. More about this below.

SOLAS II-2/10.11 as amended by resolution MSC.532(107) - New Requirements for Firefighting Systems