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Browse the archiveReview of IMO fatality reports finds hydrogen sulphide deaths during routine work outside enclosed spaces
A review of fatal incidents submitted to the IMO and reported on 19 October 2026 shows seafarers were overcome by hydrogen sulphide while carrying out routine maintenance and inspection tasks outside enclosed spaces.
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Review of IMO fatality reports finds hydrogen sulphide deaths during routine work outside enclosed spaces
A review of fatal incidents submitted to the IMO and reported on 19 October 2026 shows seafarers were overcome by hydrogen sulphide while carrying out routine maintenance and inspection tasks outside enclosed spaces.
Report: Ports Must Balance Growth with Communities and Nature to Unlock Blue Economy
A The report dated 19 October 2026 assesses how ports might steer growth in the ocean economy while protecting ecosystems and local livelihoods.
Full steam ahead: Department for Transport publishes report on new Bradford station
The Department for Transport published a report on 19 October 2026 arguing that a new Bradford station would improve connectivity and support economic and housing objectives across the North.
Middle Eastern buyers drive more than 60% rise in quarter of tanker purchases, report says
reports says Middle Eastern purchasers completed 34 tanker acquisitions between 1 July and 5 October 2026, up from 21 in the same period a year earlier; the report says the rise is concentrated at the top end of the fleet.
El Niño established; shipbroker warns timing and location will shape 2027 freight risk
reports on 19 October 2026 relays Intermodal’s warning that a strong El Niño is now established and that timing and geography will determine where freight could be affected first, with potential consequences for 2027.
Baltic Dry Index ends 10-day slide as larger ships rebound
The Baltic Dry Index climbed about 1.4% to 2,546 points on 19 October 2026, breaking a ten-day decline as gains in the larger vessel classes, notably capesizes, lifted the benchmark.
Tanker on fire after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz, Guards say
Sources indicated on 19 October 2026 that Iran's Revolutionary Guards said an oil tanker struck a mine and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest such incident since Tehran tightened its control of the waterway after hostilities began in late February.
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