IFSMA NEWSLETTER N° 093 – OCTOBRE 2025

Contents
Secretary General’s Message 2
MV Minervagracht - Gulf of Aden 3
The IMO Digest 3
Supporting Seafarers 3
Loss of containers at sea: Prevention Measures 4
Boosting regional maritime security 8
Maritime policies: Iraq aligns 7
A possible climate technology solution: Onboard Carbon
Capture and Storage 8
IMO supports advance in digitalization 9
Africa: supporting seafarer skills 9
Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity 10
Comoros: Port maritime security training 11
Training seafarers 11
Denmark and ROK 12
Recognising the limitations of people. Michael Grey 12
Red Sea cable cuts 13
Nuclear-powered LNG carrier 14
Global shipping risk trends and GMDSS insights 15
GPS and AIS in a troubled world 16
UK’s First electric shipping routes 17
Annual sustainability report by ONE 19
An Open Letter to all Governments, International Organizations
and the Maritime Industry 19
UN Trade & Development 21
Mostly bad boxes. Michael Grey 22
Samskip hydrogen-powered, autonomous-ready vessels 23
Helmsman practice 24
Rotterdam, home to Europe’s largest port 25
Offshore assets: A drone detection system 26
ITF inspectors’ seminar, Limassol 26
Ro-ro vessel Finnmaster :engine-room fire 27
Help to improve services for seafarers visiting Australia 28