The tanker fleet of Venezuela’s oil major PDVSA is at risk of oil spills, sinking, fires, collision or flooding, according to an internal report seen by Reuters.
Iran has seized a second tanker in under a week in the area of the Strait of Hormuz.
Three seafarers are missing from an Aframax tanker Pablo which caught fire off the coast of Malaysia on Monday.
A US-bound oil tanker has been detained by the Iranian navy in the latest incident to hit international shipping operating in the Middle East.
Steamship Mutual has warned its members over a safety recall notice affecting 570,000 Hyundai Motor America and Kia America vehicles.
Reported piracy incidents in the first quarter 2023 were the lowest Q1 figures since 1993.
Singapore-flagged chemical tanker Success 9 was boarded by pirates at around 1400 hrs UTC on April 10, according to reports.