Tokyo and Paris port state control regimes covering almost 50 countries will introduce a three-month fire safety campaign from September 1. Fire safety plans and safety equipment will be checked.
The campaign follows several high-profile fires recently, including the Pablo aframax that exploded and caught fire in the South China Sea in early May, as well as a spate of car carrier blazes.
Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality has ranked fire and explosion as the number one cause of marine insurance losses by value from 2017 to 2021.
