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INTERCARGO ESG REVIEW 2024
SAFETY, REDUCTION OF FATALITIES, INJURIES, AND LOSS OF VESSELS

Dry bulk ships are at the very heart of global trade and previous 10 years. Ship loss statistics between 2014
have seen a much welcomed long-term positive safety and 2023 suggest a clear improvement in terms of the
trend in recent years. There has been a clear improvement number of annual losses of bulk carriers versus the total
in terms of the number of annual losses of bulk carriers number of bulk carriers in the global fleet.
versus the total number of bulk carriers in the global
fleet. Improved safety is largely thanks to constant INTERCARGO is a proud supporter of the ‘Together in
learning, better crew training, improved ship design, new Safety’ initiative, which is a non-regulatory industry
technology and stronger regulatory compliance. Sadly, consortium connecting the maritime sector to improve
major incidents involving loss of life still occur: there is no safety performance. The Together in Safety Coalition
room for complacency. has developed a Framework for any shipping company
as the basis for their safety management program, and
INTERCARGO is determined to help lead the response comprises the Strategic Drivers of Leadership, Incident
to these events, working with its members and industry Prevention, and Wellbeing & Care.
stakeholders to do all possible to learn and protect the
lives of the brave men and women who crew bulk carriers. It is the intention of INTERCARGO to continue to work
tirelessly with all stakeholders in order to improve bulk
Every year, the INTERCARGO Bulk Carrier Casualty Report carrier safety and to strive for zero losses of seafarers and
provides an analysis of casualty statistics covering the zero losses of dry bulk ships.

INTERCARGO members surpass industry average performance in both deficiencies and detentions.

The INTERCARGO badge of quality is widely recognised within the industry, and based on the latest
Benchmarking Report 2022-2023, INTERCARGO-entered vessels consistently bettered industry performance
indicators in terms of both deficiencies and detentions. However the industry as a whole shows a steady
increase in detention rates. The Benchmarking Report 2022-2023 can be accessed https://www.intercargo.
org/benchmarking-report-2022-2023/.

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