A total of 79 incidents were reported to the IMB Piracy reporting Centre between Jan – Sep 2024. These are broken down as 62 vessels boarded, 9 attempted attacks, 6 vessels hijacked and 2 fired upon. Violence against and the threat to crews continues with 111 crew taken hostage, 11 crew kidnapped and 3 threatened.

The goal of the revised short-term GHG reduction measure is to achieve the levels of ambition of the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy, including to reduce
CO2 emissions per transport work, as an average across international shipping, by at least 40% by 2030, compared to 2008.

The maritime industry, represented by the signatory industry organizations, is united in its pursuit of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050

After the finalisation of the IMO GHG Strategy in July 2023, IMO now continues to work on the LCA framework the mid & long-term measures & the comprehensive impact assessment the short-term measures 2026 review