FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The international maritime community marks World Maritime Day on 24 September, with the sector facing the growing impact of conflict and geopolitical instability on commercial shipping, seafarers and global trade. As geopolitical tensions continue to spill into the world’s shipping lanes, the importance of a common global framework for maritime safety has rarely been more apparent. Merchant vessels have come under attack in multiple conflict-affected areas, including the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, with dozens of seafarers losing their lives and disruptions rippling through global trade and critical supply chains. RelatedNews BIMCO: Container shipping market faces mounting supply pressure in 2027 Indonesia ferry sinking death toll rises to 28 as underwater search widens var jnews_module_21382762_0_6ab4ecf757ed5 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21382762","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4500,19,2115,241","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","paginat