Las normas marítimas mundiales están colapsando, según las autoridades marítimas

World maritime standards are collapsing, according to maritime authorities, due to ongoing conflicts and a growing clandestine fleet operating outside Western supervision. The major maritime powers, representing more than 20% of global shipping tonnage, warn that the collapse of these principles poses a severe risk to global trade.

In a statement published on Tuesday, the Consultative Group on Shipping (CSG), whose members account for over 20% of global shipping tonnage, declares that wars and the increasing clandestine fleet are not episodic crises but signs of a structural change in the operational environment of global trade. The group includes Greece, Singapore, Denmark, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and South Korea.

The rapid growth of a clandestine fleet of tankers, currently numbering over 1,500 vessels with no traditional insurance coverage, is seen as a major threat. TankerTrackers.com reports that most of these ships lack traditional insurance protection. Recent events, such as the Caroline Bezengi, a ship from the clandestine fleet, colliding with a mine off the coast of Oman without any insurance coverage, highlight the fragility of the shipping system.

Brian Wessel, the CEO of the Danish Maritime Authority, which presides over the CSG, attributes the exceptional statement to growing concerns about the fragmentation of the maritime sector and the deterioration of the standards set by the International Maritime Organization, the UN body that regulates the shipping industry.