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SAFETY
Ensuring the safety and welfare of our seafarers remains our top
priority. The safety and operational welfare of our seafarers
continues to be the foremost priority across our fleet operations.
In 2025, Maersk Product Tankers vessels reported zero Lost Time
Incident (LTI) cases, marking a continuous improvement from two
LTIs in 2024 and three in 2023. Key safety performance indicators
also demonstrated positive trends with the Total Recorded Case
Frequency (TRCF) decreased from 0.96 in 2024 to 0.76 in 2025, and
the Lost Time Incident Frequency (LTIF) was maintained at 0.00,
down from 0.27 in the previous year.
Environmental protection performance remained strong, with no
overboard spill incidents recorded in 2025. Throughout the year, we
strengthened engagement with Technical Managers to reinforce
compliance with environmental protection standards and to advance
our zero harm objectives.
In September 2025, the fleet achieved a major compliance milestone
i.e. a five-year detention free record under Port State Control (PSC)
inspections, indicating sustained alignment with international
regulatory requirements and vessel readiness standards.
The improvements observed across leading and lagging safety
indicators can be directly attributed to coordinated efforts between
shore-based functions and onboard teams. Key interventions
included the deployment of three Designated Safety Trainers for
structured onboard training, vessel specific leadership
communication sessions, and mandatory safety briefings for all
joiners. Collectively, these initiatives enhanced hazard awareness,
strengthened procedural adherence, and supported the
development of a proactive, risk-based safety culture.
In 2026, with the planned transition of Technical Management
operations in house, we will continue to advance our safety
management systems and maintain an uncompromising focus on
achieving zero incident and zero harm performance across the fleet.
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
Conducting business in a responsible manner is imperative for Maersk
Product Tankers. We remain steadfast in our commitment to
eliminating corruption and ensuring compliance with sanctions, and
laws and regulations, as well as safeguarding human rights.
To ensure the fleet is trading in compliance with sanctions, Maersk
Tankers’ sanctions team of legal experts are monitoring geopolitical
developments, so we can respond quickly when sanctions are
introduced or changed. The industry has seen 19 new sanctions
packages introduced by the EU (the latest in October 2025) in the
wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 20th sanctions package may
be approved before the financial statements are released. To ensure
compliance in our operations, the team is following procedures and
using screening tools. In 2025, as a result of the work, the fleet traded
in compliance with these complex sanctions landscape.
The maritime industry poses an inherent risk of corruption due to the
prevalence of administrative monopolies over services such as
seaports We are taking measures to eliminate corruption, which
undermines social and economic development in society and
destabilises business. We take a zero-tolerance stand on corruption
of any kind.
Maersk Tankers’ Code of Conduct for Third Parties references its
stance and expectations on anti-corruption and bribery; and its
employees undertake mandatory anti-corruption training. Synergy
Group continues to ensure robust enforcement of its strict anti-
corruption policy, including zero-tolerance to facilitation payments.
Both Maersk Tankers and Synergy Group are members of the
Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN). No reports on corruption
or bribery cases have been received in 2025.
As a company that operates globally, we have a large network of
suppliers which implies a risk of human rights violations in the value
chain which could harm individuals and have negative repercussions
on Maersk Tankers. We work with our strategic partners to ensure
suppliers conduct business responsibly in accordance with
international and own company standards. Maersk Tankers has, for
example, in its Third-Party Code of Conduct set out minimum
requirements for the Maersk Tankers business and all direct
counterparties, including but not limited to customers, partners,
suppliers, and all parties acting on behalf of Maersk Tankers in
connection with vessels managed by Maersk Tankers. Maersk Tankers
requires that all counterparties operate in accordance with
responsible business principles detailed in the Third-Party Code of
Conduct and in full compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations. The Third-Party Code of Conduct deals with business
ethics, health and safety, environment, working conditions and
employment practices, including human rights, and diversity, equity
and inclusion. Periodic reviews and follow-up audits as per our
internal risk procedures are conducted to monitor the compliance
levels. In addition, Maersk Tankers offers a Whistleblower hotline
where internal and external parties can report misconduct.
Maersk Tankers progressed the work in 2025. Contracts with strategic
suppliers include a reference to the Third-Party Code of Conduct or to
the suppliers’ own equivalent if this is, as a minimum, on a par with
the company’s standards. Together with Maersk Tankers and Synergy
Group, we will continue the work to make our supply chain more
sustainable, which includes asking suppliers to meet social and
environmental requirements and ensuring procurement contracts
reflect environmental concerns.
Maersk Product Tankers has appointed Synergy Denmark, a subsidiary
of the Synergy Group, as the designated ISM (International Safety
Management) Manager for the MPT fleet. In fulfilling their obligations
under the ISM Code, Synergy Denmark maintains oversight of safety
management system compliance and proactively evaluates
operational risks, including those related to the protection of