(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Since its inception in 1990, the Canada Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has completed more than 2000 investigations, made more than 630 recommendations, and issued hundreds of safety communications. Over the years, more than 84% of the responses to the Board’s recommendations have been assessed as Fully Satisfactory, demonstrating the TSB’s concrete impact on the improvement of safety.
The annual report for 2024–25 is available and includes the list of all investigation reports released during the year with examples of safety action taken.
The year in results:
- 3222 reported occurrences across Canada in the air, marine, pipeline, and rail sectors.
- 18 safety communications issued, including nine safety advisories, four safety information letters, three recommendations, and two safety concerns.
- 43 new investigations launched and 55 investigation reports released.
- 60 deployments to occurrence sites.
- 127 fatalities reported across all sectors in 2024, which represents an 8% increase from 2023, and 12% higher than the 10-year average.
- 328 SECURITAS reports received, up from 271 the previous year.
Major investigations and safety communications
In July 2024, the TSB released its report into the 2021 ZIM Kingston occurrence (M21P0297), in which parametric rolling led to the loss of 109 containers and a fire involving dangerous goods. The Board issued two safety concerns: one on the need for guidance to manage parametric rolling risks, and another on gaps in Canada’s preparedness for marine emergencies that exceed a vessel crew’s response capacity.
For more details and statistics, click below to download the full report:
Source: Canada Transportation Safety Board (TSB)
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