A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, Dive Technicians on a routine walkaround noticed an alarm from the LARS for the dive bells, during a vessel transit to an offshore field.

The Baltic Exchange, the world’s independent source of maritime market data, has issued its report for the last week, 5th – 9th June 2023, to provide information of the bulk market performance.

IMCA reminds operators that the Marine Safety Forum has published Safety Alert 23-03 relating to an incident where an e-cigarette (vape) caused a small fire.  

In its Q1 2023 Seafarers Happiness Index report, the Mission to Seafarers noted that the percentage of happiness about seafarers' ability to keep fit and healthy on board, has fallen to 7.1 from 7.83.

Cargill has partnered with Kotug International to deploy Kotug’s zero emission E-Pusher and E-Barges, the world’s first fully electric pusher boat and barges to transport cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam.

PetroTal, a Canadian-based company, said that its vessels and crews are coming under attack by the indigenous population as it works to move oil and supplies along the rivers in Peru’s Amazon region.

According to Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), on 30th May, crews of two of its vessels, the Overseas Santorini and the Overseas Nikiski, have performed exceptional acts in rescuing a total of six individuals in two separate incidents occurring within 18 hours of each other.

As the Nautical Institute reports, three tugs were assigned to assist an ultra-large container ship to its berth at a terminal. Tug A, which was allocated the role of stern tug, was a five-year old vessel that had been very recently delivered to the harbour fleet.

DNV has published a study co-sponsored by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), examining the key drivers propelling the transformation of the maritime industry and assesses their impact on ship management and seafarers leading up to 2030.

On 7th June, a cargo ship, the Taisei Maru No.21 ran aground off the coast of Kasaoka City at the tip of Kogochi Island in the Inner Japan Sea.