Tag: best practices

In light of a recent accident, the USCG has issued a Safety Alert to raise awareness about the stability of uninspected commercial vessels and to highlight the importance of ship operators accurately determining and communicating the maximum cargo capacities and safe loading plans to prevent similar tragedies.

The Nautical Institute draws lessons learned from an incident in which recognizing the potential danger due to the vessel's movement, the crew member intervened, prompting the chief cook to safely relocate the knife to a magnetic holder. 

DNV has issued an alert to address the fact that vessels face unexpected port issues from inaccurate sulphur emissions readings due to poorly maintained exhaust gas analyzers. 

The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC), in its latest Claims Review, presents a case study where an arbitration dispute occurred when a shipbroker was accused of breach of contract and negligence for failing to disclose critical navigation restrictions to charterers.

TT Club, in collaboration with the Container Owners Association (COA), has released a new Stop Loss publication regarding the use of flexitanks for transporting bulk liquid cargoes. 

Steamship Mutual P&I Club has issued an alert to inform operators of the dangers of working on an open deck during adverse weather, and to present mitigation measures against them. 

The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has issued a circular with recommendations for the carriage of plastic pellets by sea in freight containers. 

Simulated launching of free-fall lifeboats is a training procedure used to practice and familiarize crew members with the deployment and operation of free-fall lifeboats without actually launching the boat into the water. 

The EU MRV regulations form the foundation for the EU ETS, with emissions data serving as the  basis for the allowances shipping companies must purchase. Even though the EU ETS currently applies to ships of 5000 GT and above, it is expected that general cargo and offshore vessels between 400 and 5000 GT will be included from 2027.

Issued as MSC-MEPC.2/Circ.18 on 11 July 2024, the IMO has revised the fuel oil sampling guidelines for verifying compliance with MARPOL Annex VI and SOLAS Chapter II-2.