Do you know when to inspect your fire protection systems onboard?
Fire protection systems need to be inspected weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually, to ensure proper functioning.
Read moreFire protection systems need to be inspected weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually, to ensure proper functioning.
Read moreThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report into the blaze on the bridge of the crude tanker S-Trust 12 months ago, to provide lessons learned.
Read moreLithium batteries and the potential fire hazard they pose in electric vehicles (EVs) during transportation by sea, is a vital issue in shipping industry, and the risk of fire should not be downplayed, Gard highlights.
Read moreSurvitec released the results of pioneering tests conducted on high-pressure CO2 fire extinguishing systems aboard three Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels.
Read moreWhile the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety is ongoing, RISK4SEA SaaS PSC Intelligence platform issued preliminary results and a Fire Safety CIC Intensity Index to shed light on the key related deficiencies found onboard, revealing that there are 29 different codes to support the findings for Fire Safety (including drills and supportive equipment).
Read moreTo support ongoing work on developing revisions to or new regulations concerning detection and control of fires in cargo holds and on the cargo deck of containerships, experts in containership fires and Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) have been meeting at IMO Headquarters in London (23-26 October).
Read moreHoegh Autoliners has taken extensive measures to prevent an incident of fire onboard as well as mitigation measures to contain such a phenomenon.
Read moreAs part of their series, American P&I has published an animation video which highlights, that in a event of an engine room fire, preparedness of the vessel’s crew is a critical element to its mitigation.
Read moreThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator, issued an advisory regarding failed of copper bursting discs in Carbon dioxide (CO2) fire extinguishing systems.
Read moreElectric vehicles can be transported either by pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) or roro/ropax vessels which have significant differences.
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