Measures against oil fires onboard
Britannia P&I Club presents the risk of oil fires as well as measures the crew can implement to prevent them from happening.
Read moreBritannia P&I Club presents the risk of oil fires as well as measures the crew can implement to prevent them from happening.
Read moreAllianz highlights that fires on vessels remain one of the biggest safety issues for the shipping industry. As there are several incidents in recent years where Li-Ion batteries have been reported as contributing to fires on vessels, Allianz experts Capt. Rahul Khanna, Captain Randy Lund and Captain Anastasios Leonburg, share their considerations on how electric vessels may impact safety onboard.
Read moreOn the announcement of a new CIC on fire safety, SQE MARINE consulting firm provides guidance on how to effectively comply with the requirements.
Read moreParis and Tokyo MoUs have jointly announced a new Concentrated Inspections Campaign (CIC) that will take place from September 1st to November 30rd, 2023 with a focus on Fire Safety implementation on board ships, since high levels of deficiencies were found in recent years in this specific area.
Read moreAccording to Dutch Coast Guard, one person died and several others were hurt when a fire broke out on a cargo ship carrying cars off the northern tip of Netherlands, forcing several crew members to jump overboard.
Read moreA recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, there was a small fire in the engine room on a vessel in port, to provide lessons learned.
Read moreAccording to Gard, this year’s concentrated inspection campaign by port state control starts on 1 September 2023 and focuses on fire safety, both from a technical and operational aspect.
Read moreAccording to U.S. Coast Guard, the fire aboard the conro Crande Costa D’Avorio at the port of Newark, New Jersey has been contained. As of Saturday afternoon, the fire is confined to the 11th deck, and the end is in sight.
Read moreOn 5th July, two firefighters were confirmed dead after Grimaldi cargo ship caught fire in Port Newark. Multiple vehicles on the ship caught fire, then spread to the two floors above, according to officials.
Read moreOn 5th July, U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians had opened fire in one of the incidents near the coast of Oman.
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