American Club: Best practices for navigating heavy weather
The American P&I Club, has issued a guide, as part of its "All Hands on Deck" series, with best practices for transiting waters during heavy weather.
Read moreThe American P&I Club, has issued a guide, as part of its "All Hands on Deck" series, with best practices for transiting waters during heavy weather.
Read moreShanghai has taken significant precautions as Typhoon Bebinca approaches, potentially becoming the strongest storm to hit the city since 1949.
Read moreAdverse weather conditions impacting South Africa this past week have led to yet another large container vessel losing as many as 99 containers off the east coast of South Africa, according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).
Read moreOn July 9, 2024, the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin encountered unexpectedly strong adverse weather conditions off the South African resulting in 44 containers lost at sea, and 30 containers on the vessel damaged.
Read moreSummit LNG announced it will send its damaged Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for repairs after suffering damage in Bangladesh.
Read moreHeavy fog has disrupted maritime operations in the Qiongzhou Strait near China's Guangdong province, coinciding with widespread snow and freezing rain that is anticipated to impact travel across the country in the coming days.
Read moreNorthStandard’s Strike & Delay class has added Weather Cover to its range of risks, offering shipowners and charterers insurance protection against adverse weather conditions that can pose a threat to ships.
Read moreA cruise ship has safely made its way back to the United Kingdom following a tumultuous encounter with a powerful storm in the Bay of Biscay.
Read moreHong Kong Merchant Shipping has published an Information Note to present an incident where a fatal accident happened outside the accommodation block under adverse weather, in order to draw lessons learned.
Read moreAs the Nautical Institute reports, a loaded VLCC was underway. The vessel’s weather routing service was forecasting waves with a significant height of more than six metres. The vessel’s speed was slowed to between five and six knots to reduce the chances of shipping seas on deck.
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