Tag: Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Merchant Shipping describes an incident where as a bulk carrier was loading logs at anchorage, two stevedores were found lying inside a fully loaded cargo hold and they were declared dead later.

The Hong Kong Merchant Shipping provides lessons learned from an assistant electrician that suffered an electric shock and died as a result.

The Hong Kong Merchant Shipping presents lessons learned from a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier, which when berthed at a port for cargo loading, its aft spring line was caught under a tyre fender.

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs about an incident, where an electrician collapsed inside a cargo hold aft transverse bulkhead lower stool when testing the water ingress alarms.

A.P. Moller-Maersk recently joined the Low Carbon Charter, launched by Hong Kong Business Environment Council (BEC).

Effective from 9 August, the Hong Kong Department of Health issued "Updated Exemption Conditions and Quarantine Arrangement for Visiting Vessels". The Government has adopted a risk-based approach and re-categorised overseas places into high-risk, medium-risk and low-risk groups.

A Chief Officer on board a Hong Kong registered chemical/product carrier rashly entered a cargo oil tank for rescue, but fainted instantly and fell onto the second landing platform in the tank, resulting in his death, the Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs.

As the Hong Kong Merchant Shipping informs, a bulk carrier loaded with 55,000 metric tonnes of nickel ore sailed close to a tropical storm with a maximum wind speed of 40 knots while en route. The vessel eventually capsized and sank.

A Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier loaded with 55,000 metric tonnes of nickel ore sailed close to a tropical storm with a maximum wind speed of 40 knots while en route. The vessel eventually capsized and sank. As a result, ten crew members went missing. Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from the incident. 

A Chief Officer onboard a Hong Kong-registered chemical/product carrier rashly entered a cargo oil tank for rescue, but fainted instantly and fell onto the second landing platform in the tank, resulting in his death. Hong Kong MARDEP shared lessons learned from the incident.