Recommendations for USCG to improve fishing vessels safety
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified several actions that the Coast Guard needs to take to help prevent fishing vessel losses and related fatalities.
Read moreThe US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified several actions that the Coast Guard needs to take to help prevent fishing vessel losses and related fatalities.
Read moreThe West P&I Club informed that the seaport of Nouakchott, Mauritania, is experiencing problems related to wind and swell, risks of grounding due to unreliable berth depths, harbour infrastructure damage claims, an acceptance of the vessel's draught survey figures and shortage claims.
Read moreDick Farrel Camoying, Assistant Vice President, Technical Manager, Skuld Club, focuses on purifiers, saying that they are one of the most important pieces of auxiliary machinery.
Read moreCHIRP Maritime has produced a video, aiming to provide additional information, regarding the use of personal mobile devices whilst on duty.
Read moreAs the American Club informs, silver nitrate testing for the presence of sodium chloride (salt) in cargo holds prior to loading is an important practice to prevent claims for damage to steel cargoes.
Read moreAs part of the 'Be prepared to work safely' series, IMCA published a video on keeping hands safe in the workplace.
Read moreAs North Club informs, the 2022 edition of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code features a new schedule. The cargo is a lead residue resulting from a metal recovery process that extracts zinc from a specifically manufactured ore or concentrate.
Read moreAs John Southam, North P&I Club, Loss Prevention Executive, and David Richards, North P&I Club, Director (Claims), explain, avoidable claims related to the carriage of finished and semi-finished steel products continued to take place in 2022.
Read moreTT Club sees criminal fraud in its many and various manifestations within the global supply chain, as a primary and growing threat.
Read moreHavila Kystruten decided that only cars and motor vehicles that use fossil fuel can be transported on board the company’s ships, in selected ports along the coastal route. This means that electric, hybrid and hydrogen cars cannot be transported on board.
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