Tag: marine casualties

The Salvage Committee of the International Group (IGP&I) has drafted new Guidelines in collaboration with the Joint Marine Claims Committee (JMCC) to help improve cooperation in the handling of shipping casualties.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority identified a slight decrease in accidents in 2022: 137 accidents compared to 141 in 2021.

IMCA provides a summary of its 29 IMCA Safety Flashes published during 2022, noting that they covered 140 individual incidents or events. 

Over the past few years, the industry has managed a significant drop in reported shipping losses and errors with improvements in ship design, maritime technology, regulation and risk management systems. Dealing with the human factor, though, is unpredictable. Human error and marine accidents seem to be strongly intertwined. From small fires to big explosions seafarers play a key role. No matter how far maritime technology goes, people are always going to be needed in this industry to keep the ship in motion.

EMSA published its Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents for 2022, informing that 2,637 marine casualties and incidents were reported.

A Filipino seafarer who stabbed a killed another crew onboard the MSC Ravenna containership, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

Investigations into human element incidents identified fatigue to be a major contributing factor to maritime accidents. In fact, human error because of fatigue has long been regarded as contributing to the majority of incidents in the shipping sector.

EMSA published its safety analysis of EMCIP data, offering a high-level overview of the safety issues reported in the system between 2011 and 2021.

Given the many difficulties involving in suppressing battery fires, particularly at sea, focusing on loss prevention measures is crucial, whether batteries are transported within EVs or as standalone cargo, according to a new risk bulletin from marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).

IG Clubs’ Salvage Committee have launched a report which provides a review into delays in contracting and engagement of salvage services in marine casualties, finding that delays are occurring and on the increase.