Tag: mooring

Automated mooring equipment for vessels sailing on the Tallinn-Helsinki route is helping to drop emissions at Tallinn Old City Harbour.

Trelleborg and NYK Line announced a strategic partnership to meet the demand for increased safety, efficiency and sustainability of mooring operations across Japanese ports.

TSB Canada issued an investigation report on a crew fall overboard incident after a workboat, belonging to the bulk carrier Manitoulin, struck a mooring line on St. Clair River, near Sombra, Ontario, in May 2020. 

The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) shared guidance on design considerations for the gangway landing areas on ships and the gangway system for terminals, discussing different gangway types and configurations.

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on the serious injury of a crew member onboard the container ship APL California, while letting go the towline at the port of Ningbo, China, in May 2020. The incident occurred as the bosun attempted to undo the knot connecting the tug’s pick-up gear and the vessel’s messenger line. 

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on the serious injury of a crew member during mooring operations in the port of Marsaxlokk, Malta, in May 2020. The accident occurred when one of the stern lines parted and struck the third officer on the poop deck. 

Transport Malta issued an investigation report on the serious injury of a crew member onboard the tanker FT Furla, during mooring operations in Westlius Lock, Terneuzen, in May 2020. Analysis revealed that the mooring rope was in good condition, but its breaking load was markedly less than the certified breaking strength.

As UK MAIB describes, a narrowboat that had been tied up to a riverbank broke free from its moorings and was carried quickly downstream in a strong current that had resulted from heavy rainfall.

The run-off of melting snow each spring, and often heavy seasonal rains, create periods of high water in the Mississippi River system which can result in additional risks for vessels operating there, particularly for those which load and discharge cargo at midstream moorings.

UK MAIB issued a safety bulletin to the cruise industry to highlight the importance of using anchoring equipment within its intended design parameters, as it has become concerned at the number of recently reported marine incidents involving cruise ship anchor systems failures.