Tag: mooring

ABS issued a recommendation guide for the design and installation of drag anchors and plate anchors for offshore service. The guide includes notes for the site investigation, methodologies for geotechnical design and structural assessment and installation and testing recommendations for drag anchors and plate anchors as well.

BSU has issued safety investigation report on an occupational accident with fatal consequences happened on board the CMV MAERSK KURE, on February 2016, sailing from Rotterdam.

Transport Malta has issued safety investigation report into the mooring equipment failure and subsequent fatality of a shipyard worker on board the Cyprus registered ro-ro passenger GALAXY in Valletta, Malta on 18 January 2016.

Peter Lundahl Rasmussen, Head of Maritime Information, BIMCO provides a brief recap of the important developments occurred in shipping during 2016 and shares his insight into the major safety concerns that industry has to pay attention in 2017.

AMSA has issued a marine notice aiming to bring to the attention of ship owners, ship operators, ship masters, port authorities, and tug operators the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons.

Transport Malta has issued safety investigation report referring to a serious injury incident onboard MV SOVEREIGN during mooring operation.

GAC has secured a contract with Shell UK to provide mooring services at its Braefoot Bay facility. The contract also includes jetty watch services and safety boat cover.

Shipboard tasks such as mooring/unmooring, surveys, cleaning, maintenance and rigging may require seafarers and other persons to work or access over the side of the ship. AMSA has issued a bulletin highlighting that working over the side is a high risk operation and must be treated accordingly.

The role of the pilot in mitigating the potential economic and environmental risk from today's large vessels is one of the most important in maritime safety. In recognition of this, the ICS has embarked upon its first comprehensive survey of pilotage, towing and mooring services provided in ports and terminals around the world.

The London P&I Club continues to note the regularity with which Club-appointed inspectors record negative findings in and around the ship’s mooring station. In its latest StopLoss issue, the Club identifies that the most common finding include lack of anti-skid deck paint in key areas; lack of hazard marking of protruding objects and platforms and low awareness of the dangers of snap-back zones