Application shows available berths in Rotterdam
Finding a place to berth in the biggest port of Europe, will be an easy task for inland shippers with the soon-to-be-launched Berth Available' app
Read moreFinding a place to berth in the biggest port of Europe, will be an easy task for inland shippers with the soon-to-be-launched Berth Available' app
Read moreSIGTTO announced that this WG has completed its task. The document was published in February 2014 and is available as a free download on the websites of SIGTTO and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
Read moreDMAIB report on mooring accident onbaord PACHUCA
Read moreChemical tanker salvage operation
Read moreOCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) issued a guide for those involved in the procurement of High Modulus Synthetic Fibre (HMSF) mooring lines
Read moreThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Marine Accident Brief regarding bollard failure which caused breakaway of cruise ship Carnival Triumph from its moorings, resulting in collision with dredge Wheeler and towing vessel Noon Wednesday
Read moreThe vessel was approaching the berth under the pilotage. One tug boat was made fast on the starboard shoulder, forward of another tug boat that was already made fast through the Panama fairlead on the starboard quarter
Read moreThe Nautical Institute has issued MARS Report No. 71 ' Poor leadership and a bad lead regarding poorly designed equipment and unsuitable lead for the messenger line which lead to errors during towing and mooring operations.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report No68 regarding fatality caused by poor mooring practice.
Read moreThe Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report No.64 describing an accident in which the crewmember risked life and limb by making an ill-considered foot movement towards a line that was being hauled in. That one and the same person controlled the winch and cleared the line being wound onto the drum simultaneously contradicts the principles of good seamanship.
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