Tag: risk assessment

According to Lloyd's Register, the new rules will support innovation in the sector by establishing requirements for which compliance can be demonstrated through the application of risk-based assessment techniques.

Transport Malta's Marine Safety Investigation Unit issued an investigation report regarding the engine room fire onboard the cruise ship 'THOMSON MAJESTY' in South of Gorgona Island, on 21 October 2016.

The latest issue of the Navigator, a free publication by The Nautical Institute in association with the Royal Institute of Navigation, explores what is involved in being and working with a Pilot. Most pilotage areas have an increased risk of groundings and collisions, which is why having a Pilot on board is mandatory.

The Steamship Mutual P&I Club issued an alert, informing that it has recently encountered several claims for cargo damage and other liabilities caused by leakage from the manhole covers of either ballast or bunker tanks.

In 2016, the Shipowners Club has experienced a high volume of claims during mooring and unmooring operations, which mainly arose from inadequate supervision, communication failure, and mooring equipment failure.

North P&I Club announced a cooperation with Hudson Analytix, to encourage greater awareness of shipping’s cyber-risks and offer operators greater reassurance and guidance in avoiding the risks and costs of claims associated with cyber-breaches.

In response to the piracy incidents in Gulf of Aden and Bab Al Mandeb, Combined Maritime Forces are establishing a Maritime Security Transit Corridor, to provide a recommended merchant traffic route around which Naval Forces can focus their presence and surveillance efforts.

On the night between 21 and 22 December 2016, the Danish offshore supply ships MÆRSK SEARCHER and MÆRSK SHIPPER capsized and sank in the Bay of Biscay, off the French coast, while being towed by another offshore supply ship, MÆRSK BATTLER, en route to Turkey.

Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with the CSO Alliance to build an online crime reporting platform, aiming to counter cyber threats in the maritime sector. With this platform, incident data can be collected, risks can be assessed, trends analysed and alerts made available to the community in a timely manner.

RMI issued an advisory referring to causal factors that have led to marine casualties off Singapore and Chittagong. Following a five-year review of collisions, allisions and groundings in the areas, the Flag Administration noted that many of the casualties occurred in designated anchorages.