Tag: safe navigation

UK MCA issued a Marine Guidance Note highlighting issues to be taken into consideration when assessing the impact on navigational safety and emergency response (search and rescue, salvage and towing, and counter pollution) caused by offshore renewable energy installation developments.

Years ago, above the entrance to the navigation bridge was a brass plaque which stated “for use in navigating the ship”. This use has become corrupted over the years and many non navigational tasks were undertaken. Captain Mark Bull FNI, Principal, Trafalgar Navigation Limited explains how this situation arose.

The Port of London Authority has updated its General Directions for Navigation in the port following a consultation during summer 2020.

The Panama Canal Authority published an advisory regarding the unsafe practice of certain vessels calling at Panama Canal waters.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published its investigation report on the collision of supply vessel in 2019, which caused more than 6,000 gallons of diesel oil being dumped into the Sabine Pass.

UK MAIB in its most recent Safety Digest informs about an unnecessary risk of collision of an inbound bulk carrier with a ro-ro passenger ferry.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will revise its port dues rates to fund the increased costs of operating and maintaining the Port of Singapore.

NAPA, alongside ClassNK, and MOL, announced that the software they have been collaborating on to monitor and mitigate grounding risks has been verified as successful in its proof-of-concept stage.

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) recently issued guidelines in an effort to help the development of company risk assessments for vessels operating in Turkish Straits.

Autonomous ship technology can improve maritime safety according to One Sea, the industry grouping targeting 2025 as its target for the first autonomous maritime ecosystem. Some of One Sea’s leading technology company members explain why, and how.