Tag: safety measures

Ocean Network Express (ONE) will implement a penalty fee that is to be levied in the event of misdeclaration of cargo details at time of booking.

Standard Club is seeing an increasing number of requests from operators who are considering the use of Y-splitters in order to increase the reefer capacity on their containerships beyond their designed limit.

In this article, Mark Smith, Loss Prevention Executive, North P&I Club, talks about how can technology detect and prevent misdeclared cargo and its therefore its consequences.

‘Together in Safety initiated the “Future Fuels Risk Assessment”, a cross-industry study with nine partners to evaluate potential operational risks of LNG, methanol, hydrogen and ammonia.

Seafaring is a rewarding career which offers a lifetime of opportunities and can create strong friendships, but the shipping industry needs to embrace change and improve its safety record in order to fully support its people, says Captain Kuba Szymanski, Secretary General of InterManager.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator is conducting marine safety investigations into two different incidents involving in transit cargo fumigation.

CHIRP Maritime published its seventh annual digest of CHIRP Maritime reports, covering all the cases it published during 2021 as well as several in-depth articles specially commissioned to highlight important safety topics.

Between 2016 and 2022, the quantum for claims, notified to the Shipowners' Club, caused by fires on board vessels was over US$ 4 million.

Mark Dunbar, Surveys Manager, West P&I Club provides recommendations on fitting and removal of temporary lashing points, after the club receiving a number of high value claims arising from these operations.

Seafarers work in a heavily regulated industry, facing a workload that is physically and mentally challenging. The good news is that there is plenty that can be done to help combat stress and promote healthy, restorative sleep.