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MOL announced the launch of its biannual safety campaign on April 1, targeting all MOL group-operated vessels

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DNV GL has recently issued regulatory update on the application of MSC.1/CIRC.1352

New report by Allianz unveils all trends and developments in shipping losses and safety during 2015 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) issued an annual review of trends and developments in shipping losses and safety, entitled as 'Safety and Shipping Review 2015'. This review focuses on key developments in maritime safety and analyzes shipping losses (of over 100 gross tons) during the 12 months prior to December 31, 2014. It follows the Safety and Shipping Review 2014, available hereHighlights75 large ships lost worldwide in 2014, down by a third year-on-yearSouth China and South East Asian waters top loss hotspotsIncreasing size of container ships and floating offshore facilities could cause larger losses exceeding $1 billionCyber risks a growing concern in shipping sector, particularly around e-navigationCrewing levels, Arctic shipping, the increase in human trafficking by sea and further geopolitical uncertainty create new industry risksShipping losses continued their long-term downward trend with 75 reported worldwide in 2014, making it the safest year in shipping for 10 years, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE's (AGCS) third annual Safety and Shipping Review 2015, which analyzes reported shipping losses of over 100 gross tons.SafetyLosses declined by 32% compared with the previous year and were ...

. The conference was arranged by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.About forty leading organizations of container industry engaged in design, manufacture, testing, transportation, operation of containers were the participants of this conference.

NAPA launched a package of monitoring solutions to increase the safety of passenger vessels

CHIRP has received a report related to security/emergency escape conflict

Challenges faced and Lessons to be learned Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) has received a report related to lifeboat/rescue boat surveys.Report text:"We had a 5yr inspection by Class and we passed all items, including CO2, fire plan, extinguishers, load testing of cranes, etc, etc, but we had a problem with the freefall boat and the rescue boat."The first problem was due to the stern lines being in the way of the freefall lifeboat, but the Class surveyor wanted to lower the boat to see if the system was working properly. We eased the tension on the stern ropes to do this, but the vessel moved off the berth. After many attempts to lower the freefall boat the surveyor agreed we should conduct the test on another occasion with the vessel at anchor and send him photographs."The second problem I had was when we tried to lower the rescue boat, because we were due to shift along the berth to load one of the after hatches and the inspector was therefore pushed to do the load test on the rescue boats hook ASAP."As soon as we finished shifting the vessel the Bosun proceeded to lower the rescue boat to the ...

Challenges faced and Lessons to be learned Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) has received a report related to lifeboat manuals.Report text:"Recently one of our ships had a potentially serious accident when the lifeboat securing hooks released under load causing the boat to fall. The manufacturers immediately blamed the crew for not reading the instruction manual properly before they last attached the hooks to the lifeboatfalls. Another gripe (no pun intended) I have about lifeboats is that they are just too complicated for ordinary seafarers to use. Even I, who took a university honours degree in Nautical Studies, find the manuals confusing. Lifeboats are responsible for killing more seafarers during practice than they save in emergencies these days (this is not a figure I can prove but Im sure I'm correct) . The manufacturers expect and require that seafarers read and understand every page of their instruction manuals before they launch a lifeboat, even in an emergency.CHIRP CommentThe poor standard of some manuals has been raised repeatedly through reports to CHIRP. Accidents associated with lifeboats are reported too frequently and a lack of familiarity with the equipment is often a factor.Good, clear instructions in a standard format could go some ...

CHIRP has received a report related to a close encounter with a dredger