Tag: safety measures

Britannia Club emphasizes the indispensable role of cranes in shipboard activities, facilitating efficient cargo handling and supporting diverse maritime functions.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently investigated a high potential near miss incident that took place on a drilling rig during cement line pressure testing.

Falling from height is a leading cause of workplace fatalities and injuries. International freight transport and TT Club are warning of this danger in the transport, port and logistics industries, environments in which, unfortunately elevated working locations are often unavoidable.

EMSA has issued its outlook for 2024, which structured around seven thematic categories, this publication places a strong emphasis on Sustainability, Safety & Security, Surveillance, and Simplification, reinforcing the Agency’s commitment to addressing the associated fundamental maritime challenges.

Empire Navigation Inc., managers of M/T St. Nikolas, reports with great pleasure the safe release of the youngest crew member onboard its seized vessel.

On 17th January, the European Parliament officially adopted the Berendsen report, an own-initiative report on “building a comprehensive European Port Strategy” (585 in favour, 21 against, 26 abstentions).

During the 2023 SAFETY4SEA Singapore Forum, Capt. Andre LeGoubin, President of The Nautical Institute, delivered a presentation on how the continuity of onboard training will ensure that today’s modern vessels continue to be operated in a safe, efficient, and commercially viable way.

The Britannia Club has produced a new safety video to raise awareness of safety issues for crew members working at height. This video is the first in a series aimed at addressing the most critical safety issues facing seafarers.

On 9 January, BIMCO, INTERPORTPOLICE, INTERMANAGER, the World Shipping Council and Northeast Maritime Institute held a conference in Houston to discuss the rise in drug smuggling using ships and the abuse of seafarers. 

According to Britannia Club, ships anchor for a variety of operational reasons however anchoring can lead to the loss of control over the ship and ultimately to the loss of anchors or chains, grounding, collision or damage to property.