Tag: Steamship Mutual

The Steamship Mutual has issued a Risk Alert focusing on container cargo operations to highlight that training and reinforcement of safe work practices is of paramount importance not only to ensure an individual’s personal safety but also to ensure that the work area remains safe for others.

Steamship received intelligence from Roxburgh in Boffa, advising of a possible issue for vessels visiting Guinea where there has been strike action at a bauxite mining facility based in Boffa.

After two cases regarding fatalities of ships’ officers when they were trying to take the draught readings of vessels, Steamship provides key issues to be aware of.

Steamship informed that it has become aware of a number of occurrences in recent months where stowaways have boarded vessels in European ports, with the intention of trying to reach Canada.

Steamship Mutual published a Risk Alert to highlight some of the dangers of working in and around the cargo holds during “routine” maintenance and cleaning operations.