Police officers, wearing face masks, supervise the disinfection of a worker near a ship with containers at a port, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel corona virus, in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. 25 DEC 2020 As COVID-19 vaccines emerge, the importance of allowing travel and …
Read More »MAERSK BOXSHIP BOARDED OFF WEST AFRICA
24 DEC 2020 The geared container ship Maersk Cadiz was boarded by pirates off West Africa on Saturday afternoon, Maersk Line confirmed Sunday. While the Maersk Cadiz was under way on a short transit from Ghana to Cameroon, she was attacked and boarded by a gang of “criminals,” Maersk said in a statement Sunday. …
Read More »INJURED 60 IN 2020 WHILE STANDING IN THE LIFTING DANGER ZONE
22 DEC 2020 A cargo vessel arrived in port to load wind turbine tower sections. The deck crew held a safety briefing prior to loading. By this time, it was dark and the vessel’s deck working lights were on, illuminating the area where the crew was working. Following the safety …
Read More »MOL SAFETY PLAN ADDRESSES COMPLACENCY AND OVERCONFIDENCE ON WAKASHIO
21 DEC 2020 Nearly five months after the grounding of the bulk carrier Wakashio off the island of Mauritius, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) which had chartered the vessel, announced its action plan designed to enhance its safety processes and culture aboard its ship and ones it charters. While saying the investigation is …
Read More »WAKASHIO SHOWS NEED FOR SPILL RESPONSE PLANS IN WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN
20 DEC 2020 The environmental catastrophe caused by the grounding of the bulk carrier Wakashio off Mauritius was among the worst maritime casualties of 2020. The resulting fuel spill received wide media coverage – and for a good reason, as the bunker fuel spread into pristine coastal habitats characterized by their ecological …
Read More »FUTURE PROOFING TANKER DESIGN AGAINST EVOLVING EMISSIONS REGULATIONS
19 DEC 2020 With a range of new technologies all competing to meet the challenges to provide eco-friendly maritime solutions to achieve the goals of the IMO on emissions, shipowners are facing difficult decisions. A joint research project launched by the classification society DNV and shipbuilder HHI Group sought to …
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