Safety & Training

VESSELS

VESSELS

A million barrels of crude oil have been saved from causing unprecedented ocean pollution after salvors successfully towed the blazing tanker Sounion to safety.

18th September 2024

Blazing oil tanker disaster averted by salvors

18th September 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marine fire safety company Sea-Fire Marine says it has produced a blanket especially to deal with lithium battery fires.

12th September 2024

Marine blankets to deal with lithium battery fires

12th September 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Viking Life-Saving Equipment has taken over the safety department of Lindrup Martinsen in the north Norwegian city of Tromsø.

9th September 2024

Viking expands life-saving to northern Norway

9th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

More than 40 passengers and crew were injured when a master fell asleep at the helm of a ro-ro passenger ferry,  investigators have found.

5th September 2024

String of errors causes ferry grounding – report

5th September 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ClassNK has awarded its first-ever Additional Fire-Fighting measures for Vehicle Carrier (AFVC) notation to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ LNG-fueled car carrier, Cerulean Ace.

3rd September 2024

ClassNK’s first safety notation for EV transportation

3rd September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sea survival equipment firm Zelim has unveiled its unmanned man overboard vessel at SMM in Hamburg.

3rd September 2024

World-first unmanned MOB rescue vessel unveiled

3rd September 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Viking Life-Saving Equipment has emphasised the need for ship owners and operators to take action ahead of looming regulations banning the use of perfluoro-sulfonic acids (PFOS) on ships.

2nd September 2024

Viking urges early PFOS foam replacement

2nd September 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

After more than a decade of effort and four diplomatic conferences, the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) has officially transitioned from a non-governmental organization (NGO) to…

27th August 2024

IALA boosts navigation safety with new status

27th August 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

One passenger has been confirmed dead and six passengers missing after a typhoon off the coast of Sicily hit the superyacht Bayesian, which then sank, on Monday morning.

19th August 2024

Body recovered as missing yacht passengers sought

19th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has secured a contract to build two powerful tugs for the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety, enhancing the already extensive fleet of such vessels protecting the country’s waters.

14th August 2024

​Sanmar bags Turkish government tug contract

14th August 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Greece-based safety marine products firm Lalizas has boosted its UK offering with new offices and a warehouse in the coastal town of Portsmouth.

8th August 2024

Lalizas UK opens new offices and warehouse

8th August 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The consequences of war on commercial shipping lead to extra dangers for already risky work by salvage firms. Peter Barker reports on two companies’ activities affected by the Red Sea conflict.

30th July 2024

In the line of fire – salvors on the frontline

30th July 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Passage planning risks were not considered before a motor vessel escorting a swim relay team around the Isle of Wight grounded, the MAIB has found.

25th July 2024

Flawed navigation led to grounding – report

25th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Autonomous drones have been demonstrated at the Spanish Port of A Coruña in a bid to use them to improve safety, surveillance and infrastructure supervision in a port.

24th July 2024

A Coruña demonstrates autonomous port drones

24th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The long-established expertise of the Dutch salvage industry has been demonstrated recently with two of the Netherlands leading contractors reporting diverse operations close to and not so close to their home bases.

23rd July 2024

Salvors step in to save groundings, sinkings and fires

23rd July 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tidal Transit commercial director Leo Hambro says the shrinking supply of maritime professionals is the most worrying of many challenges currently facing the sector.

19th July 2024

Opinion: Bridging the maritime skills chasm

19th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch shipyard Stormer Marine will build 11 RIBs for the Royal Dutch Rescue Society (Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij - KNRM), which is now In its 200th year.

17th July 2024

12 RIBs ordered to replace Dutch rescue boats

17th July 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

GEV Wind Power has launched new training facilities in the UK and US, marking an industry first in wind turbine blade repair and maintenance.

15th July 2024

Wind turbine blade repair training expands its reach

15th July 2024

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

The Netherlands is looking at how to ensure safer navigation in an increasingly crowded North Sea after an incident that highlighted the risk of striking fixed and floating objects.

9th July 2024

Report reveals risks of North Sea crowding

9th July 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

According to International Maritime Organisation (IMO) guidelines, vessel traffic services (VTS) contributes to the safety of life at sea, navigation efficiency, and protection of the maritime environment.

28th June 2024

Opinion: Are today’s VTS systems fit for small, complex ports?

28th June 2024