Safety & Training

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Media reports have confirmed that a Christmas Day fire onboard a 125m cargo ship that had burned ‘for days’ has been put out – with suggestions that the blaze had been caused…

3rd January 2024

Suspected battery blaze on cargo ship put out

3rd January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Svitzer has selected Kongsberg Digital to supply tug training simulators as the Denmark-based towage operator’s Port of Newcastle, Australia operation prepares for the arrival of the innovative TRAnsverse tug in early 2025.

15th December 2023

Training tug masters of the future

15th December 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The MCA’s controversial new workboat code has gone in force today – with many of its problems eliminated or watered down thanks to hours of work by the Workboat Association (WA) and…

13th December 2023

Controversial Workboat Code enforced

13th December 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Maritime organisation is marking 75 years since the adoption of the IMO Convention by publishing a book on safer shipping and cleaner seas.

12th December 2023

IMO publishes book to mark 75 years

12th December 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Intellian Technologies Inc and Iridium Communications Inc are developing a new Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) safety display terminal.

5th December 2023

A benchmark new GMDSS safety display terminal

5th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A three-man tug crew who saved the lives of 21 men and avoided a catastrophic oil spill were officially commended by the International Maritime organisation last week.

4th December 2023

Tug heroes win award for saving 21 lives

4th December 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Offshore equipment manufacturer, Osbit, has unveiled a new asset management tool to help enhance safety and performance.

24th November 2023

Osbit releases new asset management tool

24th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has marked the 25th anniversary of the work of SOSREP – the Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention.

24th November 2023

UK marks 25 years of life and vessel-saving SOSREP

24th November 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

There’s an innovative range of lifeboats and davits avilable which are looking to set new standards for compact and lightweight evacuation solutions.

22nd November 2023

The changing face of the lifeboat market

22nd November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A member of crew died when a tug manoeuvre was carried out under supervision of a captain who was still in training himself, an investigation has found.

21st November 2023

Lack of training led to crew death, probe finds

21st November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has updated its UK inland waterways and categorisation of waterways guidance, intended for owners, operators and masters of vessels on inland waters including how to apply,…

1st November 2023

Inland waterways guidance updated for UK

1st November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The search has been called off for four crew members who are missing after the cargo ship Verity crashed into another cargo ship and sank in the early hours of Tuesday.

24th October 2023

One dead, four missing after cargo ships collide

24th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Intellian and Inmarsat have signed an agreement for a next generation safety terminal, designed for operation over Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network.

23rd October 2023

Setting a new benchmark in safety

23rd October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

More fears have been raised about the transport of electric vehicles after a container believed to contain a used one caught fire off the coast of Greece.

9th October 2023

EV suspected of causing container fire

9th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Excess speed probably caused the grounding of a tug that was connecting a towline to an LNG tanker in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel last year, the US National Transportation Safety Board…

6th October 2023

Tug grounding probably caused by excess speed

6th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime safety start-up Zelim is celebrating an agreement with the US Coast Guard that will trial artificial intelligence (AI) in search and rescue.

28th September 2023

Zelim signs trial agreement with US Coast Guard

28th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A recent paper refutes what it says are misleading claims that battery electric vehicle (BEV) fires are more dangerous and frequent than those in vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE).

27th September 2023

Fire and myth: exploring EV battery dangers in shipping

27th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Because fire is so dangerous onboard vessels, ship builders once used asbestos throughout vessel structures to try and mitigate the risk.

26th September 2023

Shipyard workers warned of deadly asbestos

26th September 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mooring line failure, also known as mooring snapback, is a leading cause of injuries of marine workers.  

19th September 2023

Danger of mooring line snapback

19th September 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A UK manufacturer of diving and subsea rescue equipment has won a deal to supply its new submarine rescue system (SRS) to the Indonesian navy.

13th September 2023

UK subsea firm wins key Indonesian deal

13th September 2023