Safety & Training

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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marine safety equipment firm Survitec has launched a life jacket that it says is comfortable enough to be worn all day when technicians are out on the wind turbines.

6th September 2023

Survitec launches ‘wear all day’ life jacket

6th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two container ships have run aground in recent days in separate incidents, one off the coast of Finland when the captain fell asleep, reports say.

6th September 2023

Two container ships run aground in separate incidents

6th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An explosion at a Turkish shipyard in the well-known shipbuilding area of Tuzla killed one worker and injured another on Monday, Turkish and other media have reported. According to the Bianet media…

23rd August 2023

Explosion kills worker at Tuzla shipyard

23rd August 2023