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Cargo fumigation: An overview for the maritime sector

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Britannia issues cargo fumigation advice
Britannia issues cargo fumigation advice

Britannia P&I Club warns against the risks of cargo fumigation and presents steps people onboard can take in order to mitigate those risks.

Fumigation is an effective approach to eradicate living organisms, such as insects or rodents, and is used to mitigate the transmission of invasive species or phytosanitary risks when transporting an agricultural cargo from one port to another.

Cargo fumigation risks

Both methyl bromide and aluminum phosphide, chemicals used for fumigation, Continue reading “Cargo fumigation: An overview for the maritime sector”

Injury during MOB training on a rigid inflatable boat

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Injury during MOB training on a rigid inflatable boat prompts report by MAIB
Injury during MOB training on a rigid inflatable boat prompts report by MAIB

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has completed a preliminary assessment summary injury during MOB training overboard 1/23: Midsummer.

On 29 June 2023, a student taking part in a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) powerboat level 2 (PB2) training course at St. Andrews Sailing Club, Fife, Scotland was injured when they fell out of the boat during a man overboard (MOB) manoeuvre and were struck by the boat’s propeller. Continue reading “Injury during MOB training on a rigid inflatable boat”

Maritime transport review 2023 published by UNCTAD

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The new maritime transport review 2023 has been published
The new maritime transport review 2023 has been published

In a world rife with cascading crises – geoeconomic fragmentation, retreating development, and climate change – maritime trade serves as a stabilizing anchor, holding fast against the turbulent currents of disruption which are reflected in the maritime transport review 2023.

Over four fifths of all trade in the world flows through the high seas. This includes the crucial trade of food, energy, and other essential goods. As recent trade disruptions, and most notably that of Black Sea food exports due to the war in Ukraine have shown, in our interconnected world, billions of people need open ports and steady ships to eat, keep their lights on, and have their hospitals well-stocked. Continue reading “Maritime transport review 2023 published by UNCTAD”

Coronial Findings into Boating Incident

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BoatThe Boating Industry Association Ltd has released a statement regarding the boating incident off the New South Wales, Australia mid north coast on 26 January 2020.

Here is their statement:

The Boating Industry Association acknowledges the Deputy State Coroner in NSW Magistrate Kennedy’s efforts to investigate matters surrounding a tragic boating incident off the NSW mid north coast on 26 January 2020.

The Coroner found Alan Bruce Beeby died as ‘a result of an inherent defect in the vessel Eliza 1 causing it to capsize resulting in drowning’ whilst 16 nautical miles offshore and about 15 nautical miles north of Seal Rocks. Continue reading “Coronial Findings into Boating Incident”

ICOMIA publishes a Smart Marinas Guide

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ICOMIA Marinas group logoThe ‘Smart Marinas Initiative’ was introduced in light of a pressing need for the marina industry to respond to the technological developments such as digital transformation processes that enhance efficiency, and seamless user experiences across the transportation and hospitality industries.

The ICOMIA Marinas Group (IMG) realised that there is clearly some considerable scope for ICOMIA to assume a global role in developing programs on crucial marina-related issues such as interconnection, data collection, and sustainability. Continue reading “ICOMIA publishes a Smart Marinas Guide”

MAIB Safety Digest 2/2023 October published

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MAIB Safety Digest published
MAIB Safety Digest published

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on-board UK flagged vessels worldwide, and other vessels in UK territorial waters. This Safety Digest, the second edition of 2023, is a compendium of anonymous articles involving vessels from the merchant, fishing and small craft sector which draws the attention of the marine community to some of the lessons arising from investigations into recent accidents and incidents.

In his introduction, Andrew Moll, Chief Inspector, says, “Welcome to the second MAIB Safety Digest of 2023. I will start by thanking Simon Graves, Duncan Murt and Andy Murray for their respective introductions Continue reading “MAIB Safety Digest 2/2023 October published”

Electric drive narrowboats guide published

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New guide to electric narrowboats published by the Inland Waterways Association
Electric drive narrowboats guide published by the Inland Waterways Association

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has published An Introduction to Electric Drive Narrowboats guide.

IWA believes that it is vital for members of the inland waterways community to make their contribution to a more sustainable environment. IWA’s Sustainable Boating Group has been looking at how inland waterways leisure boating can become more sustainable since 2019 and published its Vision Paper in 2020, covering propulsion, the existing fleet and domestic energy on boats. Continue reading “Electric drive narrowboats guide published”

Tour boat collision leads to captains imprisonment

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collision with a tour boat that left 27 people dead in the Danube River in Budapest.
Collision with a tour boat that left 27 people dead in the Danube River in Budapest.

A court in Hungary has sentenced a Viking cruise ship captain to five and a half years in prison for his role in a collision with a tour boat that left 27 people dead in the Danube River in Budapest.

On Tuesday 26 September, 68-year-old Ukrainian national Yuri Chaplinsky, captain of the Viking Cruises river cruise ship Viking Sigyn, was found guilty of negligence leading to mass casualties after his vessel struck and severely damaged the tour boat Hableány on the night of 29 May 2019. Continue reading “Tour boat collision leads to captains imprisonment”

ICOMIA launches essential new Paint Colour Guide: Yacht Coating Technical Guidelines

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New from ICOMIA - the Paint Colour Guide: Yacht Coating Technical Guidelines
New from ICOMIA – the Paint Colour Guide: Yacht Coating Technical Guidelines

The International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) has produced a Paint Colour Guide: Yacht Coating Technical Guidelines as a result of their work with leading yacht coating manufacturers including Akzo Nobel, Hempel, Boero, CMP Chugoku and specialist coating consultants the Safinah Group.

The guide has been produced by ICOMIA members, for their members and the wider marine sector, in conjunction with industry technical experts including yacht paint surveyors, inspectors, chemists and formulators. It aims to provide clear, objective industry guidance on the use of paint colours and yacht coatings.

The days of yachts being painted only with the typical blue hulls and white superstructures are long gone. Continue reading “ICOMIA launches essential new Paint Colour Guide: Yacht Coating Technical Guidelines”

Guidance on PSC firefighting and clean machinery spaces

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There has been an increased focus on the proper operation of PSC firefighting equipment and cleanliness of machinery spaces.
There has been an increased focus on the proper operation of PSC firefighting equipment and cleanliness of machinery spaces.

The Liberian Administration has released guidance on how to comply with the recent focused trend of inspection of machinery spaces by various Port State Control (PSC) regimes to help with PSC firefighting.

There has been an increased focus on the proper operation of PSC firefighting equipment and cleanliness of machinery spaces. Specifically, the following items are consistently noted by Port State Control Officers: Continue reading “Guidance on PSC firefighting and clean machinery spaces”

Threat of cargo losses at sea: Fresh guidelines

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Growing container ship capacity and threat of cargo losses at sea coinciding has prompted ClassNK to produce guidelines
Growing container ship capacity and threat of cargo losses at sea coinciding has prompted ClassNK to produce guidelines

With growing container ship capacity and threat of cargo losses at sea coinciding, ClassNK has recently published two sets of guidelines to help improve cargo safety at sea.

The recent increase in container ship capacity – a response to the growing demand for freight container transport – has coincided with a sharp increase in the number of containers lost overboard, including some notable examples of stack collapse. While rising stack heights have surely contributed to this trend, other influential factors include wave height and size, the ship’s vertical centre of gravity (CoG), the CoG of the container stack and variability in stowage, and cargo securing equipment. Continue reading “Threat of cargo losses at sea: Fresh guidelines”

ABS publishes the January 2024 Edition of Guide for Performance Standards for Corrosion Protection

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The American Bureau of Shipping has published the January 2024 Edition of Guide for Performance Standards for Corrosion Protection.

Corrosion protection requirements are specified in SOLAS Chapter II-1/3-2 for protective coatings of dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and protective coatings of double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers, and in SOLAS Chapter II-1/3-11 for protective coatings or corrosion resistance materials of cargo oil tanks of crude oil tankers.

SOLAS Chapter II-1/3-11 specifies additional corrosion protection requirements for the cargo oil tanks of crude oil tankers contracted on or after 1 January 2013. Continue reading “ABS publishes the January 2024 Edition of Guide for Performance Standards for Corrosion Protection”

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