The Report Magazine

The 144-page December 2023 Report magazine – edition 106 – is available to read in pdf or eReader formats.

– What a small craft surveyor should inspect
– The dangers and challenges of lithium-ion batteries and fires: What we have learnt and know now
– Wind power developments for sailing boats into headwinds
– Safe working conditions remain an issue on board vessels visiting Australia
– Supramax detention in Immingham Port: A PSC case study
– Rules for expert witnesses
– Cargo packing matters: Amended Dangerous Goods regulation are mandatory from January 2024
– On the subject of Orca attacks
– With each passing year: A review of IIMS activities in 2023

Read the December 2023 Report Magazine online in e-Reader format or in pdf format: Report Magazine December 2023

The 140-page September 2023 Report magazine – edition 105 – is available to read in pdf or eReader formats.

Some of the key features are:
– The Future of AI in Marine Cargo Survey Businesses
– A comprehensive look at the future of yachting
– When the numbers become dangerous: An opinion article by Michael Grey
– The history of ceramic coatings
– The Green and Digital Corridors
– Bills of lading: Basic concepts and issues
– How digitisation can enhance safety and contribute towards a greener future
– Mounting calls for leisure marine sector legislation on overboard discharge

Read the September 2023 Report Magazine online in e-Reader format or in pdf format: Report Magazine September 2023.

The 144-page June 2023 Report magazine – edition 104 – has been published and can be read in pdf or eReader formats.

Some of the key features are:
– Safety tips for handling energy sources onboard
– New AMSA report raises concerns about the alarming increase in vessel fires
– The restoration of the 127-year-old large classic yacht Cariad: Marine surveyors in a project management role
– The marine carriage of nurdles will be regulated but how and when is the question
– The Rise of the Super RIB
– Seafarers desperately need training to handle explosive lithium-ion batteries
– A new era in Greek national maritime legislation began on 1 May 2023
– Water Revolution Foundation issues call for superyacht sector to become green faster

Read the June 2023 Report Magazine online in e-Reader format or in pdf format: Report Magazine June 2023

The 132-page March 2023 Report magazine – edition 103 – is available to read.

Some of the key features are:
– Minimum steel thickness for narrowboats: Special feature
– The opportunities and challenges presented by report writing software
– Is lithium-ion the ideal battery?
– State the facts and only the facts in post-incident reporting
– Key trends driving marine insurance claims activity from fire to inflation
– Beware of the danger of in-transit fumigation
– Firefighting at sea – Towards a safe ship concept
– What lessons could be learned by the Suez Canal Authorities from the Ever Given grounding?
– Finding the cracks before they appear

Read the March 2023 Report Magazine online in e-Reader format or in pdf format: Report Magazine March 2023

The 128-page December Report magazine – edition 102 – is available to read.

Some of the key features are:
– Marine Surveyors: Your Life in Their Hands
– Effective and regular vessel maintenance can prevent machinery failures
– Loss prevention measures for the carriage of electrically powered refrigerated containers in cargo holds
– Guidance for the shipment of project and equipment cargoes
– Sustainability Whitepaper LNG as marine fuel
– Parsing the BIMCO emission trading scheme allowances clause
– Containership 2050: When the box becomes the customer
– Total Methane and CO2 Emissions from Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier Ships: The First Primary Measurements
– 2022: The year that went by in a flash

Read the December 2022 Report Magazine online in e-Reader format or in pdf format: Report Magazine December 2022

The 101st edition – the September 2022 Report magazine – is available to read

Some of the main features and articles include:
– What changes to SOLAS 2024?
– Blistering barnacles! The sticky problem of biofouling
– Modernising the handling of Safety Management Systems for better efficiency
– Advancing sailing technology with safety in mind
– Eliminating the risk of container stack collapses
– Time for transparency about accidents
– How independent are you?
– Marine safety must never become a box-ticking exercise
– Decarbonisation and Alternative Fuels FAQs

Read the September 2022 Report Magazine online in e-reader format or in pdf format: Report Magazine September 2022