IMDG Code Training (Amdt. 41-22) – Live Virtual Classroom DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 2 to 5 April 2024, a live virtual classroom training on the IMDG Code and the new Amendments. Learning Objectives Focus…
Maritime Accidents
Live on Vergina TV: In the explosive geopolitical shipping front – and beyond, Seafarers well being in its entirety is a MUST!
In continuation of previous live appearances over the last three years on the issue of the two ranging wars in the Black Sea and Middle East …”coupled” with the forthcoming…
The American P&I Club, Member Alert (March 11, 2024) Good Catch update: hear, hear! Animated images
MARCH 11, 2024 GOOD CATCH UPDATE: HEAR, HEAR! ANIMATED IMAGES The difference between smooth sailing and disaster could be something as simple as a piece of equipment left in a workspace or…
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement: “It is deeply saddening to follow the horrific reports of the casualties on the merchant vessel True Confidence, following an attack on the…
Maritime union, RMT today remembers the 193 crew and passengers who lost their lives in waters off Zeebrugge on 6th March 1987 when the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized. National…
By John Faraclas and Anny Zade This 29th Annual Dinner and Dance of the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane, coinciding with…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working with partners to provide assistance to the Government of Yemen following recent sinking of the vessel Rubymar in the Red Sea area. Speaking…
A thorough effort based on the IMO Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) procedure has ensured that the recommendations in DBI’s report CARGOSAFE will form the basis for discussions at the IMO.…
This course is designed for shore and ship staff who want to go deeper into the topic of incident investigation and learn how to apply different methods and tools for…
A ground-breaking partnership between Sailors’ Society and the United Kingdom Maritime Pilots’ Association (UKMPA) will see a first for all UK maritime pilots – access to their own dedicated mental…
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce the expansion of fire safety, resistance and flammability testing services at its laboratory in Farmingdale, New York, USA. Within the framework…
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VIKAND Launches Proactive Healthcare Program to Safeguard Seafarers and Protect the Commercial Viability of the Shipping Industry
February 08, 2024 – VIKAND, a global leader in maritime healthcare, has launched a proactive 24/7 healthcare program to help safeguard seafarers and protect the commercial viability of the shipping industry. With…
At its annual winter meeting in London, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), confirmed that the global marine insurance market is continuing to support trade in the Red Sea…
MAIB Safety Bulletin: Fatal injury to a deckhand following a chain failure on the scallop dredger Honeybourne III (PD905) on 6 October 2023, Newhaven, England
MAIB has published a Safety Bulletin detailing serious concerns about failures of chains in quick-release gear on fishing vessels. Recommendations have been made to owners, operators and skippers of scallop…
NGOs join trade unions in calling for enforcement of occupational health and safety standards On January 16 2024, two workers, Qasim and Mustafa, lost their lives crushed by a heavy…
Following a number of tragic fatalities, IMCA outlines new guidelines for Underwater Ships Husbandry
Owing to a number of fatalities involving divers working on Underwater Ship Husbandry (UWSH) projects in recent years, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has released new Guidance with the…
Red Sea crisis risks pushing up prices and threatens wider escalation of conflict Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Inflationary risks are front and centre again, as…
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, a global leader in maritime safety solutions, has acquired rights to manufacture and supply ‘Undertun’ marine evacuation systems (MES). The solution commands a leading position in part…
A 200-year photo history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Timed for the RNLI’s 200th anniversary on 4th March 2024 On 4 March 1824, thirty philanthropic gentleman – including the…
JANAURY 5, 2024TO ALL INSUREDS AND BROKERS Dear Colleagues: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FINES IN TURKEY: AN UPDATE Pursuant to Article 20 of the Turkish Environmental Code, Turkey’s revised Pollution Fine Tariff…
What are the latest updates in global maritime procurement? Find out more in Defence iQ’s Market Report ‘Coast Guard News Round-Up 2023’ Download the Report This report was created ahead…
Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS) The effective way to positively affect human behaviour and contribute to a safe and efficient working environment Safety research, over the last century, has revealed that human…
Happy New Year to you all. Our first event of the year will be on 16 January at GARD’s offices – Northguider: Casualty Response in the Arctic with networking after…
Internal Auditor ISM–ISPS-MLC for shipping companies DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 17 and 18 January 2024, a two-day workshop that introduces the different types and phases of audits and the principles for…