Archive for the ‘Safety and Security’ Category
ITF comment on Swanland sinking report
The ex “Swanland”
14 June 2013 - After fully studying the United Kingdom Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB’s) report into the Swanland sinking, the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has issued the following statement.
The ITF condemns the lack of effective...
June 14th, 2013 | Health and Safety, ITF, Marine Insurance, Maritime Accidents, News, Safety and Security | Read More
Enhancing lifeboat safety
Oslo: DNV is taking lifeboat safety one step further. The company claims that maritime lifeboat safety will be enhanced by transferring offshore lifeboat design practices to ships. by Per Wiggo Richardsen
The shortcomings of existing free fall lifeboat designs were revealed in a number of incidents...
June 5th, 2013 | Safety and Security | Read More
New Voyager 4 reduces risk of deficiency detentions
With chart and nautical publication management highlighted as one of the most common reasons for deficiency detentions by Port State Control (PSC), ship operators are calling for new and effective navigation solutions.
The unique features of Thomas Gunn’s new Voyager 4 digital chart management system,...
June 4th, 2013 | Safety and Security | Read More
Jebel Ali Port meets UN security standards
Dubai hub is first port in the Middle East to receive benchmark United
Nations Department of Safety and Security certificate
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 27, 2013:- Global marine terminal operator DP World announced
today (27 May) that its flagship Jebel Ali Port has become the first port in the...
May 31st, 2013 | Ports & Terminals, Safety and Security | Read More
VIKING spotlights in-demand products and new servicing efficiencies
Marine safety equipment leader VIKING Life-Saving Equipment will take advantage of Nor-Shipping 2013 to help shipowners make safety equipment and servicing a smooth and problem-free experience.
Optimizing in-port efficiency
Having revolutionized the safety equipment servicing world with far-reaching,...
May 30th, 2013 | Health and Safety, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Safety and Security | Read More
Paris MOU ready for Maritime Labour Convention
Richard Schiferli
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 46th Committee meeting in Valletta, Malta, from 20 – 24 May 2013. The meeting was attended by members, the European Commission, EMSA, Montenegro, observers from the ILO, US Coast Guard, Black Sea...
May 28th, 2013 | News, Safety and Security | Read More
WSS’s Liferaft Rental program ‘convenient and cost efficient’
Iino Marine Service, one of the leading ship management companies in Japan, has been a customer of the Liferaft Rental and Exchange program (LRE) since 2010.
Mr. Araki, Director of Iino Marine Service said:
“Operating a high number of vessels on global trading patterns means that we are constantly...
May 24th, 2013 | Safety and Security | Read More
MOL Conducts Tabletop Drill Centers on Collision Involving Container Vessel in Osaka Bay
TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced the completion of a tabletop drill done in cooperation with the 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. The scenario entailed a containership operated by MOL Liner Division (Hong Kong) and managed by an MOL Group ship...
May 17th, 2013 | News, Safety and Security | Read More
Martek Marine: “shipping companies face potential manslaughter charges”
Martek Marine is advising shipping companies that they are putting themselves at risk of facing corporate manslaughter charges if they do not carry an adequate number of maintained and certified gas detectors. European Marine Equipment Directive (MED) approval is a legal requirement for equipment aboard...
May 15th, 2013 | Health and Safety, Marine Insurance, Safety and Security | Read More
Black Sea action to target ‘sea of shame’
Steve Cotton
The ITF and its affiliated maritime unions in Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine will be exposing substandard working conditions and fighting for improved safety in what they have described as the ‘Black Sea of shame’, next week, from 13 to 15 May.
The Black Sea is...
May 12th, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes, News, Safety and Security | Read More
Martek: “Five months left for shipowners to combat world’s biggest killer and meet new MLC rules”
August will see the introduction of the new Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). Ratified by 35 ILO member states covering 68.8% of the world fleet’s gross tonnage, the MLC provides rules for the protection of the world’s 1.2 million seafarers. One of the regulations that will particularly concern shipowners...
May 1st, 2013 | Environment, Safety and Security | Read More
Alert! Issue No.32
Dealing with the menace of fatigue
The current issue of the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin Alert! provides all the connections required to link issues of fatigue to the safe manning of ships and the way they are operated. After many years when the industry has been hesitating about the...
May 1st, 2013 | Safety and Security, What Others Say | Read More
SMSLLC to assist ATRCO on TSMR
Noboru Ueda and Bill Mahoney
SMSLLC to help leading tug and barge operator to prepare for new Towing Safety Management Regulation.
Washington D.C. – Safety Management Systems LLC announced on April 18, 2013 that it has won a contract from American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) to assist the...
April 22nd, 2013 | Inland Waterways, Safety and Security, Salvage, Towage, Wreck Removals | Read More
MOL to Launch Vessel Safety Campaign
Koichi Muto
- Forging ahead to become the world leader in safe operation -
TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced the launch of a campaign targeting all MOL-operated vessels, starting on April 15.
MOL forges ahead to become the world leader in safe operation....
April 15th, 2013 | Safety and Security | Read More
More must be done to prevent death in enclosed spaces, says VIDEOTEL
Nigel D. Cleave
As more needless deaths in enclosed spaces are reported this week – but yet again fail to make headines – a call to action is needed and the industry must take note and bring this issue to the attention of each and every seafarer.
“More must be done,” says Nigel Cleave,...
April 11th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Health and Safety, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training, P and I Clubs, Safety and Security | Read More
Martek revolutionises electronic chart updates
Martek revolutionises electronic chart updates
Leading manufacturer of maritime electronics and safety systems, Martek Marine, will launch its iECDIS in the coming months with unique built-in GSM mobile connectivity technology. iECDIS provides wireless updates ranging from simple daily Notices to Mariners...
April 10th, 2013 | IT and Communications, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Safety and Security | Read More
ITF calls for release of Turkish trade union detainees
9 April 2013 – The ITF has called for the release of Turkish trade unionists detained under unsubstantiated terrorism-related charges. The detainees, who are due to face their first trial hearing in Ankara tomorrow, include Yunus Akil the former President of the ITF’s bus union BTS and international...
April 9th, 2013 | ITF, Labour Disputes, Piracy and Terrorism, Politics and Government, Safety and Security, Strikes | Read More
Concerns rise over increases in political violence
Concerns rise over increases in political violence (source: Lloyd’s of London site / News and insight - www.lloyds.com)
Tue 09 Apr 2013 – As companies pursue opportunities in emerging markets they increasingly face the threat of political violence from a wide, and often unexpected, range...
April 9th, 2013 | Politics and Government, Safety and Security | Read More
Global Marine Trends 2030 report predicts naval sector growth
Research Reveals Sharp Rise In Use of Systems in Advanced Navies
Despite an uncertain short term future for the maritime industry, the Global Marine Trends 2030 (GMT 2030) report launched today predicts that long term growth will return. Written and researched jointly by Lloyd’s Register, QinetiQ and...
April 8th, 2013 | Defense, Reports, Safety and Security | Read More
ISWAN Officially Launched on 1 April,2013
ISWAN Officially Launched on 1 April,2013
4th of April 2013
On 1 April 2013 ICSW & ISAN formally merged to become ISWAN
It’s farewell to the ICSW and ISAN and welcome to ISWAN. On 1 April 2013 the International Committee on Seafarers’ Welfare (ICSW) & the International Seafarers’ Assistance...
April 4th, 2013 | Associations, Health and Safety, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Safety and Security | Read More
QinetiQ selected by Ministry of Defence to research a co-ordinated defence for Royal navy vessels against the small boat threat
Portsmouth , UK – 3rd April 2013 - QinetiQ Maritime has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to carry out research into the co-ordinated defence of the Royal Navy fleet against the emerging threat of attacks from small, fast and agile boats that might be used by pirates, terrorists...
April 3rd, 2013 | Defense, Military, Piracy and Terrorism, Politics and Government, Safety and Security | Read More
Balcan Emergency Life Line Celebrates 40th Birthday
Throwing Bell yellow
A life saving device, which has helped to rescue hundreds of yachtsmen, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The Balcan Emergency Life Line (BELL) was launched in September 1973 and has since that day remained the fastest, easiest to deploy and most accurate life saving device on...
April 2nd, 2013 | Anniversaries, Health and Safety, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Safety and Security | Read More
Lloyd’s Register provides first ISO 50001 certification in the Middle East
Zahid Rahman, Waleed Al Dawood, Jorn Hinge and Apo Poulovassilis.
Lloyd’s Register provides first ISO 50001 certification in the Middle East
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) Dubai has become the first shipping company to achieve ISO 50001 certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA)...
March 30th, 2013 | Classification Societies, Regulatory, Safety and Security, Technical | Read More
The bigger the ship, the bigger the challenge for risk management
The panel on a l to r basis, with Tim Howse, Steve Cameron, Chairman John Mc Phail, Andrew Webster and Peregrine Storrs-Fox
The bigger the ship, the bigger the challenge for risk management
In recent years, massive incidents involving large container ships have proved extremely difficult to manage and...
March 28th, 2013 | Bribery and Corruption, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Legal, London Shipping Law Centre, Ports & Terminals, Safety and Security | Read More
Martek declares “ECDIS leasing option essential for shipowners and industry to benefit from early adoption”
In the depths of a longer-than-expected shipping market downturn and with many shipowners struggling with cash flow, Martek Marine, leading manufacturer of maritime safety equipment, believes that its comprehensive leasing package offers the best option for shipowners to adopt ECDIS early and benefit...
March 27th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Safety and Security | Read More
