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Lithium Ion Battery Fires: A Threat to Container Shipping

Jul 20, 2020

From 2015 to present an estimated 250 incidents related to electric hoverboard fires have been recorded according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. The same commission reports that 83,000 Toshiba laptop batteries were recalled in 2017 due to fire and safety concerns…

Fire Ranger, Resolve Team Up on Fire Safety Training

Oct 08, 2019

Fire Ranger and Resolve Maritime Academy Announce Partnership Aligning Live-Action Training with State-of-the-Art Fire Safety Equipment and Services.September 2019, Fort Lauderdale FL, Fire Ranger, a leading supplier of fire safety equipment…

8 Dead, 26 Missing After Dive Boat Fire

Sep 03, 2019

Eight people were confirmed dead from a predawn fire that sank a boat off a Southern California island and 26 others who were on the scuba diving vessel were missing, a local sheriff said.The fire broke out aboard the Conception, a 75-foot (23-metre) boat…

VIKING Wins Breakthrough Order for HydroPen

Jul 17, 2019

The globally exclusive HydroPen distributor and leading safety solutions expert, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, has announced the signing of a fleetwide contract with a major global container shipping operator to integrate the HydroPen System for container firefighting…

Logistics News

TotalEnergies, OQEP Start Construction of Marsa LNG Plant in Oman

TotalEnergies, OQEP Start Construction of Marsa LNG Plant in Oman

New Chief Executive Appointed at MPA Singapore

New Chief Executive Appointed at MPA Singapore

JSW Infrastructure Expects Cargo Volume Growth Rise in 2026

JSW Infrastructure Expects Cargo Volume Growth Rise in 2026

Port of Naples Cargo Operator Invests in Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane

Port of Naples Cargo Operator Invests in Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane

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