Maritime Safety News


Dynasafe Appoints Krumpholz MD

Sep 25, 2015

Dynasafe has announced  that Tom Krumpholz has been appointed as Managing Director of the newly established Dynasafe Marine Services GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, and will lead the company’s activities in the fast growing Marine Area Clearance segment…

INMEX SMM India Finds its Footing

Sep 25, 2015

The impressive response to the INMEX SMM India 2015 that was officially opened yesterday by Deepak Shetty, Director General of Shipping, Government of India, seems to be a clear indication that the green shoots of economic recovery are finally making their appearance in the country…

NYK Selected for DJSI

Sep 24, 2015

NYK has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)* for a 13th straight year. The DJSI, which is a major yardstick for companies engaging in socially responsible investment (SRI),** is composed of select sustainability-driven companies from over 3…

TSB to Investigate Tug Incident in Fraser River

Sep 24, 2015

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators following the girding and sinking of the tug Sea Imp X in the North Arm of the Fraser River, British Columbia. The occurrence took place yesterday at approximately 20:00 PDT…

InterMoor UK Goes 8 Years Without LTI

Sep 23, 2015

InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has surpassed eight years and more than 2,520 projects without a single lost-time incident (LTI). The safety record is held by InterMoor UK Operations – InterMoor Ltd…

Singapore Navy Rescues Five Crew from Capsized Trawler

Sep 23, 2015

A patrol vessel of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has rescued five crew members from a Malaysian-registered fishing trawler that had capsized in Singapore waters, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The trawler…

ECSA, ICS and BIMCO urge EU to ratify the 2010 protocol

Sep 23, 2015

In a joint position paper submitted by ECSA, ICS and BIMCO to EU member States’ maritime attachés, member States have been urged to ratify or accede to the Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage…

US Coast Guard Medevacs Injured Fisherman

Sep 22, 2015

A 46-year-old man is receiving treatment in Oahu after being medevaced from Midway Atoll, Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. A Coast Guard airplane crew flew more than 1,300 miles from Oahu to Midway to medevac the injured crewmember…

Unsafe Ship Banned from Australian Ports

Sep 22, 2015

An Indonesian flagged general cargo ship has been banned from entering or using any port in Australia for three months. The vessel Noah Satu (IMO9313620) has been issued with a direction not to enter or use any port in Australia for three…

Bibby Offshore Provides Lifeline to O&G Industry

Sep 22, 2015

On an evening in September 2012, a rare sequence of events left one of Bibby Offshore’s saturation divers stranded in complete darkness, 90 meters below the surface of the North Sea, without any gas to breathe. The diver was rescued and recovered fully…

Shipping Delivering Real CO2 Reduction

Sep 22, 2015

In advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December, the global shipping industry, as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has launched some key messages to government negotiators, explaining the…

Navigation Accidents and Causes

Sep 22, 2015

The Nautical Institute’s latest book looks at major casualties and the lessons that can be learned, setting out good practice to avoid them in future. The book, launched yesterday (Monday), examines nearly 30 casualties and the problems of fatigue…

Preserving History: Indian River Life-Saving Station

Sep 21, 2015

Before the Coast Guard was formed in 1915, the U.S. Life-Saving Service was tasked with life-saving missions. One of the most historic life-saving stations is located in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay…

“Land grab at sea” Threatens World Trade, Peace

Sep 21, 2015

Land grab at sea – the aggressive territorial expansion of nations like Russia and China into the ocean – presents one of the greatest threats to world trade and peace in the 21st century, an audience has heard at the Britain and the Sea conference…

OP/ED: e-logs & Saas to Transform Marine Recordkeeping

Sep 21, 2015

The USCG has poised e-logs and SaaS to transform U.S.-flagged shipboard recordkeeping.By Dean Shoultz, CTO, MarineCFOThe United States Coast Guard frequently appears behind the times when it comes to rulemaking involving shipboard technological advances…

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