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South Korea’s first containership with an integrated automation system completed installation and testing and is now ready for international operations.
Ethical Yacht Wear, a company dedicated to sustainable yachting practices, has proudly achieved a significant milestone - sponsoring the removal of the equivalent of one million plastic bottles from our oceans.
HMM will spend $17.5 billion over the next five years, more than half of that investment on new container ships and equipment.
KiwiRail, the operator of RoRo ferries between New Zealand’s north and south islands, was ordered to pay US$266,000 in fines and costs after a 2023 incident that endangered the lives of more than 800 people aboard the company’s ferry Kaitaki.
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has maintained its dominant position in the container shipping industry through an unprecedented buying spree of second-hand vessels.
Briefings
Preventing fatalities in enclosed spaces on vessels
The Republic of Liberia has issued guidance to prevent fatalities in enclosed spaces, and highlight the need to establish detailed safety requirements and recommendations for entering enclosed spaces onboard vessels where there may be an oxygen deficient, oxygen-enriched, flammable and/or toxic atmosphere and ensure proper training of all crew on this subject.
The Administration is in the process of finalizing its investigation into a recent Deck Trainee fatal incident on board a vessel related to entry into a cargo hold bilges:
– The vessel completed discharge of high-sulphur coal cargo and the Deck Trainee was assigned to check the cargo residues in the bilges before the cargo hold cleaning operation.
– The victim Deck Trainee was later found lying face down in about 10 cm of water without a pulse.
– The autopsy revealed that the cause of death of the victim Deck Trainees was Toxic Gas Inhalation, which most likely was hydrogen sulphide.
– The investigation has noted a lack of awareness of the hazards associated with enclosed space entry, lack of supervision, and not considering the cargo hold, and/ or cargo hold bilges as hazardous enclosed space after the hazardous cargo was discharged, with no necessary precautions taken prior to entry.
Download the guidance at
https://bit.ly/3BpLqNT.
On September 9th, a settlement exceeding $16 million was reached in a lawsuit stemming from the fire aboard the Hoegh Xiamen.
CINS releases Comprehensive Guidelines for Carriage of Charcoal in Containers
California’s legislature has approved Assembly Bill 1122, a significant step towards improving mariner safety and port operations stability on the state’s waterways.
The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) explains that charcoal is a widely used material for various purposes, including cooking, heating, and industrial processes and it is often transported in shipping containers. The carriage of charcoal in containers poses significant fire risks due to the potential for self-heating and spontaneous ignition.
Charcoal is described in the IMDG Code as “Black material originating from organic sources. Particularly includes carbon blacks, of animal or vegetable origin other non-activated carbon materials and charcoal produced from materials such as bone, and bamboo, coconut shell, jute and wood.”
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Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg has inaugurated a new 144,000-square-metre port terminal. This becomes the port’s largest expansion in 40 years, delivering more capacity to meet increased cargo volumes from the Swedish industries.
Montreal, Canada-based Vision Marine Technologies has announced E-Motion 180 horsepower electric outboard will now be offered in an inboard version.
A Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation led consortium has conducted ship-to-ship transfers of ammonia at anchorages within the Port of Dampier in Australia’s Pilbara region.
A 51-year-old commercial licence holder from Darwin has been ordered to pay more than $214,000 for offences related to the collection and recording of marine aquarium fish off the Kimberley coast.
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