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4 • Editor’s Letter 5 • President’s Column 7 • IIMS Organisation and Structure 8 • International Marine News


15 • UK Marine News 19 • Safety Briefings 32 • Member News 35 • New vessels review 40 • Regulation News 45 • New marine reports and guides 50 • 2024: The good, the bad and the indifferent


57 • Small craft sector must inform and educate customers of dangers to avoid passenger injury says MAIB


62 • Carrying electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries at sea and the fire risks


67 • Re-evaluating gas turbine engines for future maritime propulsion


71 • Swiss Cheese? Improving Survey Practice and Process


76 • Case study: Asphyxiation in cargo hold due to oxygen depletion


78 • Raising the focus on cyber security for LNG carriers


81 • Accelerated uptake of carbon capture unlocking shipping opportunity


84 • Guidance on the carriage of grain and seed cargoes


87 • Australian shipbuilder Austal, commits to sustainability with LocAl® Low Carbon Aluminium


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90 • Bad ladders are a major issue for marine pilot safety


92 • Professional salvors keep marine trade flowing 94 • ISM Code: The maritime scam of the century?


104 • Safety considerations for hydrogen-fuelled ships issued by EMSA


106 • Artificial Intelligence is your skipper 108 • Container ship fires on the rise again?


111 • TT warns container seals are being ignored to the detriment of cargo security


112 • Managing the growing risk of Lithium-ion battery fires


114 • Stabiliser systems - which is better? The wizardry of the spinning gyro versus the play of the fin paddle.


117 • How a Navy doctor revolutionized high-speed boat safety


120 • Compliance with ships’ lifting appliances: A best practice guide


123 • Bringing expertise to bear


126 • How to choose the right marine surveying professional development course for you


130 • Understanding effective risk assessment 132 • Talk the Talk. Walk the Walk. Women in Shipping 134 • How to reduce Scope 3 emissions 136 • The Hague Rules: 100 years old and still standing


141 • Practical guidance to safe and secure gangway operations


145 • New Products


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