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Dutch shipyard Royal Huisman has revealed Project 410, an 85-metre (280-foot) sailing yacht.
The bill of lading listed “computer parts,” not discarded lithium batteries, making responding to the fire more challenging. The Coast Guard said the incident could have been potentially catastrophic had the container caught fire after being loaded aboard the container ship.
Forecasts of any return to normality in port and shipping congestion has been pushed back to 2023 as external disruptions hamstring the market.
Further investigation by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) determined that the shipper failed to properly placard, label, mark and package the discarded lithium batteries, and identified the cause of fire to be residual charge/full circuit, which led to a thermal increase.
RNLI FOWEY FINDS OVER 50% OF FLOTATION DEVICES FAULTY OR CONDEMNED AT A RECENT LIFEJACKET CLINIC
This story, alarmingly, is not the first of its kind to reach IIMS. A similar lifejacket clinic at Eastbourne a couple of years ago also revealed a high level of defective flotation devices, some with serious flaws. But is seems the public is not listening and learning.
The Ferretti Group has launched a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) valuing the company at up to US$1.2 billion, according to reports by Reuters.
A recent lifejacket clinic organised by Fowey RNLI found an astonishing 50% were faulty or condemned. The lifejacket clinic invited a team from Ocean Safety Ltd in Plymouth to carry out vital safety checks on a total of 169 lifejackets.
Over 50 per cent needed a critical safety part replacing, Fowey RNLI says, meaning if they had been used in an emergency they may not have worked and could potentially have caused loss of life. Eleven lifejackets were condemned outright as being unfit for use. A further 51 needed new capsules, and 26 required replacement cylinders, both of which are critical elements in a fully functioning lifejacket.
An improperly tightened fastener led to a diesel engine failure on the passenger and car ferry Wenatchee near Bainbridge Island, Wash., resulting in nearly $3.8 million in damages.
International bulk ships and cruise vessels visiting Australia will have access to the world’s first 100 per cent renewable energy precinct to be located in Sydney Harbour.
Fowey RNLI Lifeboat station operations manager, Chris Ogg says it is extremely important to have lifejackets or any personal floatation devices regularly checked and serviced.
“Your lifejacket may save your life one day, but only if you maintain it properly,” he says. “If a lifejacket is faulty, you are basically wearing a dead weight around your neck. People brought along a variety of lifejackets to be checked and it was eye-opening to see the terrible condition of some of them. One was so badly damaged inside, the material disintegrated when it was unpacked. Quite a few had heavily corroded CO2 bottles, out-of-date parts and damaged areas of material, meaning that they would have failed to inflate in an emergency.”
24 | The Report • June 2022 • Issue 100
Isle of Wight boat builder Wight Shipyard has won a contract to build two catamarans that will be solely powered by batteries as they transport commuters and tourists up the River Thames.
During April volunteers at The Cotswold Canals Trust took receipt of the tenth work boat to join the restoration project’s fleet.
METSTRADE, the world’s largest trade exhibition for the international marine industry, will feature significant improvements to its layout at the 2022 edition of the event.
Green hydrogen and green hydrogen- derived ammonia are the only scalable fuels that can achieve the emission reduction targets set forth in the Paris Agreement, a new report has found.
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