UK MAIB: There was no agreed plan before CMA CGM Centaurus heavily hit pier

The UK MAIB issued an investigation report on the allision of the UK-registered container ship ‘CMA CGM Centaurus’ with the quay that resulted in collapse of a shore crane and subsequent injury of 10 persons. MAIB noted that many of the factors in this accident can be attributed to a focus on completing acts of pilotage as quickly as possible.

The incident

At 1137 on 4 May 2017, the ‘CMA CGM Centaurus’ made heavy contact with the quay and two shore cranes while under pilotage during its arrival...

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Shipping needs more intelligence to tackle current challenges

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA during SMM 2018, Mr. Michel van Roozendaal, President, MacGregor explains that the only way to take away inefficiencies from the industry is embrace technological developments and bring in more intelligence. Thus MacGregoc is currently working on autonomous cranes and other smart projects as well to assist operators in finding solutions which will ultimately bring more innovation to maritime industry.

SAFETY4SEA: What are currently the biggest smart...

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