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NTSB: Fatigue and complacency led to $10.6 million WSF “hard landing“

The National Transportation Safety Board says that fatigue and complacency led to the Washington State Ferries (WSF) passenger and car ferry Cathlamet striking a mooring structure, or dolphin, at a Seattle ferry terminal last year in an incident that WSF described at the time as a “hard landing.”

The NTSB says that “hard landing” contact resulted in $10.3 million in damages to the vessel and $300,000 in damages to the dolphin, somewhat more than WSF’s initial estimate of $7.7 million.

The Cathlame...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/ntsb-fatigue-and-complacency-led-to-10-6-million-wsf-hard-landing/

Aframax Digital Platform Will Reflect Stress And Fatigue

The digital platform will receive data on stress and fatigue to yield lifecycle maintenance savings as reported by All About Shipping.

Ship management business

SENSFIBTM Structural Health Monitoring has been chosen by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering (SHI-ME) for the third in a series of 115,000 DWT AFRAMAX crude oil tanker newbuilds for the Greek ship management business Samos Steamship.

The first two ships in the series, which are scheduled for delivery in Q2 2023 and Q3 2023,...

https://mfame.guru/aframax-digital-platform-will-reflect-stress-and-fatigue/

NTSB reports on $1.5 million bulker strike on GoM platform

The National Transportation Safety Board says that “poor bridge resource management and a charting error” led to a Hong Kong-flagged 52,382 dwt bulk carrier striking an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Reading the full report to see how the NTSB reached that finding is instructive, with fatigue, distraction and over-reliance on ECDIS all coming into consideration.

THE INCIDENT

On Jan. 7, 2021, the dry bulk carrier Ocean Princess struck the uncrewed/out-of-service oil and gas...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/safety-and-security/ntsb-reports-on-1-5-million-bulker-strike-on-gom-platform/

CVSA gets contract to run FMCSA’s fatigue management program

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will now operate the North American Fatigue Management Program, a multipronged approach toward reducing the incidence of fatigue behind the wheel.

The program, known as NAFMP, was awarded to CVSA to manage after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a “sole source contract” to CVSA, according to Rodolfo Giacoman. He is the Fatigue Management Program specialist at CVSA and responded to a series of questions sent to him by FreightWaves.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cvsa-gets-contract-to-run-fmcsas-fatigue-management-program

Thetius Addressing Fatigue In The Maritime Industry

Fatigue science has advanced a great deal in recent decades. Much has been discovered recently about the impacts of cumulative fatigue, not just on day-to-day decision-making but also on long-term health. However, very little of that science has been applied effectively in the maritime industry.

Innovation consultancy Thetius has released the findings of a study which indicate that the maritime industry has fallen behind other safety-critical industries when it comes to fatigue management,...

https://mfame.guru/thetius-addressing-fatigue-in-the-maritime-industry/

Panama Maritime Authority Issues Guidelines To Fight Fatigue Onboard

As part of its latest Merchant Marine Notice, Panama Maritime Authority sheds light on the risks and concerns related to fatigue and other health risk activities on board, reports Safety4sea.

Definition of fatigue

According to the circular, shipowners or operating companies should pay special attention to the Guidance on Fatigue Mitigation and Management (MSC/Circ.1014), revised at its 100th session (MSC.1/Circ.1598), and others that may arise.

For the purpose of the IMO Guidelines the following...

https://mfame.guru/panama-maritime-authority-issues-guidelines-to-fight-fatigue-onboard/

Pilot Fatigue Cited in Marine Towboats’ Collision

National Transportation Safety Board reports of the collision between two towing vessels and analyzes the factors behind the accident.

Towing vessels’ collision

At 0408 local time on March 15, 2019, the towing vessel Dixie Vandal, pushing a partially loaded fuel barge upbound through the Houston Ship Channel, struck the towing vessel Trinity and one of its barges, which were moored and preparing to discharge cargo at the Kinder Morgan Pasadena Liquids Terminal in Pasadena, Texas.

The contact...

https://mfame.guru/pilot-fatigue-cited-in-marine-towboats-collision/

Safety most at risk at beginning, end of drivers’ shifts

Samsara studies truckers'' risky driving behaviors

Commercial vehicle drivers are more likely to engage in unsafe driving behaviors at the beginning or end of their shifts. Meanwhile, U.S. drivers are speeding more frequently on the less-congested roadways during the COVID-19 pandemic.

These are some of the findings from a new data deep dive from Internet of Things (IoT) provider Samsara, analyzing data from its commercial customers.

According to Ali Akhtar, director of data science for the firm, reduced roadway congestion has led to a 20%...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/safety-most-at-risk-at-beginning-end-of-drivers-shifts

Maritime safety threat from coronavirus to increase shipping costs

Photo credit: credit Valentin Schonpos from Pixabay

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A major international insurer has warned that marine safety is under threat because of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a new report listing ten coronavirus challenges to the shipping sector, major international insurer Allianz notes a variety of threats to shipping. “Consequences of coronavirus and a sustained economic downturn could threaten long-term safety improvement and trigger an uptick in losses,” the report says.

Among the causes of a...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/maritime-safety-threat-from-coronavirus-to-increase-shipping-costs/

International shipping industry issues plan to save 150,000 trapped seafarers

Pictured: a small container ship near port. Credit: Thomas B from Pixabay.

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A plan to save 150,000 trapped seafarers, put together by global maritime bodies, has been issued by the United Nations agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO). A population of 150,000 trapped people is about equivalent in size to the population of Cairns or Darwin.

Some crews have already spent many months at sea and they urgently need to be repatriated.

“Shipping is vital to the maintenance of global...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/international-shipping-industry-issues-plan-to-save-150000-trapped-seafarers/

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