Survitec’s fire fighting system and safety equipment aboard Yara Birkeland – the world’s first fully autonomous containership – has completed its first annual service ahead of the 3200 dwt ship’s…
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The HKC compliant recycling facilities are designed considering fire safety and firefighting measures, says an article published in GMSINC.
Ship recycling processThe entire ship recycling process involves slicing the vessel’s hull into different sections and extracts steel plates, angle bars, and stiffeners of different shapes and sizes.
Slicing a vesselThe slicing is primarily done using gas cutting. It is impossible to imagine ship recycling without hot work. There is always a risk of fire in...
https://mfame.guru/firefighting-measures-at-hkc-compliant-recycling-facilities/
A new class notation from DNV GL attests to special fire detection and firefighting measures implemented on board a containership. The notation was first given to the 23k class MSC FEBE, the winner of the 2020 Seatrade Shanghai “Ship of the Year” award, says an article published on their website.
Changing Safety ConcernsAt the time of her launch in March 2019, the 23,000+ TEU MSC Gülsün was the largest containership in the world. While size records seem to be made for the short term only, the...
https://mfame.guru/how-ship-safety-onboard-containerships-are-changing/
Marine fauna poses a grave danger for shippers and as such they need to acquire the skills of navigating through them. Keeping that in mind, the Gard has published a detailed guideline how to master this.
Impact of Marine Fauna on ShippingWhile shipping traffic is one of many human activities in the ocean that may have an adverse impact on marine life, the opposite is also true. The presence of marine fauna in some geographic regions can pose a serious threat to the safety of ships and the...
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