Jianglong Shipbuilding has launched a new traffic control boat slated for the Yangtze River Pilotage Center of the China Maritime Safety Administration (CMSA). The ..
Firefighting
Nigerian maritime authorities launch probe into offshore wellhead fire
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has sent an investigative team to unravel the circumstances surrounding a recent fire incident at a ..
Jianglong Shipbuilding launches new firefighting boat
Jianglong Shipbuilding has launched a new steel-aluminium firefighting boat designed for operation in inland waterways. Once completed, the vessel will have an LOA of ..
Fire kills seven on drydocked tanker in Sumatra, Indonesia
Seven people are confirmed dead while 22 others were wounded after a fire broke out on a drydocked oil tanker in Sumatra, Indonesia, on Monday, May 11. The ..
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Fire injures two on Philippine Navy ship off India
Two Filipino sailors were injured in a fire that broke out on a Philippine Navy vessel shortly after it left India’s Cochin Port on the evening (local time) of ..
One trawler sunk, two others damaged in fire at Spanish fishport
A fire swept through a portion of the pier at the Isla Cristina fishport in Spain’s Huelva province at around 07:00 local time on Tuesday, May 5. The fire also ..
Lake Assault delivers response craft to Owasco Fire Department
Lake Assault Boats has delivered a new aluminium fire and rescue craft to the Owasco Fire Department in Auburn, New York. The newbuild has a length of 7.9 metres, a beam ..
ABS issues industry-leading guide for firefighting for cargo areas of container carriers
The ABS Guide for Fire-Fighting Systems for Cargo Areas of Container Carriers has just been published, in an industry first.
The guide is the first of its kind to address firefighting and safety systems of cargo holds of container vessels, the location of a series of high-profile fires onboard.
“Container Carriers have grown much larger in recent years and the volume of cargo carried has expanded significantly. In addition, the nature of the cargo has changed. Fires involving containers,...
https://container-news.com/abs-industry-leading-guide-firefighting/
DryLog Joins Rapid Ocean Response Emergency Network to Meet U.S. Salvage Regulations
DRYLOG JOINS RAPID OCEAN RESPONSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK, MEETING U.S. SMFF REGULATIONS CHARLESTON—(Press Release)–Rapid Ocean Response Corporation (“RORC” or “the Company”), a marine emergency response service operating throughout the continental U.S., today announced that DryLog Ltd....
VESSEL REVIEW | SPEIS II – Aister delivers aluminium fireboat to Alicante Firefighting department
Spanish aluminium shipyard Aister has delivered a fireboat for the Alicante diving team (SPEIS). The company executed the design and the construction of this new…