A general cargo vessel equipped with two cargo holds was planning to load in three different ports. The vessel’s Master requested dunnage and lashing material from the charterer for loading operations in the last port. This included 64 stoppers, 64 H-beams and 50 D-Rings. Everything except the...
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OOW fell asleep and vessel grounded
The container vessel had visited five ports in Europe in six days, before proceeding to Asia. Before leaving for its final port in Europe the vessel had been delayed due to problems with a cargo crane. To make the scheduled berthing time at the next port the vessel had to increase speed. There was...
https://www.swedishclub.com/news/member-alert/oow-fell-asleepand-vessel-grounded/
MSS Case February: Leaking cargo hatch covers
The bulk carrier was loading wire coils. When loading was complete the crew taped across the transverse beams of all the cargo holds with Ram-Nek plastic gasket. During the vessel’s transit it sailed through heavy weather that lasted for about two days. During this time the vessel was pitching and...
https://www.swedishclub.com/news/member-alert/mss-case-february-leaking-cargo-hatch-covers/
Loss prevention measures must adapt as shipping innovates
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Shipping continues to innovate in terms of vessel capacities, greener technologies and more modern operating practices. At the same time, the way that goods are being carried, particularly unitized … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/loss-prevention-measures-must-adapt-as-shipping-innovates/
Reederei Nord & The Swedish Club Collaborate To Improve Onboard Safety
The Swedish Club demonstrated the value of more than 150 years of claims experience when invited to participate in Reederei Nord’s Senior Officers’ Conference, which took place late last month in Hamburg.
The Club’s Loss Prevention team ran a seminar session presenting two real-life cases on personal injury and collision which highlighted the value of emergency preparedness, crew safety, best practices in navigation, safety management systems, and the prevention of...
https://mfame.guru/reederei-nord-the-swedish-club-collaborate-to-improve-onboard-safety/
TT Club’s Commitment To Loss Prevention Further Reinforced
With the publication of TT Club’s 300th Edition of its monthly advisory TT Talk, the international freight transport insurance specialist announces additional resource for its loss prevention function in the shape of two more risk management professionals.
Loss prevention functionThe loss prevention function is pivotal to the mutual ethos of TT Club, which strives to guide those it insurers – and indeed the wider industry – in all aspects of risk through the...
https://mfame.guru/tt-clubs-commitment-to-loss-prevention-further-reinforced/
2022: A Year In Focus: Risk-Taking In A World With Lessons
TT Club takes pleasure in regularly bringing attention to the constantly shifting risk profile of this complex industry as a specialist insurance provider to the international freight transport and logistics sector. Its most recent report, titled “2022 – A year in focus,” is a condensed version of the variety of recommendations it made last year to increase the impact of cargo handlers’ and transport operators’ risk management efforts, as reported by TT Club.
Loss...https://mfame.guru/2022-a-year-in-focus-risk-taking-in-a-world-with-lessons/
Britannia P&I is hosting Heavy Weather- Preventing Cargo Damage and Loss
Britannia P&I is hosting Heavy Weather- Preventing Cargo Damage and Loss
The Britannia #LossPrevention team will be hosting its latest webinar, #HeavyWeather – #PreventingCargoDamage and Loss, at 0830 UTC on Thursday 27 May 2021.
Following on from the recent #webinar reflecting on the safe carriage of containers, this webinar will focus on the issues relating to the damages and losses occurring in bulk, break bulk and general cargo.
The webinar will be hosted by Neale Rodrigues, Britannia Loss...
Swedish Club Issues New Bunker Alerts for Next-gen Loss Prevention
- An updated version of The Swedish Club’s Trade Enabling Loss Prevention tool (TELP) now offers its members targeted bunker alerts.
- The guidelines warns vessels of fuel quality issues reported at global ports.
A new release of The Swedish Club’s Trade Enabling Loss Prevention tool (TELP), the next generation of loss prevention, has just been launched to Club members.
Fuel testing serviceThe service, which is free of charge to members of The Swedish Club, has been developed in association with...
https://mfame.guru/swedish-club-issues-new-bunker-alerts-for-next-gen-loss-prevention/
American Club Circular no. 08/21 – Loss prevention: Ship anchoring and mooring considerations in US rivers during high water conditions
American Club Circular no. 08/21 – Loss prevention: Ship anchoring and mooring considerations in US rivers during high water conditions
| MARCH 31, 2021CIRCULAR NO. 08/21TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATIONDear Member:LOSS PREVENTION: SHIP ANCHORING AND MOORING CONSIDERATIONS IN US RIVERS DURING HIGH WATER CONDITIONS |
| The run-off of melting snow each spring, and often heavy seasonal rains, create... |