Day/date 2025, London: Today – the Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum (VCSF) publishes its second industry good practice guidelines entitled ‘Fire Response – High Level Guidelines’. The VCSF recognises that responding to vehicle fires onboard PCCs, PCTCs, RoRo and Ro-Pax vessels is both dangerous and challenging. These guidelines have been designed to reduce the risk to the safety of crews, passengers, the environment, the vessel and the cargo. The guideline’s sole aim is to assist vessel operators...
Maritime Accidents
American Club Member Alert (April 11, 2025)
| APRIL 11, 2025 |
| LOSS PREVENTION: HEAVY WEATHER – PROTECTING THE VESSEL AND CARGO TO PREVENT CLAIMS |
| Your Managers are pleased to announce the publication of a new guidance document, Heavy Weather – Protecting the Vessel and Cargo to Prevent Claims, available in English, and new and traditional Mandarin, which focuses on risks to the vessel and cargo as well as risks to the crew. It complements the Club’s previous guidance, Heavy Weather – All hands on deck?, which focused on... |
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/11/american-club-member-alert-april-11-2025/
Coast Guard Foundation to honor Seventh Coast Guard District at its Annual Tribute in Florida
April 11 Event Recognizes Heroic Rescues and Community Support During the 2024 Hurricane...
MAIB Report: Double fatality and subsequent loss of the small commercial vessel Calypso 2 near West End, Anguilla
Report on the investigation of the double fatality and subsequent loss of the small commercial vessel Calypso 2 near West End, Anguilla on 11 March 2023
Summary:
On 11 March 2023, the small commercial vessel Calypso 2 entered a cove near West End, Anguilla. The boat was overwhelmed by the force of the large ground seas that had developed near the coast and the four passengers and two crew were ejected into the water. Tragically, the mate and a female passenger lost their lives.
The key safety...
Q1 2025 TSAVLIRIS Activities
On 9 December 2024, the Bulk Carrier “KAMARI” (GT 32,614 – DWT 53,822) stranded off Recife OPL, Brazil due to steering gear problems. The vessel was en route from Recife, Brazil to Cadiz, Spain, laden with fertilizer.
Tsavliris arranged for the S/T “Boka Manta” for towage to Cadiz, Spain and the operation was completed successfully on 30 January 2025.
On 18 January 2025, the Bulk Carrier “EVANTHIA” (GT 32,474 – DWT 53,284) was disabled due to main...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/31/q1-2025-tsavliris-activities/
IACS publishes 2024 Annual Review, with focus on safety first
Report highlights role of IACS and its members in developing technical rules and guidance to meet new and emerging safety issues facing global shipping
| 31 March 2025 – IACS, the membership organisation for the world’s leading classification societies, has published its 2024 Annual Review, which highlights the central role played by IACS in supporting safety standards in global shipping. In a year that marked the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the SOLAS Convention, safety was at the... |
Sharing information and experiences at this year’s Maritime Accessibility Conference
‘We are determined to ensure that maritime remains an accessible, safe and enjoyable experience for everyone’
Disability organisations and maritime transport operators from across the country have come together for the Maritime Accessibility Conference 2025.
Organised by the Department for Transport and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the day of talks, presentations and networking today (25 March) was an opportunity to encourage communication and objectives between the two sectors and...
Statement re: Black Sea ceasefire
After today’s announcement from the White House that both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping and stop military strikes in the Black Sea, please find reaction below from Deborah Layde, chief executive of The Seafarers’ Charity.
Deborah Layde, chief executive of The Seafarers’ Charity, commented:
“We welcome today’s announcement of an end to military strikes in the Black Sea. But we must remember that seafarers are not political pawns. All...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/25/statement-re-black-sea-ceasefire/
ERT’s Antonis Karagiannakis questions John Faraclas of allaboutshipping on current geopolitical issues in a very uncertain global environment
Shipping analyst John Faraclas on “KALES THALASSES” (Smooth Seas)
The shipping analyst, lecturer on shipping issues in educational institutions and organizations abroad and especially the United Kingdom, member of the Chios Marine Club, of the HESGB (Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain), author and co-founder of allaboutshipping.co.uk , John Faraclas spoke on the program “KALES THALASSES” (Smooth Seas) about the current geopolitical situation and its consequences for Global Shipping.
We...
IRClass Academy conducts Marine Casualty Investigation Training
IRClass Academy has successfully concluded an intensive Marine Casualty Investigation Training program aimed to enhance the investigative capabilities of maritime professionals, equipping them with the knowledge and skills required to conduct thorough and compliant marine casualty investigations.
The program provided an in-depth understanding of the purpose, scope, and principal definitions of marine casualty investigations, along with the mandatory responsibilities of safety investigation...