Maritime Accidents

DNV WEBINAR, 17 Nov: Anchor losses – how can we improve?

DNV WEBINAR, 17 Nov: Anchor losses – how can we improve?

WEBINAR: Anchor losses – how can we improve?
From 2019 to 2020, anchor losses and damages increased by more than 20%. What’s going wrong? And why? But more importantly, what can we do to minimize or prevent these incidents?
17 November 202109.00 – 10.00 a.m. CET or04.00 – 05.00 p.m. CET Choose session and sign up

This joint webinar from DNV, Gard and The Swedish Club will focus on how to reduce or prevent incidents...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/04/dnv-webinar-17-nov-anchor-losses-how-can-we-improve/

Boat sinks overnight in Fontvieille port…

Boat sinks overnight in Fontvieille port… 

Good Morning Monaco – Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Boat sinks overnight in Fontvieille

A 16-metre-long vessel sank during the night from Sunday to Monday in the Port of Fontvieille, causing a leak of an estimated 50 litres of fuel.

Sotheby’s lagerfeld auction date approaches

Sotheby’s will pay tribute to Karl Lagerfeld who passed away on February 19, 2019, by auctioning many of his treasured possessions on December 3 in Monaco.

Free coronavirus testing for...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/03/boat-sinks-overnight-in-fontvieille-port/

“K “Line Conduct Emergency Response Exercise

“K “Line Conduct Emergency Response Exercise

Emergency Response Exercise Headquarter　　

On October 7th, 2021, “the Emergency Response Exercise” was carried out as a part of training of optimum emergency response prepared for any major maritime accidents. The scenario of the exercise developed when an Ore Carrier chartered by “K” Line collided with a Coastal Cargo Carrier when she was transiting in Tokyo Bay. We confirmed a series of emergency response process by setting crisis-management...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/12/k-line-conduct-emergency-response-exercise/

American Club member alert (October 6, 2021) re-Good Catch updates: Engine Room egress during a fire and english, new and traditional mandarin subtitle options for the introduction of animation

American Club member alert (October 6, 2021) re-Good Catch updates: Engine Room egress during a fire and english, new and traditional mandarin subtitle options for the introduction of animation

OCTOBER 6, 2021
GOOD CATCH UPDATES: ENGINE ROOM EGRESS DURING A FIRE AND ENGLISH, NEW AND TRADITIONAL MANDARIN SUBTITLE OPTIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTORY ANIMATION
Your Managers are pleased to present the latest instalments of Club’s Good Catch initiative:
Engine Room Egress During a Fire in En...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/06/american-club-member-alert-october-6-2021-re-good-catch-updates-engine-room-egress-during-a-fire-and-english-new-and-traditional-mandarin-subtitle-options-for-the-introduction-of-animation/

Record-breaking number of fatalities on the beach of Chattogram

Record-breaking number of fatalities on the beach of Chattogram

At least seven workers lost their lives while scrapping vessels on the beach of Chattogram in what is the worst quarter in terms of number of accidents in Bangladeshi shipbreaking history. 

Few weeks ago, seven separate accidents that killed five workers were reported by the Platform. Since then, two more fatalities occurred. On September 18, Liton Paul, 26 years old, fell from the ORO SINGA (IMO 9171838) during cutting...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/05/record-breaking-number-of-fatalities-on-the-beach-of-chattogram/

Safety and Shipping Trends – key findings from the Allianz Safety and Shipping Review

Safety and Shipping Trends – key findings from the Allianz Safety and Shipping Review

Join us at this Nautical Institute webinar

09.00 – 10.00 UK time (UTC+1) on Thursday 7 October 2021
 

Register for the webinar
Every year Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) publishes a review of trends and developments in shipping losses and safety.

Join The NI and Capt Rahul Khanna AFNI, Global Head of Marine Risk Consulting at AGCS and co-creator of the review since 2012, as...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/04/safety-and-shipping-trends-key-findings-from-the-allianz-safety-and-shipping-review/

MarISOT (TUAS) and Fraunhofer CML in strategic collaboration for advanced research in autonomous shipping.

MarISOT (TUAS) and Fraunhofer CML in strategic  collaboration for advanced research in autonomous shipping.

Dr. Juhani Soini, Vice Rector of TUAS, demonstrates the MarSEVR Command Bridge VR application of MarISOT to Prof. Dr. Carlos Jahn from Fraunhofer CML

The extensive and state of the art research delivered at TUAS on the MarISOT technology attracted the attention of Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics (CML) and opened opportunities for strategic research collaboration on the field of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/23/marisot-tuas-and-fraunhofer-cml-in-strategic-collaboration-for-advanced-research-in-autonomous-shipping/

American Club member Alert (Sept 14, 2021) re – US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Alert: corroded turntable pins can cause the structural failure of accommodation ladders

American Club member Alert (Sept 14, 2021) re – US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Alert: corroded turntable pins can cause the structural failure of accommodation ladders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
US COAST GUARD (USCG) MARINE SAFETY ALERT: CORRODED TURNTABLE PINS CAN CAUSE THE STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF ACCOMMODATION LADDERS

The USCG has issued Marine Safety Alert 05-21, Corroded Turntable Pins Can Cause Structural Failure on Accommodation Ladders, bringing attention to injuries which may arise from such a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/14/american-club-member-alert-sept-14-2021-re-us-coast-guard-uscg-marine-safety-alert-corroded-turntable-pins-can-cause-the-structural-failure-of-accommodation-ladders/

American Club Member Alert (Sept 9, 2021) re- adjustment to Shipping Routes in coastal waters of Zhejiang Province , People’s Republic of China (PRC)

American Club Member Alert (Sept 9, 2021) re- adjustment to Shipping Routes in coastal waters of Zhejiang Province , People’s Republic of China (PRC)

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
ADJUSTMENT TO SHIPPING ROUTES IN COASTAL WATERS OF ZHEJIANG PROVICE, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
The Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration of the People’s Republic of China (Zhejiang MSA) has issued updated navigation requirements that will take effect on September 10, 2021.

The objective of the adjustments of sea...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/09/american-club-member-alert-sept-9-2021-re-adjustment-to-shipping-routes-in-coastal-waters-of-zhejiang-province-peoples-republic-of-china-prc/

TUAS MarISOT research on next generation VR training wins the best paper award is the prestigious AFHE2021 Conference.

TUAS MarISOT research on next generation VR training wins the best paper award is the prestigious AFHE2021 Conference. 

The Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS) and the research group on Futuristic Interactive Technologies win and other prestigious distinction in the AFHE2021 International conference were more than 3.000 papers presented. 

The paper ‘Human Computer Interaction opportunities in Hand Tracking and Finger recognition in Ship Engine Room VR Training’  written by Prof. Dr....

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/28/tuas-marisot-research-on-next-generation-vr-training-wins-the-best-paper-award-is-the-prestigious-afhe2021-conference/

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