Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS)
The effective way to positively affect human behaviour and contribute to a safe and efficient working environment
Safety research, over the last century, has revealed that human error is the primal contributing factor to the majority of casualties in the maritime industry.
Although the introduction of technology in the shipping industry aims to improve a ships’ competitiveness and...
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE
Brief Update No 25/08 Date: 07 Mar 2025
STATEMENT
This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel and information derive from open sources, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/07/sea-guardian-threat-risk-assessment-01-07-march-2025/
by John Faraclas
The best ever global social event of its kind over the last 40 years in the British capital – the administrative capital of Shipping, was by far, the 30th Anniversary Ball of HESGB at the iconic West End venue JW Marriott Grosvenor House on Park Lane, adjacent to Hyde Park.
842: the pin number unlocking success!
Breaking all previous records with 842 members, friends and guests from just over 40 nations:
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/03/of-nuts-and-bolts/
The 11th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 11) took place from 24 to 28 February 2025. SSE 11 agreed on draft amendments to the design and prototype test requirements for the arrangements used in simulated the launching of free-fall lifeboats.
Measures for the detection and control of fires in the cargo areas of container ships were progressed, and an action plan for the consideration of fire risks for ships carrying electrical vehicles and other new-energy...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/28/imo-sub-committee-on-ship-systems-and-equipment-sse-11/
| Report on the investigation of the contact made by the paddle steamer Waverley with Brodick pier, Isle of Arran, Scotland on 3 September 2020. |
| Summary: On 3 September 2020, the paddle steamer Waverley made heavy contact with the eastern pier at Brodick, Isle of Arran, Scotland while attempting to berth following a 2-hour afternoon excursion along the Isle of Arran coast. Twenty-one of the 186 passengers and three of the 27 crew on board sustained injuries because of the impact and Waverley |
DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 12-13 March 2025 a course on the role of the Crew Manager.
This course reflects the tasks and responsibilities of a crew manager working either in a shipping company or for a crewing agency. A crew manager is required to have a deep understanding of training and certification standards and requirements in order to choose the best qualified personnel and to take appropriate actions...
Brief Update No 25/05 Date: 21 Feb 2025
STATEMENT
This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel and information derive from open sources, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) and United Kingdom Maritime Trade...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/21/sea-guardian-threat-risk-assessment-14-feb-21-feb-2025/
MARINE INSURANCE & CLAIMS
DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 12 and 13 March 2025, a two-day course on Marine Insurance and Claims. The workshop is designed for those working in the operation and in dealing with insurance and claims matters, in shipowning and management companies. It aims to give an understanding of the legal and practical aspects of marine insurance and claims management.
Venue, date: DNV Premises, 12-13 March 2025 (10:00 – 17:00)
Train...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/19/dnvs-maritime-academy-hellas-marine-insurance-claims/
Shipowners and operators of EU vessels must take steps to ensure that all new firefighting suits on board comply with changes to European regulations which enter into force from June 2025, according to urgent advice from VIKING Life-Saving Equipment.
The leading life-saving equipment solutions provider is recommending fleet managers undertake a full risk assessment of their firefighting suits to verify compliance with requirements applying under MED...
Lloyd’s Register’s Maritime Decarbonisation Hub (The Decarb Hub) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) release new reports to help meet the upskilling needs of an estimated future 800,000 seafarers as the industry transitions to alternative fuels.
With the maritime industry under pressure to reduce carbon emissions, ammonia is gaining popularity as a promising alternative fuel, as evidenced by LR’s Fuel For Thought Ammonia report. However, many are...