In its mission to reduce accidents, improve safety, save lives and protect the environment, The Swedish Club can draw on a vast amount of knowledge, experience and statistics from previous claims incidents, says an article published on Safety4sea.
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By the NYK Group.
A general cargo vessel owned by NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, the “Mito“, which is managed by Hachiuma Steamship, rescued two people in an inflatable rubber boat in distress off the coast of Guam on July 30.
While sailing from Port Kembla in Australia to Naoshima in Kagawa prefecture, Japan, the ship discovered two people in an inflatable boat in distress because of engine failure about 80 nautical miles north of Guam and immediately rescued...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/nyk-vessel-saves-two-people/
A fully laden crude tanker went up in flames. A giant dry bulk ship broke in two on a reef, spilling fuel into pristine waters. A livestock carrier sailed into a typhoon, killing over 40 crew and 5,800 cattle. A tanker and barge collided, killing 14. Another tanker, used to store crude oil offshore, began to take on water.
And all of that happened in the past six weeks.
The frequency of shipping casualties has dramatically decreased over recent decades. Ship losses fell to a record low last...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/shipping-suffers-new-wave-of-spills-fires-collisions-and-lives-lost
RightShip, the world’s largest maritime risk management and environmental assessment organization, has announced the launch of its new Safety Score, heralding a new era for safety and due diligence in the shipping industry.
The launch of the new Safety Score comes as RightShip responds to industry feedback that called for more transparent methods of assessing vessels. RightShip has spent the last two years working in collaboration with stakeholders from across the shipping industry. The new...
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications has won the Safety at Sea Award 2019 for Best Security Product of the Year, says an article published in their website.
The panel of judgesInmarsat has won the Safety at Sea Award 2019, after recognition by a panel of judges from
The prestigious award was collected by Inmarsat Senior Vice President, Safety and Security,...
http://mfame.guru/inmarsats-security-product-wins-safety-at-sea-award-2019/
Researchers from the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute and Aalto University will team up with Fleetrange Ltd. and Tallink Grupp as part of a research project carried out under a programme of, and funded by, the European Space Agency (ESA). The goal is to develop techniques for autonomous navigation for ships with focus on safety, using a combination of different sensors, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Image Credit: maanmittauslaitos.fi
The technology will combine data from...
IMRF, The Nautical Institute signed an MOU to jointly work on projects that improve safety at sea.