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MOL Issues A Guidance To Prevent Mauritius Oil Ship Grounding Incident

In a major development, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda)  announced that it has formulated measures to prevent an reoccurrence of the incident involving the bulk carrier Wakashio, chartered by MOL from a subsidiary of Nagashiki Shipping Co., Ltd. (the Shipowner), which ran aground off the island of Mauritius on Saturday, July 25, and leaked bunker oil on Thursday, August 6, says a press release published by the company. 

How did they do it?

In developing the...

https://mfame.guru/mol-issues-a-guidance-to-prevent-mauritius-oil-ship-grounding-incident/

“K” Line Launches Annual Safety Campaign

  • K Line set up the theme “Harmony, Team-Up and Unity” for the campaign to make mutual respects and understandings among onboard staffs and shipowners.
  • The preventive measures to bring COVID-19 onboard shall be top priority for safe operation.
  • K Line will continuously bring powers to keep and enhance the safe operation by utilizing the existing online tools between seafarers and shore staffs.

“K” Line, in their newsletter, announced the launch of the annual safety campaign that started on...

https://mfame.guru/k-line-launches-annual-safety-campaign/

APA recommends changes to pilot operations to improve safety

Following the loss of a New York pilot on December 30, the American Pilots’ Association issued a notice to the marine community advising of the dangers of some accommodation ladder/ pilot ladder combination arrangements with integrated embarking platforms.

Specifically, the Association highlights that given the current regulations around the ladder-platform transition issue it is not “an expensive proposition” to comply with the Regulation 23 and Resolution A.1045. Replacing or retrofitting...

https://safety4sea.com/apa-recommends-changes-to-pilot-operations-to-improve-safety/

AMSA to boost fishing operations’ safety

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority recently announced its collaboration with the industry education, which aims to advance the safety of commercial fishing operations at the Far North Queensland’s remote areas.

In fact, AMSA along with Queensland Water Police and Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol conducted joint marine safety patrols in Torres Strait and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Specifically, those patrols targeted targeted riverine and shoreline commercial fishing ahead of the 2020...

https://safety4sea.com/amsa-to-boost-fishing-operations-safety/

Seafarers International House joins Dangerous Ladders campaign

The Seafarers International House (SIH) announced that they are joining the Dangerous Ladders campaign, after the death of a veteran Sandy Hook ship pilot, who fell from an accommodation ladder.

The Seafarers International House stated that it is taking part in the campaign to pressure the International Maritime Organization to solve the issue of dangerous ladders and build a safer environment for ship pilots.

It should be reminded that the Sandy Hook ship pilot lost his life when he fell during...

https://safety4sea.com/seafarers-international-house-joins-dangerous-ladders-campaign/

Maritime NZ for recreational boaties safety

Maritime New Zealand officially announced that the Buller District Council joined the national compliance “No Excuses” campaign. Specifically, the campaign focuses on recreational boaties not carrying or wearing lifejackets and those who speed on the water.

For the records, this is the 4th year in a row of the “No Excuses” campaign, while is the first time that 18 harbourmasters with Maritime officers are participating on this project this summer.

Through Buller District Council’s enter,...

https://safety4sea.com/maritime-nz-for-recreational-boaties-safety/

AMSA leads safety campaign for dory fishing operations

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority announced a collaboration with the Queensland Police Service and Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol to raise awareness on marine safety, via a safety campaign which will promote education and regulations concerning commercial dory fishing operations.

Specifically, the campaign aims to boost and improve maritime safety in coastal communities across Queensland, a campaign which will go national in the next 12 months. Also, the campaign will focus...

https://safety4sea.com/amsa-leads-safety-campaign-for-dory-fishing-operations/

Watch: Dangerous Ladders campaign launched

As part of the newly-launched Dangerous Ladders campaign, a global initiative to improve the safety of pilot transfer arrangements and in particular the safe rigging of pilot ladders, Fidra Films has developed a series of informational and educational films to illustrate the dangers and also best practice.

The film series seeks to reduce the incidence of non-compliant ladder arrangements, something that pilots face every day of their working lives.

The development, production and distribution of...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-dangerous-ladders-campaign-launched/

MOL launches ‘One MOL Safety Campaign’ for 2019

Japanese shipping company MOL announced that its annual safety campaign will begin on 15 July, targeting all MOL Group-operated and owned vessels. This is aligned with the company’s commitment to become world leader in safe operations.

As part of these efforts, the president, executives, and other personnel will actively conduct an extensive series of visits to MOL Group-operated and owned vessels.

During their visits, they will meet with seafarers who are responsible for safe operation on the...

https://safety4sea.com/mol-launches-one-mol-safety-campaign-for-2019/

TT Club launches campaign on cargo safety in light of fire incidents

TT Club, an international transport and logistics insurer, launched the Cargo Integrity campaign due to the increase of container ship fires and in favour of the safety of the seafarers. Taking the maritime segment of global supply chain, it is estimated that a major container ship fire at sea occurs on average every 60 days, albeit that there have already been four major cargo-related fire incidents in 2019.

Mainly, the Club commented on the fire incidents concerning the ‘Yantian Express‘, the ‘

https://safety4sea.com/tt-club-launches-campaign-on-cargo-safety-in-light-of-fire-incidents/

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