Watch: How the ‘Effective Crew Project’ works

The merchant shipping industry is constantly seeking to balance safety, cost and efficiency, and crewing strategies are a key part of that equation. Led by Southampton’s Solent University, the ‘Effective Crew Project’ explores best practice from maritime and other industries, with the objective of improving safety, welfare and efficiency at sea.

Started in April 2017, the Effective Crew research develops findings from a pilot study conducted by the same research team and will draw upon best...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-how-the-effective-crew-project-works/

US court judges freight forwarder and chemical maker responsible for MSC Flaminia deaths

MSC Flaminia disaster 2012

From the Handy Shipping Guide:

Early on the morning of 14 July 2012 the ship’s alarms sounded and a cloud of smoke rose from one of the holds. When the fire-fighting team rushed toward it and flooded the hold with CO2 the explosion occurred.

In the second hearing of a potentially three phase case the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has reached a verdict appointing responsibility for the deaths, injuries and damage caused when the MSC Flaminia was struck by an explosion....

http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2018/09/us-court-judges-freight-forwarder-and-chemical-maker-responsible-for-msc-flaminia-deaths/

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