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A Timeline Of The Maritime Industry’s Initiatives For The Wellbeing Of Seafarers

Since the start of the pandemic, crew wellness has topped the industry agenda with international shipping bodies, unions and associations vowing for a fairer treatment of seafarers, reports Safety4Sea.

What actions has the industry taken to resolve this humanitarian crisis?

While crews remain trapped on their ‘floating prisons’ for consecutive months in breach of MLC, and amid reports of increased anxiety or even suicides, the maritime sees the launch of several initiatives aimed to show it cares...

https://mfame.guru/a-timeline-of-the-maritime-industrys-initiatives-for-the-wellbeing-of-seafarers/

IEA’s Report States The Impact Of Reducing Methane Emissions

Reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations is among the most cost-effective and impactful actions that governments can take to achieve global climate goals, said the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a new report, says an article published on Safety4Sea.

Methane

Although methane has a much shorter atmospheric lifetime than CO2 – around 12 years, compared with centuries for CO2 – it absorbs much more energy while in the atmosphere, so it is a potent greenhouse gas with important...

https://mfame.guru/ieas-report-states-the-impact-of-reducing-methane-emissions/

Guidelines On Improving Cyber Security for 2021

Every business and every individual can be subject to cyber threats. Cyber-crime is a massive business; hackers are very well-organized, and they put a lot of time and effort before launching a cyber-attack, says an article published on Safety4Sea.

A significant challenge

The last couple years, cyber security has become a significant challenge for the maritime industry as well. In this regard, IMO took the decision to embed cyber security into Safety Management Systems; not much time has left...

https://mfame.guru/guidelines-on-improving-cyber-security-for-2021/

NTSB investigation: Collision after pilot falls asleep

NTSB issued an investigation report on the collision of the towing vessel Dixie Vandal with the moored towing vessel Trinity and Tow in Houston Ship Channel, in March 2019, identifying fatigue as key cause.

At 0408 local time on 15 March 2019, the towing vessel Dixie Vandal, pushing a partially loaded fuel barge upbound through the Houston Ship Channel, struck the towing vessel Trinity and one of its barges, which were moored and preparing to discharge cargo at the Kinder Morgan Pasadena Liquids...

https://safety4sea.com/ntsb-investigation-collision-after-pilot-falls-asleep/

South Africa: Ports remain open despite lockdown

Following official consultations, South Africa’s Department of Transport has announced relaxation of some of the strict restrictions on maritime sector activities brought in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly around the country’s ports.

In a new Marine Notice issued in Ptetoria on Tuesday, SAMSA announced the revised measures, which aim at alleviating pressure on particularly trade goods movement and handling, as well as personnel such as ships crews.

In particular, the Marine Notice...

https://safety4sea.com/south-africa-ports-remain-open-despite-lockdown/

ILO: Seafarers should be treated with dignity and respect amid COVID-19

In light of the challenging situations arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organization (ILO) issued a joint statement highlighting that seafarers should be exempted from travel restrictions and be treated as “key workers”.

Specifically, the joint statement launched by the Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006)  also called on ILO member States to do all that they can to facilitate the delivery of essential medical...

https://safety4sea.com/ilo-seafarers-should-be-treated-with-dignity-and-respect-amid-covid-19/

Venezuelan patrol vessel sinks after collision with cruise vessel

The Government of Venezuela reported that the Venezuelan patrol vessel GC-23 Naiguata and the ice-class expedition cruise ship RCGS Resolute had an encounter, which resulted in the patrol vessel’s sinking.

The RCGS Resolute’s operator issued a statement informing that the cruise vessel was approached by an armed Venezuelan Navy vessel at a position about 13 nm off Isla de Tortuga. The cruise ship was drifting with Venezuelan Navy vessel at a position about 13 nm off Isla de Tortuga. Although the...

https://safety4sea.com/venezuelan-patrol-vessel-sinks-after-collision-with-cruise-vessel/

Train operator charged for derailing locomotive near USNS Mercy

A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles was arrested on federal charges for allegedly running a locomotive at full speed off the end of rail tracks near the hospital ship USNS Mercy, Tuesday afternoon.

Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro, was charged today in a criminal complaint with one count of train wrecking, data by US Department of Justice reveals.

According to the criminal complaint filed in US District Court, Moreno admitted that he intentionally derailed and crashed the train near the...

https://safety4sea.com/train-operator-charged-for-derailing-locomotive-near-usns-mercy/

Traffic at Suez Canal unaffected by COVID-19

The Suez Canal Authority announced that the navigation traffic in the channel is regular and proceeds according to the normal rates of the numbers and tonnage of ships transiting the channel.

As Suez Canal added, traffic has not been yet affected by the repercussions of the emergence of COVID-19, since during the month of March 2020, navigation statistics recorded 1662 ships crossing from both directions in exchange for 1589 ships crossed during the month of March of last year.

This marks an...

https://safety4sea.com/traffic-at-suez-canal-unaffected-by-covid-19/

Suez Canal adjusts rates of reductions for LNG carriers

The Suez Canal Authority adjusted the rates of reductions granted by some of the LNG carriers, while it announced new incentives and discounts for some petroleum gas tankers and container ships for a period of three months starting from April 1st.

The new reductions apply to LNG tankers until June 30, and it is an extension of previous navigational publications. The reductions encourage LNG tankers to cross the Suez Canal by adjusting the reduction granted to them from 25% to 30% of fees Regular...

https://safety4sea.com/suez-canal-adjusts-rates-of-reductions-for-lng-carriers/

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