by Mariska Buitendijk | May 14, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Shipping
New ultra-large container vessels and possibly also passenger ships may have more unevaluated and unanticipated fire risks than current best practices have accounted for. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in its latest Mars Report in which it looks into the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 9, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping
Abdul Fahl of provider of mutual insurance and related risk management services TT Club has said that there are substantial delays in finding damaged ships a place of refuge, illustrated by the MSC Flaminia, Maersk Honam and Yantian Express. These heavily damaged,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 22, 2020 | News
Self-ignition of a large batch of dangerous cargo is the most likely cause of the huge fire on the Maersk Honam in the Arabian Sea over two years ago. That is the conclusion reached by an investigation team from Singapore, the ship’s flag state. The flag state...
