by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping
Two decades after the devastating Erika and Prestige accidents, the European maritime safety framework has become one of the most robust in the world, according to the European Maritime Safety Report (EMSAFE). Yet, emerging technologies and digitalisation could soon...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 25, 2019 | News
Asia Maritime Pacific (AMP) has classed use of scaffolding as “working at heights” following an accident, which resulted in a fatality. In addition, pre-joining training now includes the use of scaffolding. The accident with unstable and unsecured...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2019 | News
Every sixty days there is a major container fire and 1582 containers are lost at sea every year. ‘It is time for all parties in the shipping chain to take their responsibility in mitigating these risks,’ said Annet Koster, Managing Director of the Royal...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 11, 2019 | News
Early detection of fire is key to preventing loss of life, ship and extensive cargo damage. JRC/Alphatron Marine’s AlphaHeatDetectionSystem has been developed to detect heat even before smoke or fire are seen. Between 2005 and 2016 alone, 35 fires were detected...