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Is your fire suppression system connected to the emergency power supply?

Is your fire suppression system connected to the emergency power supply?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 2, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

A fire on board a ferry took a long time to extinguish, in part because the vessel had lost power and the fire suppression system was not connected to the emergency power supply. The Nautical Institute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report and points out...
Blanket and extinguisher system can tackle battery fires on ships

Blanket and extinguisher system can tackle battery fires on ships

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 26, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

Viking has reached agreements to distribute Bridgehill’s fire blankets and the Rosenbauer Battery Extinguisher System (BEST) to the marine industry. The agreements are key outcomes of a project focusing on fire safety needs arising from the growing electric vehicle...
Technology call for early hold fire detection solutions

Technology call for early hold fire detection solutions

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 5, 2023 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, Maritime research, News, Shipping

The Cargo Fire & Loss Innovation Initiative is calling for innovators to come forward with solutions for early-stage fire detection. It is one of the most important issues in the drive to mitigate container loss. The Cargo Fire & Loss Innovation Initiative...
‘Shipping losses hit record low, but jump in fires’

‘Shipping losses hit record low, but jump in fires’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 1, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

Over the last year, 38 large ships were lost worldwide, a record low, reports Allianz in its latest Safety and Shipping Review. However, a combination of factors impacting fire risk, ongoing and new threats posed by the ripple effects of the Ukraine conflict,...
Guidelines published for container transport of Li-ion batteries

Guidelines published for container transport of Li-ion batteries

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 30, 2023 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

Transport of lithium-ion batteries by sea has sparked concern over container fires. The Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines seek to prevent the increasing risks that this transport creates, providing suggestions for identifying such risks and thereby...
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