628 results found for 'Casualty'

628 results found for 'Casualty'
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  • Missile strikes leave fires and ‘extensive damage’ in its wake at QatarEnergy’s LNG assets

    19 March 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has confirmed missile attacks at multiple liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, which sustained significant damage during the assault that left the targeted LNG infrastructure in flames.

  • Investment shift from low carbon toward upstream to continue in 2026

    2 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    After the portfolio recalibrations and restructuring marked the oil and gas industry’s landscape in 2025, Wood Mackenzie, an energy intelligence group, has outlined that the trend will continue in 2026, with oil and gas corporates expected to face “an even tougher strategic balancing act” this year.

  • SBM Offshore and Brazilian player unveil robotic tool for FPSO oil tank cleaning

    12 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Ambipar, a Brazil-headquartered environmental solutions provider, and SBM Offshore, a Dutch provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, have revealed a new solution for cleaning cargo oil tanks on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units.

  • DNV: Ageing fleet drives surge in number of maritime incidents

    6 June 2025
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Maritime safety incidents rose by 42% between 2018 and 2024, driven mainly by risks linked to an ageing fleet and machine damage/failure, according to the report, ‘Maritime Safety Trends 2014-2024 – Preparing for future risks,’ by classification society DNV.

  • Infographic: Casualties in 2015

    29 July 2015

    Opting for a job at sea may turn out to be rewarding at times as it offers the opportunity to venture out into the open seas and get to know the world. However, seafaring is not an easy task as seamen face various challenges on daily basis, including various types of incidents at sea that […]

  • Infographic: Casualties in 2015

    29 July 2015

    Opting for a job at sea may turn out to be rewarding at times as it offers the opportunity to venture out into the open seas and get to know the world. However, seafaring is not an easy task as seamen face various challenges on daily basis, including various types of incidents at sea that […]

  • Casualties in Guinea boat capsize

    30 March 2007

    A passenger boat has capsized off the coast of Guinea, leaving at least 10 people dead, reports from the West African nation say. One report on state television said that as many as 60 people were killed.

  • ClassNK: MOL Comfort Casualty Investigation

    15 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Under the leadership of ClassNK Executive Vice President Toshitomo Matsui, the ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team established in response to the 17 June 2013 casualty involving “MOL Comfort” in the Indian Ocean continues to work in close contact with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and government authorities to determine the cause of casualty. […]

  • Fire aboard LNG Carrier Explorer, No Casualties

    19 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Exmar Shipmanagement NV, managers of the LNG carrier ‘Explorer’ confirmed that the vessel experienced a fire in the engine room on June 14 about 240 west of Mumbai, India. The fire was promptly extinguished by the ship’s crew using portable fire extinguishers. No casualties or injuries occurred but the ship’s propulsion was lost. “At this […]

  • Interim Report on MOL COMFORT Casualty Released

    20 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Following the loss of the container vessel MOL COMFORT on 17 June 2013, ClassNK established a special Casualty Investigation Team in order to investigate and determine the cause of the casualty. Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) further established a Committee on Large Container Ship Safety to develop measures to ensure the […]

  • Yemen LNG: No Casualties Or Damage After Rocket Attack

    2 February 2014

    A rocket attack on Yemen’s only LNG export terminal in Balhaf did not cause any casualties or damage, Yemen LNG said in a statement on Friday. “Yemen LNG confirms that today, Friday, 31st January 2014, at around 02:30am, a blast sounded offshore the Balhaf Plant, coming from a rocket-launched explosive device. There were no casualties […]

  • Dredger Collides with Cruiser in Naf River, No Casualties

    26 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    A tourist vessel on its way to St Martin’s island collided with a dredging vessel on the Naf River yesterday, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reports.  Dalim Barua, assistant sub-inspector of Taknaf Model Police Station, said that this accident took place on Teknaf-Saint Martin’s naval route in Naf River around 10am, as the tourist vessel Keari […]

  • Providing Refuge to Shipping Casualties Still a Problem

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    John M. Lyras, Chairman of the London P&I Club, has called for concerted international action on the provision of places of refuge for ships involved in casualties.   Writing in the club’s 2014 Annual Report, Mr Lyras says, “Nearly twelve years after the Prestige disaster, it is particularly disappointing to receive reports of other shipping […]

  • Marine Insurers Troubled by Rising Major Vessel Casualties

    6 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    There has been a continued increase in frequency of major vessel casualties, according to the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI). The growth trend of marine risks is exerting a significant pressure on marine insurers, especially as the frequency of major vessel casualties rose again in 2016 for the second consecutive year, the union’s statistics released last week […]

  • ICS: Action Needed on Places of Refuge and Casualty Investigations

    19 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    There are some clearly identifiable steps which need to be taken to enhance shipping’s already very impressive record of maritime safety, according to International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe. Speaking at the IMO Alternative World Maritime Day Event in Bahrain this week, Mr Hinchliffe stressed the need for mandatory provisions to provide […]

  • German Offshore Wind Constructions Take Three Casualties

    24 April 2012

    Three men have already lost their lives, and 80 of them have experienced serious accidents while working on German offshore wind farms, according to Focus magazine. Polish worker and a Swedish diver have died while working on BardOffshore wind farm, located 100 kilometres northwest of the isle Borkum, in Germany, in water depth of 40 […]

  • MV Cheshire Casualty Report Points to Fertilizer Shipping Hazards

    4 September 2018

    The Isle of Man Ship Registry has published the casualty report on M/V Cheshire’s overheating incident.

  • ClassNK Issues Preliminary Findings Regarding MOL Comfort Casualty

    4 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Following the loss of the container vessel “MOL COMFORT”, ClassNK established a special Casualty Investigation Team in order to investigate and determine the cause of the casualty. Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) further established a Committee on Large Container Ship Safety to develop measures to ensure the safety of large container […]

  • OpenHydro another casualty of innovation ‘valley of death’, EMEC says

    27 July 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Reacting to the liquidation of its first ever tidal energy client, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) said OpenHydro failed to cross the so-called ‘valley of death’ where innovation falls victim to costs of commercialization – highlighting, however, that tidal energy’s day is yet to come.

  • Vessel Fire Claims Six Casualties in Durban Port

    15 February 2019

    SAMSA: Six people have lost their lives in a vessel fire at the Port of Durban.

  • German Offshore Wind Constructions Take Three Casualties

    24 April 2012

    Three men have already lost their lives, and 80 of them have experienced serious accidents while working on German offshore wind farms, according to Focus magazine. Polish worker and a Swedish diver have died while working on BardOffshore wind farm, located 100 kilometres northwest of the isle Borkum, in Germany, in water depth of 40 […]

  • Intercargo: Liquefaction Caused Most Loss of Life from Bulk Casualties

    25 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Cargo failure and liquefaction caused more than half of loss of life arising from bulk casualties, Intercargo said.

  • FGS ‘Hamburg’ evacuates casualty from merchant vessel in Indian Ocean

    28 February 2011

    Late on the evening of February 23, EUNAVFOR warships in the Arabian Sea were alerted that an incident had occurred on board a German-owned container vessel, 155 nautical miles south east of the Yemeni island of Socotra, resulting in burns to one of the crew.

  • TITAN Receives Lloyd’s List Maritime Casualty Response Award

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Houston-based marine salvage, emergency response and wreck removal company, was presented with the prestigious Maritime Casualty Response award during the Lloyd’s List North American Maritime Awards ceremony and dinner, held in Houston last week. Accepting the honor before more than 300 people from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean […]

  • Ship Owners and Unions Raise Concern at Casualty Reporting Failures

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Shipowners and seafarers’ unions have joined forces to express concern at flag states’ failure to submit maritime casualty reports as required under international Conventions. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world merchant fleet, and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which represents seafarers’ unions worldwide, have made a joint submission […]