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  • USA: GL Noble Denton Names Head of Marine Casualty Investigation Practice

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Mr John Walker has been appointed as head of GL Noble Denton’s growing Marine Casualty Investigation practice for the Americas region. Based in the New York office, John leads a team of expert marine engineers, master mariners and naval architects. His team play a key role in determining the cause and extent of machinery damage, […]

  • UK: IMO Secretary-General Urges Rapid and Full Casualty Investigation

    16 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has expressed his condolences and sympathy for all those caught up in tragic accidents involving ships over the weekend. Speaking at the opening of the IMO Sub-Committee on Stability, Load Lines and Fishing Vessel Safety today (16 January 2011) Mr Sekimizu said, “I wish to express my sincere condolences and sympathy […]

  • AAA Chair: AI and automated ships pose new challenges in casualty liability

    18 May 2023
    Automation, Business & Finance, Green Marine, IT & Software, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Artificial Intelligence and the advent of automated ships will pose difficult questions in determining liability under the Hague Rules for maritime casualties, the 2022-2023 chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters, Sir Nigel Teare, cautions. Sir Nigel drew attention to a recent case involving the containership CMA CGM Libra, which grounded due to negligent navigation. […]

  • Intercargo: Bulker Casualties Claimed 202 Seafarer Lives in Last 10 Years

    15 May 2018

    A total of fifty-three bulk carriers over 10,000 dwt have been identified as total losses over the past ten years.

  • GL Noble Denton Names Head of Marine Casualty Investigation Practice for Americas Region

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Mr John Walker has been appointed as head of GL Noble Denton’s growing Marine Casualty Investigation practice for the Americas region. Based in the New York office, John leads a team of expert marine engineers, master mariners and naval architects. His team play a key role in determining the cause and extent of machinery damage, […]

  • Gwynt y Môr WFSV Comes to the Rescue

    8 July 2019

    Wind farm support vessel (WFSV) Windcat 3 has assisted in the rescue of a casualty vessel nearby the Gwynt y Môr wind farm offshore Rhyl, the UK. Windcat 3 responded to an all ships broadcast call in the morning of 7 July when the starter motor of a speedboat preparing to return from fishing seized. Four stranded […]

  • Submarine fails to detect ship, collides

    9 January 2008

    An Indian Navy submarine was damaged after it collided with a merchant ship on Monday in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Saurashtra. Navy officials said there were no casualties. The submarine, INS Sindhughosh, collided with merchant vessel MV Leeds, 140 nautical kms north west of the Mumbai coast and south of Diu on […]

  • UK Tows Dredger into Harbour after Explosion

    5 October 2017

    The dredging vessel, which suffered an explosion two nautical miles South of Dodman Point, Cornwall on October 4, is being towed into harbour, UK Coast Guard informed. Following the incident, in which two people were injured, Fowey All Weather Lifeboat established a tow with the dredging ship. The coast guard added that a Falmouth Lifeboat would assist with […]

  • IMO Secretary-General warns of increasing risk of casualties as some seafarers are stuck at sea for over 17 months

    9 September 2020
    Human Capital, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Some seafarers have now been on board their ships for more than 17 months, exceeding the 11-months limit set out in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said, urging governments to act on the crew change crisis.  It has been almost six months since COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic. The resulting travel restrictions, limited number of […]

  • Top News of the Week July 15 – 20, 2013

    21 July 2013

    Fire Onboard MV ‘HANSA BRANDENBURG’ Shipmanagement Company Leonhardt & Blumberg Hamburg, Germany reports that on July 15 2013 a cargo container caught fire onboard MV “HANSA BRANDENBURG” container ship, during her voyage from Singapore to Durban about 200 nautical miles northeast of Mauritius. Manning the World’s Largest Ship The first Triple-E has commenced its maiden […]

  • RNLI Helps Diver with Decompression Sickness

    15 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    On Tuesday, October 14, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Longhope Lifeboat was requested to launch by the Coastguards. They had been called out to assist a diver who was showing symptoms of decompression sickness aboard the dive boat Radiant Queen. The casualty was transferred to the lifeboat which then set off at full speed […]

  • Ship-breaking turns high-risk business

    24 July 2006

    Rising human casualties in Bangladesh

  • MAIB: Number of Ship Accidents Drops in 2015

    28 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    The number of accidents reported to the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) dropped to 1,057 casualties and incidents in 2015 compared to 1,270 in 2014. The total number of accidents to UK vessels or in UK coastal waters involved 1194 vessels, according to MAIB. 46 of these accidents involved only non-commercial vessels, while 447 were occupational accidents that did not […]

  • GL Noble Denton Expands Its MCI Practice in North America

    8 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    GL Noble Denton has expanded its Marine Casualty Investigation (MCI) practice in North America by launching operations in Seattle, a primary hub for marine insurance. The new base will allow the company’s team of experienced surveyors to meet the growing demand for marine casualty investigations off the West Coast of the US and Canada. Activity […]

  • Maersk Training Launches Hub Rescue Course

    13 March 2015
    Human Capital

    Newcastle-based Maersk Training has launched its latest training course to expand its portfolio of health and safety courses for the wind energy industry. The Hub Rescue course, which is recommended for WTG Technicians, Blade Inspectors, and Installation and Maintenance Subcontractors, has been designed to provide both theoretical and practical skill sets for those required to […]

  • Intercargo Urges Extreme Caution over Nickel Ore Cargoes

    30 August 2019

    The move comes in wake of the potential loss of Indonesia-flagged bulker Nur Allya, missing since August 20.

  • Top News of the Week November 4 – 9, 2013

    10 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Russia: Construction of World’s Largest Icebreaker Progresses Baltiysky Zavod, a subsidiary of United Shipbuilding Corporation, yesterday held a keel laying ceremony for the new generation nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220. When finished, the icebreaker LK-60 will be the largest and most powerful icebreaker in the world with an approximate lifespan of 40 years. ClassNK Issues […]

  • Complete Site Safety Introduces Advanced First Aid Course for Offshore Workers

    20 January 2016
    Human Capital

    Complete Site Safety, a Liverpool-based Health and Safety training company, has launched a new, advanced first aid course designed for offshore workers. The Clinical Observation & Medical Assessment, or COMA course, is designed for those industries which do not have immediate access to emergency aid in the event of an accident. The course is aimed at […]

  • Shipowners, Salvors and Insurers Call for Adoption of IMO Places of Refuge Guidelines

    13 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Shipowners, Salvors and Insurers – through their respective trade associations – have jointly called for the prompt and proper implementation of international measures to provide a Place of Refuge for stricken vessels, following a series of incidents where casualty vessels have been delayed in accessing a safe harbour. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says […]

  • USA: Inland Salvage Inc. Completes Lightering and Salvage Operations of Sunken Hopper Barge

    11 October 2011

    Inland Salvage Inc. recently completed the removal of approximately 1000 tons of structural scrap steel from a sunken hopper barge and subsequent salvage of the barge which had been obstructing a loading dock on the Mississippi River​ near LaPlace, LA. Immediately upon being notified by the dock’s owner that Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) had been […]

  • SRI: Gov’ts Should Push for Fair Treatment of Seafarers

    6 July 2017

    International backing has been given to a new initiative from London-based Seafarers Rights’ International (SRI), which aims to harness the support of governments worldwide in implementing locally-binding legislation on the fair treatment of seafarers following a maritime casualty. Representatives from more than 50 countries attended a workshop on the subject organized by SRI in conjunction […]

  • CSS launches first aid course for offshore workers

    20 January 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Complete Site Safety (CSS) has launched a first aid course designed for offshore workers. The Clinical Observation & Medical Assessment (COMA) course is created for those industries which do not have immediate access to emergency aid in the event of an accident. With workforces expected to work further offshore and in more remote locations, CSS has identified […]

  • Yemen LNG’s Balhaf Plant again under fire

    19 December 2014

    Yemen LNG confirmed  two explosions offshore and onshore outside the Balhaf Plant, coming from two rocket-launched explosive devices on Thursday, December 19, at around 7 pm local time. The company reported no casualties or damage, with the Balhaf Plant remaining in operation. Yemen LNG reinforced security measures in order to ensure vigilant surveillance of the plant […]

  • Global Maritime Introduces New Service Line

    22 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Global Maritime introduced a new and important service line, Marine Casualty Investigation. Building on our existing comprehensive business offering, Marine Casualty Investigation (MCI) acts on behalf of hull & machinery underwriters, P&I clubs, owners, ship managers, drilling rig owners and lawyers, investigating the cause and extent of damage to marine related incidents. Global Maritime, across […]

  • ClassNK to Reveal MOL Comfort Findings by End of September

    4 September 2014

    The cause of MOL Comfort’s fire and subsequent sinking from summer 2013 will be revealed by the end of September, according to the announcement issued by ClassNK. ClassNK established the Investigative Panel on Large Container Ship Safety, comprised of experts from shipbuilders, shipowners and academic institutions, to investigate the possibility of casualty occurrence and consider and examine […]