IGP&I: Mooring under pressure causes risks
The International Group of P&I Clubs (IGP&I) has recently released a safety guide to help prevent injuries and loss of life during mooring because of changes and the pressure they cause.
Read moreThe International Group of P&I Clubs (IGP&I) has recently released a safety guide to help prevent injuries and loss of life during mooring because of changes and the pressure they cause.
Read moreThe International Group of P&I Clubs (IGP&I) has recently released a safety guide to help prevent injuries and loss of life during mooring operations.
Read moreThe International Group of P&I Clubs (IGP&I's) has released a safety animation to help prevent injuries and loss of life during mooring operations.
Read moreHMM Co., South Korea’s container shipper has signed an agreement with marine waste management company Foresys to establish a circular environment system using discarded mooring ropes. HMM generates about 20 tons of waste from worn-out mooring lines every year, which have been sent to landfills or incinerated as waste.
Read moreUK MAIB's latest Safety Digest informs of an incident regarding a tanker, which made contact with an adjacent berthed workboat and ground, after breaking from its mooring lines.
Read moreThe Marine Safety Investigation Unit of Transport Malta informed of a serious injury which occurred during the mooring of a chemical tanker, and provides lessons learned.
Read moreOCIMF published an information paper to support operators in making their own assessments to determine suitable weather criteria and ascertain an appropriate weather window for STS operations.
Read moreDNV issued regulatory update to remind that SOLAS II-I Reg. 3-8 “Towing and mooring equipment” as amended by MSC.102, enters into force on 1 January 2024. Thus, ship managers and operators should consider early compliance with the new safe mooring requirements, especially for vessels which are scheduled to dry dock before 2024.
Read moreThe Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator published its investigation report into the mooring failure of Valaris DS-4 at Hunterston Jetty on the Clyde Estuary, Scotland during storm force winds on 2 February 2021.
Read moreOver the years, MAIB has seen many incidents where seafarers have been struck by mooring lines, unfortunately in some cases resulting in serious injury or death.
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