Frequent bridge warnings are causing “alarm fatigue”
Frequently sounding bridge warnings, especially false ones, can create “alarm fatigue” and hinder watch keepers in carrying out their vital role. That is a key finding of a new survey supported by
Frequently sounding bridge warnings, especially false ones, can create “alarm fatigue” and hinder watch keepers in carrying out their vital role. That is a key finding of a new survey supported by
As part of its continued effort to help educate audiences about the inland waterways’ connection to agriculture, to the labor community, to freight shippers, to the Corps of Engineers, and to building
The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) honored 104 vessels owned and/or managed by Crowley Maritime Corporation with annual Jones F. Devlin Awards in recognition of their combined 737 years of incident-free
With the National Hurricane Center yeserday forecasting that a tropical depression would form in the Gulf Coast region by July 11, the U.S. Coast Guard began adjusting port conditions and pre-staging response
LNG containment specialist GTT reports that its U.K. based subsidiary, GTT Training, has obtained approval from DNV-GL for its new LNG Bunkering & Fuel Gas Handling System simulation model G-Sim from DNV-GL
The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded twelve U.S.-flag shipping companies contracts totaling $738.7 million for international ocean transportation and intermodal distribution services. All the contracts run through August 31, 2020. The total
Electronic fuel monitoring systems specialist FUELTRAX has appointed Johnalan Brill as Director of Data Analytics to leverage operational data from the FUELTRAX user global fleet and provide expert analysis to determine best
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) says that it has successfully completed construction of the world’s largest containership three weeks ahead of the contracted delivery date. The ship, the MSC Gulsun, is
The Coast Guard was responding Sunday to three vessels that sunk on the Illinois River near Hardin, Illinois. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River received a report Friday of three
The carriage of electronic inclinometers on all newbuild containers and bulk carriers could become mandatory under the SOLAS convention. IMO’s Marine Safety Committee recently approved a German government submission on inclinometer performance