A number of recent ship fires have underscored the continuing safety threat created by the transportation of lithium-ion batteries. Now insurance providers TT Club and UK P&I Club (both Thomas Miller managed
A recent incident involving a DP3 drillship that suffered a complete blackout and subsequent loss of position has prompted the Coast Guard to issue a marine safety alert reminding mariners that dynamic
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk with Andrew Lee and Ford Wogan of law firm Jones Walker to gain insights into ways in which cybersecurity training is
A missing retaining ring and mounting bracket on the port main diesel engine led to an engineroom fire on a towboat near Belleview, Ky., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says. The
By Julian Clark, Global Senior Partner, Ince It’s not a question of if, but rather when the commercial shipping industry will face an operational technology (OT) cyber attack that risks seafarers’ safety
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a July 12, 2021, incident in which a 51,996 dwt bulk carrier slammed into a stationary barge being used as a floating
Sounds like this comes under the category of “when will they ever learn?” The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued safety recommendations to the managers and parent company of the cargo ship
A failure by a towboat’s pilot and captain to correctly identify a caution area on an electronic chart is seen by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as the probable cause of
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its report on the November 17, 2020, sinking of the 82-foot commercial fishing vessel Emmy Rose. All four aboard—the captain and three deckhands—lost their
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report on its investigation of a November 10, 2021, fire aboard the 85 foot long fishing vessel Blue Dragon. No injuries or fatalities