PODCAST: Jones Walker talks port and terminal cybersecurity
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
Safety and Security
NTSB reports on $1.8 million towboat engineroom fire
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
Op-Ed: A recipe for cyber disaster
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
NTSB reports on bulker’s $6 million strike on floating office barge
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
ATSB makes recommendations to shipping operator after 10 fires in 14 years
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
NTSB reports on barge collision with a coal train
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
Lack of stability, hatch cover problems eyed in fatal sinking
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
NTSB: Electrical fault likely caused $500,000 fishing vessel fire
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
Port NOLA awarded grant funding for maritime security operations
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) was recently awarded $514,964 in Port Security Grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to upgrade technology at the Harbor Police Department (HPD)’s
$100 million laker fire: NTSB issues 3 safety recommendations
The National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations following its investigation into a fire that broke out aboard a Great Lakes bulk carrier when docked in winter layup. Damage to the