NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an April 17, 2024, incident involving the 170-foot American Commercial Barge Line towboat William B Klunk. As in many other reports involving

Magic Seas attack location

Houthis claim they have sunk bulker Magic Seas

The 22 crew of the 2016-built, 63,000 dwt Liberian-flag bulker Magic Seas were today reported safely rescued after an attack 51 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, by multiple small vessels

ADS researches thermalrunaway risks

New ABS modeling could lower EV battery thermal runaway fire risks

ABS has developed advanced simulation modeling of thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery fires, in a critical step forward in tackling one of maritime’s biggest emerging safety risks — car carrier fires involving

Tarka II fire

Tarka II fire underscores why effective placement of smoke and fire detectors matters

Following its investigation of a fire that broke out aboard the 66-foot long, 1972-built fishing vessel Tarka II in September last year, the National Transportation Safety Board is highlighting the importance of

ARM Cuauhtémoc after the contact.

NTSB releases update on Cuauhtémoc strike on Brooklyn Bridge

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report on the progress of its investigation of the May 17 incident in which the Mexican Navy tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc slammed

Strait of Hormuz

Will Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?

The big question in international shipping today has been whether Iran’s responses to the U.S. Operation Midnight Hammer strikes on its nuclear facilities will include closing the Strait of Hormuz — the

ship with brine-based firefighting system

New brine-based firefighting system developed to counter EV car fires

With incidents like the Morning Midas fire continuing to underscore the risks of EV-related car fires aboard ship, operators are urgently seeking more effective solutions. A new brine-based firefighting system, developed by

Adalynn ablaze

Shadow fleet tanker Adalynn ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after collision with Front Eagle

Multiple images have emerged on social media showing the tanker Adalynn ablaze off Fujairah after being in a collision early this morning after being in a collision with the Frontline tanker Front

Cape Douglas

NTSB reports on why 80-year old fish tender Cape Douglas sank

The Cape Douglas, a vessel originally built in 1944 as a landing craft tank-1443 (LCT-1443) for the U.S. Navy sank as it was transiting Chiniak Bay, in part because the watertight doors

In this podcast, Perry unpacks the potential rabbit hole the industry could be heading toward as countries like India begin mandating CCTV on flagged vessels.

Podcast: CCTV mandates mark a turning point for maritime safety

Written by Osher Perry, CEO & founder, ShipIn Systems EDITOR’S NOTE: Osher Perry and Marine Log recently did a podcast on this topic, which you can find below on either SoundCloud or

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