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Pyrotechnics and Distress Signals: The Expiry Nobody Tracks
Life-Saving Appliances Distress signals are the only safety equipment aboard that expires on a fixed date whatever their condition, cannot lawfully be thrown away, and are checked on every inspection because the date is printed on the side.…
HSE & ComplianceEnclosed Space Entry: The Accident That Repeats ItselfHSE & Compliance Enclosed space entry kills experienced seafarers every year, and it kills the people who go in after them. The procedures that pr…
Firefighting SystemsFire Detection on Offshore Platforms: Smoke, Heat, Flame, and GasFirefighting Systems On an offshore platform, detection has to work before there is a fire. The system is watching for gas, not flame, because by the…
Life-Saving AppliancesLifejacket Compliance Beyond the Buoyancy RatingLife-Saving Appliances A lifejacket that floats is not a compliant lifejacket. Inspectors write findings against lights, whistles, sizing, servicing r…
Enstructure, Logistec Form 106-Terminal Network Across North America
US terminal operator Enstructure has completed its acquisition of the marine services division of Canadian counterpart Logistec.Logistec said the acquisition will create one of North America’s largest and most diversified marine terminal…
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Putin Visits Zvezda Shipyard Building Arctic 2 LNG Tankers
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been spending a lot of time in recent weeks visiting the Russian Far East – an area where he probably feels safe from the Ukrainian long-range sanctions…
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Leaking Chemical Cargo Blamed for Fire and Poisoning Killing Two Crew
An Indonesian cargo ship burst into flames on Monday in a devastating fire. The authorities now suspect it was the result of a chemical leak from its cargo that also resulted in…
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Maritime College Announces Activation of Training Ship Empire State
[By SUNY (New York) Maritime College] Maritime College has announced that a decision memorandum from the Maritime Administrator, Stephen M.
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Video: Breakaway Tanker Stopped by Roadway Bridge Supports
A small Malaysian product tanker went out of control of the tugs that were relocating the ship on Wednesday, September 2, and became wedged up against a highway bridge.
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