MarineCraft Journal | Maritime Safety Fire safety deficiencies are consistently among the leading causes of detainable PSC findings on ships. The same non-compliances appear repeatedly across vessel types and flag states, engine room housekeeping failures, inoperable detection systems, structural breaches, and fire drills that test paperwork rather than people. Understanding where these gaps occur is […]
Class Surveys, Flag State Surveys & Port State Control: Key Differences Explained
MarineCraft Journal | Regulation & Compliance Class surveys, flag state surveys, and Port State Control inspections each serve a different authority, follow different rules, and affect a vessel’s licence to trade in distinct ways. Understanding how they interact is fundamental to sound ship management, and to knowing which gaps in compliance carry the most commercial […]
IMO Regulations 2025: What Shipowners Must Know and Do Now
MarineCraft Journal | Regulation & Compliance The IMO’s 2025 regulatory cycle is not a set of distant deadlines. It is an active compliance environment in which CII enforcement, the Mediterranean ECA, FuelEU Maritime, the Hong Kong Convention, and a suite of digital documentation requirements are reshaping fleet strategy, charter eligibility, and vessel values right now. […]
Drone Training for Maritime & Oil and Gas Workers: The Business Case for Action
MarineCraft Journal | Maritime Technology Drones are now embedded in day-to-day operations across ships, ports, offshore platforms, refineries, and pipelines. The question for maritime and oil and gas organisations is no longer whether to deploy them. It is whether the workforce is trained to do so safely, legally, and to a standard that holds up […]
How to Ensure Your Lifeboat and Davit Systems Are Ready for Emergency Deployment
MarineCraft Journal | Maritime Safety Most lifeboat and davit failures are not design flaws. They are the result of deferred maintenance, superficial inspections, and crews unfamiliar with the systems they are expected to operate under the worst possible conditions. Here is how to close those gaps before they matter. By MarineCraft Journal · March 2026 […]
Fire on the Water: Iran Strikes the World’s Most Critical Oil Passage
MarineCraft Journal | Energy Security The late-February attack on the Skylight tanker near Khasab Port is not an isolated incident. It is the opening move in a campaign that could redraw global energy maps and push oil prices toward historic highs. By MarineCraft Journal · March 2026 · 8 min read 500+Tankers stranded 90Transits since […]
