A worker who leaves mid-project takes the mobilisation cost with them, along with the induction, the site familiarity and the permit competency. The amenity that would have kept them is almost always cheaper than the replacement, and it is almost never what gets cut first. By MarineCraft Journal · 12 October 2026 · … Read more
Contractors prepare for an accommodation inspection by cleaning. Inspectors arrive with a tape measure and a headcount, because the requirements are dimensional and they scale with how many people are actually living there. By MarineCraft Journal · 9 October 2026 · 9 mins read 3.6 m²minimum bedroom floor area per employee, non-dormitory 3 … Read more
A facility gets one coating specification because that is easier to buy and easier to apply. The structure then fails wherever the exposure was worst, on a schedule nobody planned for, and the specification is blamed for a decision made at procurement. By MarineCraft Journal · 7 October 2026 · 9 mins … Read more
An employer who books beds with an uncertified provider has not transferred the problem. The Act places duties on the employer and on the accommodation provider separately, so what outsourcing moves is the building. By MarineCraft Journal · 6 October 2026 · 8 mins read A1604the 2019 amendment that widened the Act to … Read more
A cargo that looked dry and granular at the loading berth can behave as a liquid a few days into the voyage. When it does, the ship can capsize before anyone reaches a lifeboat, and the loading ports where it happens most are on Malaysia’s doorstep. By MarineCraft Journal · 29 September 2026 … Read more
An inspector follows a predictable order and reaches for the same items every time. That makes the week before a port call a rehearsable exercise rather than a matter of luck, provided someone walks the ship the way the inspector will. By MarineCraft Journal · 28 September 2026 · 9 mins read 1,189ships … Read more
