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Following recent incidents resulting in containers being lost overboard, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has vowed to inspect every cargo ship calling at Australian ports between August and October. It said incidents like the 81 containers lost by YM Efficiency in 2018 and the 50 los...

Today’s Safety & Shipping Review 2020,  published by insurance provider Allianz, reveals 41 ships of over 100 gross tons were lost in 2019, 20% fewer than in 2018 and 70% fewer than a decade ago. Asia was worst hit, with 14 large ship losses, which Allianz puts down to high levels of...

It said that, following months of travel restrictions and government inaction in facilitating crew changes, from today 200,000 seafarers could refuse contract extensions and demand repatriation, a move which would be “highly disruptive to global trade”, added the ITF. Seafarers’ section chair ...

“The offences relate to pollution and/or damage of the Australian marine environment as a result of poor cargo loading,” the Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA) said in a statement today. “Laying charges against the ship’s master is not action we undertake lightly, but this and other in...

After the vessel docked in the port of Brisbane, an inspection by the the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) revealed lashing arrangements for cargo were “inadequate” and securing points for containers on the deck were “heavily corroded.” AMSA general manager of operations Allan Sch...

CMA CGM’s 5,510 teu APL England lost propulsion during heavy seas, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), while sailing to Melbourne from Ningbo, The Singapore-flagged vessel was around 73km south-east of Sydney when the incident happened, and while  power was restored ...

In the following guest post, insurance expert Jose Guerrero looks at how marine cargo insurance relates to the Covid-19 pandemic; whether this insurance will help sellers/buyers on their current and future claims; and also the limitations in the marine cargo insurance sector. Potential remedies to c...

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It calls for amendments to SOLAS Chapter 11-2 regulations regarding enhanced provisions for early fire detection and effective control of fires in containerised cargo stowed under and on deck, in a paper submitted on 10 February to the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee by IUMI and its co-sponso...