13 maritime news articles about Cargo Operations
The Sea Cargo Charter (SCC) brought signatories together in Geneva last week for its sixth annual meeting, hosted by Bunge. The meeting marked a forward-looking step, as signatories explored how to build on SCC’s strong foundation and further strengthen its role in advancing climate transparency across the industry.
A lifting operation on Sunday, May 3, removed the sunken inland cargo ship Sola Gratia, which had gone down in an important shipping lane for Antwerp...
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A RoRo vessel was simultaneously loading and unloading containers and RoRo cargo on both the main deck and weather deck.
The container vessel was alongside and cargo operations had begun. It was an early morning in winter and there were patches of ice on the deck and on the
A general cargo vessel was in an African port preparing to discharge its cargo of steel bars. The Chief Officer planned the cargo operation and told the bosun
Home News and Resources News Loss Prevention 22 Feb, 2022 Cargo Hold Pontoon Handling Operations Simon Hodgkinson Global Head of Loss Prevention The Club has noted an increased number of recent incidents where crew members have been fatally or seriously injured while working the vessel's cargo hold pontoons during carg
Over pressurization of vessel tanks when shore pipelines are cleared can cause physical distortion and even rupture of the tanks. Overfill of tanks during pipeline clearing can also result in pollution or personal injury when product escapes through the pressure vacuum valve.
Home Publications Articles Ro-Ro Loading Operation Safety Bulletin Ro-Ro Loading Operation Safety Bulletin Publications Steamship Mutual Published: November 01, 2021 Contact author Download article pdf The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has recently published a Safety Bulletin for an accident which to
The general cargo vessel was about to discharge packaged sawn timber in a small Caribbean port. Before discharging commenced the master told the crew the
The Ukraine is a key shipping export nation, producing significant quantities of raw materials such as coal, iron ore, sunflower oil and wheat, but also industrial products including steel products as well as manufactured materials including vehicles, aircraft and vessels. Many Skuld members have the Ukraine as a regu
Cargo Loading and Stowage - Legal Responsibilities The Association is grateful to Stuart Kempson of Solicitors Hill Dickinson LLP, Liverpool, for contributing this article for members' benefit. Members will no doubt be aware of the recent case of the MV " EEMS Solar " 2013.