Loss Prevention Advice
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A gangway refers to a platform, a walkway or a ramp connecting the ship to land or other vessels and is used as a means of safe access for the crew. The gangway must be properly rigged and maintained to prevent accidents or injuries and to counter the movement from tidal streams, swell, cargo operations and surge movements caused by ships in the vicinity.
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Turkish authorities have recently issued a notice regarding their efforts to ensure that foreign flagged vessels have met the Regulation D-2 ballast water performance standard as required by the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) that went into force on September 8, 2024.
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Project cargoes are dimensionally challenged, heavy, and complex pieces of equipment that are generally large, heavy-duty, and high value. They require considerable planning and specialized transport equipment for lashing and securing. Such complex and high value cargoes should require a marine warranty survey (MWS) which is typically provided for under the terms of the charter party and normally the responsibility of the Charterers. Shipowners are strongly advised to check, where applicable, that the MWS has indeed been carried out.
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Civil unrest in Haiti is impacting port operations across the country.
On 26 September 2024, a crane operator was shot several times while attending to the operations of MV Belen (Antillean Marine shipping line) at the APN port at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The crane operator was sent to the hospital and the ship left without unloading. As a result, the APN terminal, operated by CPS, is completely shut down. We were also advised that operations at that pier will be resume on 30th September 2024.