Loss Prevention Advice
- Details
- News /
Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, from 8th to 14th of August 2023. All three occurred to bulk carriers while they were underway in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS).
- Details
- News /
Forty-one migrants are thought to have died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, Italian authorities and United Nations agencies said on Wednesday, citing survivors who have been taken to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
- Details
- News /
The life-threatening hazards caused by enclosed and confined spaces and presents measures to limit the phenomenon.
The spaces are common in the supply chain industry. Toxic gases produced by some cargoes as well as leakages, residual fumigants and other causes of a reduced oxygen environment are the chief problems, with 60% of fatalities suffered by would be rescuers.
- Details
- News /
The risk of oil fires onboard as well as measures the crew can implement to prevent them from happening.
The engine room fires are a major hazard on ships. They can cause significant damage to the vessel, endanger the crew and lead to costly delays. The international maritime organisation’s (IMO) research found between 30% and 50% of all fires on merchant ships originate in the engine room and, of those fires, 70% are caused by oil leaks, Britannia adds.