Safety at Sea – Maritime

New marine safety equipment for Nunavut and Manitoba communities

Leave a Comment / arctique, Canadian Coast Guard, Firdt Nations, Government, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

Photo of Pond Inlet by Nunatsiaq News OTTAWA, ON – Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is working in partnership with Indigenous coastal communities to improve marine safety and responsible shipping to protect Canada’s marine environment. As part of this $1.5 billion plan, in 2017 the Canadian Coast Guard launched the Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Pilot Program. Under …

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Too easily forgotten heroes under COVID-19 (Forum)

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Crewmwmbers, Feature, Forum EN, Humanitarian, International, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world maritime journalism, Michael Grey* offers, in our FORUM section, an impassioned commentary on seafarers as the too easily forgotten heroes of COVID-19. “Seafarers at the core of shipping’s future” might seem somewhat an obvious observation – a bit like suggesting that the sea is a necessary adjunct to …

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The Philippines open new crew change hubs

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Crewmwmbers, Featured Post, Government, International, Port of Montreal, Ports, Ports, Safety at Sea, Stevedoring / By Maritime Magazine

Manila-The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Philippine Ports Authority, Philippine Coast Guard, MARINA, and the Office for Transportation Security, have worked together to activate crew change hubs in the Philippines, in order to help address the worldwide need to provide maritime vessels the avenue to refresh their manpower, especially given the current situation and the array …

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Chantier Davie establishing Arctic icebreaking research centre

Leave a Comment / Arctic, Canadian Coast Guard, Government, Ocean protection, Post, Safety at Sea, Shipbuilding, St Lawrence / By Maritime Magazine

LÉVIS, QC – Chantier Davie, Canada’s premier builder of polar and ice-capable ships, today launched the National Icebreaker Centre (NIC) – reflecting its leadership role in the rejuvenation of Canada’s entire icebreaking fleet under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. “Davie’s National Icebreaker Centre puts Canada in the global vanguard of ultra-modern, versatile and sustainable polar and ice-capable vessel construction,” said James Davies, …

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Seafarers still in crisis: a new survey reveals a drop in the happiness index of seafarers

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Crewmwmbers, International, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

By Alizée Dussault The well-being and mental health of seafarers have been a topic seen in the media for a few years now, although the maritime industry remains largely unknown to the general public. However, the subject has never been as hot as it is today, as the Covid-19 pandemic has left more than 300,000 …

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CSL’s MV Thunder Bay Crew Assists in Rescue Operation near Hamilton

Leave a Comment / HOPA, Ports, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

(photo CSL) At approximately 0200 on July 15, Captain David Ingram of MVThunder Bay reported a distress call made as he departed the Port of Hamilton. Three individuals on a small inflatable floating object were drifting within the port limits. Captain Ingram flashed the deck lights and located the floating object and the individuals …

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TSB investigating two-vessel collision in Welland Canal

Leave a Comment / Government, Post, Safety at Sea, Seaway / By Maritime Magazine

Florence Spirit and Alanis moments after the collision (courtesy of Jeremy Barton) The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has sent investigators on site following a rare head-on collision Saturday between two cargo vessels in the Welland Canal section of the St. Lawrence Seaway. There was no interruption to Seaway traffic or reported injuries or fuel spills causing …

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Thirteen countries sign joint statement on Crew change at virtual summit

Leave a Comment / Associations, Covid-19, Crewmwmbers, Government, International, ITF, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

Photo: V. Group The International Maritime Virtual Summit on Crew Changes was held on June 9, hosted by the United Kingdom in London. Following this summit came a joint statement signed by thirteen countries who have agreed to new international measures to open up foreign borders for seafarers and increase the number of commercial flights to …

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Telltale simulation of how the MSC ZOE lost its containers

Leave a Comment / containerships, International, Post, Safety at Sea / By Maritime Magazine

Photo: Havariekommando (Central command for maritime emergencies Germany) On the night of January 1, 2019, MSC Zoe lost approximately 290 containers in heavy weather on the journey from Portugal to Bremerhaven. The loss of so many containers is an exceptional event and made headlines worldwide and prompted a very grueling rescue mission to retrieve …

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