The Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit Casualty Reporting Service reports that sporadic fighting in Nahr al-Bared between the Lebanese Army and Fatah al-Islam is discouraging tankers from unloading fuel oil at the Beddawi power plants.
As well as covering the limitations of bridge equipment, this article also looks at AIS, GPS, ECDIS, VDR and other bridge equipment, detailing how, in an emergency, they can capture and preserve vital information and evidence of events leading up to an incident.
527 - 06/07 - Asian Gypsy Moth Program - USA
31/05/2007
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has updated its information regarding the Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) program. As of 01 June 2007, six high-risk ports have been designated in Japan. Ships visiting any of those ports during high-risk periods will be required to have inspection certificates if they intend to visit any US ports within the following year.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published a safety investigation report on an incident where an engineer died in an elevator shaft as he attempted to solve a fault with the elevator. The ATSB also issued recommendations and safety advisory notices, as outlined below.
Alert! 14 - Effective communication
30/04/2007
Circular 8/07 (May 2007) Policy Year Review and Financial Highlights at 20th February 2007
30/04/2007
Policy year review and financial highlights at 20th February 2007. Financial year surplus of $46 million. Investment returns above target at 9 per cent. Free reserves up 20 per cent to $263 million. Additional publication detailing the Club's financial highlights is now available in hard copy and on the Club website.
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) has released data pertaining to the concentrated inspection campaign on MARPOL Annex I, conducted last year