Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has confirmed that they have detected chlorinated hydrocarbons on fuel samples representing HSFO deliveries in Singapore.
In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB provides lessons learned from an incident where a deck air compressor automatically started while an engineer was making some final adjustments to the compressor’s belt, resulting in trapping his hand between the pulley and the belt and severing part of his index finger.
Masters and crews operating along the US/Canadian East Coast must maintain a good lookout for right whales and follow the speed restrictions in force at any given time.
IMO released updated guidance Procedures for PSC with IMO Resolution A. 1155(32) which was adopted on 15 December 2021. SQE MARINE explains what’s new in the revised resolution, which replaced previous version [Resolution A.1138 (31) of 2019]