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MSC loss in Chitra collision crosses $ 100 million
Losses mount for MSC as there is no single central authority to give direction and take necessary measures



Complacency - a major cause of ship accidents
Various causes of ship accidents are different manifestations of complacency



Failure to carry out fumigation according to best management practices on board cause death and casualties



The present teaching system does not guarantee that the student has learnt. A movement is therefore gathering momentum to change this to a learning process wherein seafarers will be able to operate efficiently, safely and securely.

Posted to Move to give STCW a slant on learning by Joseph Fonseca on 9/6/2010 2:01:04 PM | with 0 comments


Armed guards preferred while traversing the Somalian waters

Posted to Use armed guards against the pirates by Joseph Fonseca on 9/1/2010 4:21:23 PM | with 0 comments


The ships that collided off Mumbai port totally paralyzed shipping activity at Mumbai port and Jawaharlal Nehru port. Now begins the blame game. What will be the fate of the two captains?



Ships calling at various ports in India pose a threat if they do not have P & I and other relevant insurance cover



ONGC’s two top executives served with contempt notice by the Court for not paying just wages



Two ship wrecks have put the authorities into a tizzy forcing them to take a call on the prevailing maritime laws



At the Review Seminar-cum-Workshop amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code was felt necessary in the changed environment



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