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Whenever there is a calamity at sea and hazardous cargoes are even remotely suspected as the cause, U.S. fireworks importers shudder. They know that in the ensuing months some shipping [...]

This study investigates determinants of the risk and the severity of cargo damage of containership accidents, utilizing microdata of individual vessel accidents that occurred in U.S. waters for the time period 1981-89. The empirical results suggest that this risk and severity (per ship gross ton) are less if the ship is manned by a licensed (versus an unlicensed) operator at the time of the accident, less for larger-sized (versus smaller-sized) ships, and greater for collision and fire/explosion (than for grounding) ship accidents. The severity is also greater for adrift than for docked or moored ships. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.), I. Introduction Attributes of ocean container transportation (e.g., speed and reliability) are well known.(1) However, aspects of its safety are less known. An investigation of the ship damage severity of [...]

The German delegation is to present a paper at the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee meeting in October 2007 regarding fire concerns in cargo decks in container ships. Details on proposals and methods on how to deal with and prevent box ship fires are presented.

The problems faced by a container ship due to lifeboat launching during a marine accident with relation to marine safety are presented.

The problems faced by a container ship due to lifeboat's on-load release hooks with relation to marine safety are presented.

The report on the loss of container ship MSC Napoli has left questions concerning the report itself. The report, which pointed to structural weaknesses as the cause of the loss, is being questioned about the pressure under which the report was done and the activities of the companies involved.

The report of the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch on the breakup and beaching of the MSC Napoli in 2007 suggested that the accident was waiting to happen. The ship had a structural design flaw, aside from the faulty safety management practices of its operator Zodiac Maritime Agencies.

The city of San Francisco, California, is suing the owners and pilot of container ship Cosco Busan, seeking damages expected to be in millions of dollars. The container ship hit the San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge on 3 November 2007, releasing 58,000 tons of heavy fuel into San Francisco Bay.

A new container vessel was anchored while waiting for its berth to become vacant. The vessel rolled very violently while on the anchorage due to beam sea and swell and stiffness of the vessel. This event can be prevented by proper weight distribution, avoiding three-high container stacks, and more advanced container securing systems.

The problems faced by a container ship due to lifeboats during a marine accident with relation to marine safety are presented.

If your local Independence Day fireworks display is not held this year, you can blame shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific trade. Shipments that could fill 600 containers are backed [...]

The photos were stunning. The cost will be even more so. Early estimates are that the spectacular explosion and fire on the 5,551-TEU Hyundai Fortune could produce more than $300 [...]

Errors Caused APL Grounding, Crew Says: The container ship APL Panama was moving too fast and too close to shore without a pilot guiding it when it ran aground off [...]

Shipper Ruled Negligent In Hazmat Case: A federal judge has ruled that PPG Industries Inc. was liable for a container ship explosion involving a cargo of calcium hypochlorite, or cal-hypo, [...]

With worldwide container volume approaching 100 million TEUs, it is inevitable that a few are going to be lost at sea. During the first three months of this year, at [...]