The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published a new edition of the ICS Bridge Procedures Guide, shipping industry guidance on best practice for safe navigation, which is used by seafarers ...

JUST as last week's column on safe bridge procedures went to press, an e-mail arrived announcing a conference centred on that very topic. The Third Safety@Sea Week will be held from Aug 29 to Sept 2 ...

A senior pilot I spoke to recently in a major North European port made clear that he thought that ship operating standards, on the bridge and on deck, were in too many cases lamentably low. He backed ...

A guide to maritime pilot transfer safety has been updated amid industry concerns about poorly rigged ladders causing severe injuries or fatalities.The ‘Shipping Industry Guidance on Pilot Transfer ...