#ShipboardOperations

Shipboard Lifting Appliances (Isle of Man Technical Advisory Notice 009-23 Rev.2)

✓ New SOLAS requirements for shipboard lifting appliances and anchor handling winches came into force from 1 January 2026. ✓ Existing ships must comply by their first renewal survey on or after 1 January 2026. ✓ Applies to lifting appliances, anchor handling winches, and associated loose gear, with specified exemptions […]

July 3, 2026Maritime Industry Updates

Engine Room Inferno at Sea: Fuel Pipe Crack Sparks Major Fire on Product Tanker

A routine ballast voyage nearly turned into a major maritime casualty after a fire broke out in the engine room of a 12-year-old product tanker, highlighting the critical dangers posed by aging fuel systems and vibration-induced machinery failures. The vessel was operating normally in open waters with both main engines […]

June 4, 2026Marine News Update