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TradeWinds

‘We are killing people unnecessarily’: Is this shipping’s Boeing-style wake-up call?

Head of safety scheme Chirp has raised the alarm that shipping is carrying too much risk — unnecessarily. The Baltimore bridge disaster should be a wake-up call to the shipping industry’s approach towards safety, accident reporting and its treatment of whistleblowers, the head of a major maritime safety watchdog has told TradeWinds.

Safety4Sea

CHIRP: Create a culture of incident sharing in maritime to reduce safety risks

Safety reporting trends show that confidential incident and near-miss reporting play an important role in improving safety at sea. Yet, certain vessel types report fewer incidents than others, writes Adam Parnell, Director (Maritime) at CHIRP, as he explores the reasons behind it.

Safety4Sea

CHIRP: Create a just culture to learn valuable safety lessons from crews

As the IMO calls for seafarers to share their safety tips on Day of the Seafarer, Adam Parnell, Director of CHIRP Maritime, stresses the importance of taking onboard maritime workers safety lessons every day of the year. The IMO’s Day of the Seafarer call this year is for crews to share their top safety tips for working at sea.