Poor Welds, Bad Lashing Caused Massive Batteries to Burst Into Flames, Triggering Multiple Fires, $3.8 Million in Damage

On Christmas morning in 2023, the cargo vessel Genius Star XI was on its way from Vietnam to California, navigating through ...
Business Wire

Ensure Safety of Onboard Cargo and Maximize Cargo Intake with the Advanced Lashing Solutions by Navis

OAKLAND, Calif. & FLENSBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navis, the leading provider of maritime software solutions for efficient and compliant cargo, stowage planning and vessel performance, announced ...
Marine Link

New Chains Replace Steel for Lashing Cargo

Industrial chains for handling heavy loads are being produced for the first time from DSM’s ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMwPE) fiber, branded as Dyneema. DSM Dyneema has formed a ...
HazardEx

Improperly secured lithium-ion batteries cause fires aboard cargo vessel

Heavy weather and an improperly secured cargo of lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) units led to two fires ...
Scoop

Time running out for heavy vehicle lashing points

Some heavy freight vehicles face being turned away from Cook Strait ferries and other roll-on roll-off vessels if they don’t comply with new cargo safety lashing requirements by 1 January, Maritime ...