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Hot Oil Sprayed Over Hot Engine Surface Causes Fire

Mfame Team - April 4, 2016

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Very High Short Circuit Current Within The Batteries Led To Fire

Mfame Editor - June 14, 2021

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Key Points To Be Considered for Safe Pigging Operation On Chemical...

Mfame Team - July 5, 2017

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Fatigue & Jet Lag Caused Fire On a Cableship

Mfame Team - November 5, 2015

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Seven Risk Control Factors for Lashing/unlashing Hazard

Mfame Team - March 13, 2017

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Faulty Lifting Gear Led To Fatal Accident

Mfame Team - January 26, 2016

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Importance of Risk Assessment & Toolbox Talks Before Mooring Operation

Mfame Editor - March 17, 2021

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Expensive Main Engine Damage Due to Defective Outlet Diaphragm

Mfame Team - November 9, 2015

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14m Fatal Fall into an Empty Cargo Oil Tank

Mfame Team - September 13, 2017

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Steering Gear Configuration Failure Ran Container Vessel Aground

Mfame Team - May 14, 2018

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Wet Stairs Cause Sprained Ankle Resulting in LTI

Mfame Editor - August 31, 2021

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What is a Search and Rescue Transponder (SART)?

Posted: August 24, 2021

SART or Search and Rescue Transponder is extremely vital equipment on the ship as it performs the job of a signal-man. It is a vital machine during distress for it helps in locating the position of the vessel in case it goes off-track. The bright colour of SARTs enables their quick detection, whereas the combination […]

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What Are Liner Services Shipping?

Posted: August 24, 2021

A ship that regularly sails on a fixed route following a schedule is known as a liner. This is because they have regular ports of call. Liner services are preferred by businesses that have cargo for regular or frequent dispatches, while those organizations that do not have regular shipments normally go for tramp services. Liner […]

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Unique Properties of Hydrogen

Posted: August 10, 2021

Experience of working with natural gas can be very useful for starting hydrogen operations in shipping. Difference But there are considerable differences between these different fuel types, and on-board configurations that work for natural gas may become dangerous to use for hydrogen. This is because of hydrogen’s unique properties: H2 is the lightest of all […]

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Safety Aspects of Handling, Storage & Bunkering Hydrogen

Posted: August 10, 2021

Testing and modelling needs to be fine-tuned to hydrogen’s unique properties and safety considerations. There are uncertainties about the behaviour of cryogenic hydrogen (LH2), as well as thresholds when detonations occur. Experiment “Experiments on cryogenic (liquid) hydrogen, commissioned by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and carried out at the DNV Spadeadam Research and Testing Centre […]

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