The IMO said it has worked to reduce casualties during lifeboat drills. International Transport Workers Federation representative, Bjorn-Erik Kristoffersen said: "This incident once again shows ...

Leading lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding has completed all tests required by IMO to ensure that its SeaCure lifeboat release and retrieval systems (the new name for hooks ...

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has been following the IMO discussions through the Industry Lifeboat Group (ILG), which is made up of a wide range of shipping industry ...

Lagos — The sub-committee on ship design and equipment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved the ... evaluation and replacement of lifeboat on-load release mechanisms ...

the ITF's representative on the lifeboat working group of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee, said: "This is a sad and awful accident, made doubly so because it happened during a drill whose whole ...