Containership fires: the industry must become proactive as well as reactive

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Stuart Edmonston, director, loss prevention at Thomas Miller P&I Ltd, will be the opening speaker at The Nautical Institute’s conference: Fires on Containerships. Here he examines some of the changes being implemented by the industry to avoid the human and financial costs of fires onboard ships, and takes a look at what is needed in the future.

As years go by, serious incidents caused by or involving dangerous goods continue to occur, not only on ships but also in ports. Errors, ...