Read more about the role of ports in supplying clean drinking water to ship's crews

Alerts were raised in the UK in mid-2023 about a potential serious safety risk arising from the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete [RAAC]. While this particular building practice appears to have been widely adopted in public structures (for example schools), it is possible that it has been applied in port or warehouse facilities in some parts of the world.

Kerime and Josh sit down to discuss maritime risk from a claims handling perspective

Port of Auckland brought the world’s first fully electric harbour tug “Sparky” into operation in 2022, following a lengthily research process that commenced back in 2016. At the outset of the process, all ship yards and naval architects approached were of the opinion that a fully electric tug was still many years away from becoming a reality.