Maritime Safety, including Container-Ships

Les grands voiliers transportaient de la soie, du camphre, de la cannelle. Aujourd’hui, les géants des mers transportent du nucléaire en bonbonnes, du chimique en citernes, du gaz en cuves. Ils sont des sites Seveso transocéaniques. Gigantisme, cargaisons dangereuses, pavillons sous-normes, car-ferries poubelles, équipages novices au bout du rouleau ou de la routine : le transport maritime est un cruel pourvoyeur de pertes humaines, le vecteur caché des risques industriels et une source quotidienne de pertes de marchandises en mer.

Livestock carriers: The most dangerous vessels in the world

26 Mar 2024

Livestock carriers: The most dangerous vessels in the world

Freiburg, Paris, 26.03.2024. Currently, only 64 livestock carriers are permitted to load European animals on EU-ports to then export them to third countries. This at least 1.5 billion € worth trade is carried out on substandard and overcrowded ships. In response, the German animal welfare organization Animal Welfare Foundation e.V. (AWF) together with the French environmental organization Robin des Bois publish a comprehensive report (pdf – 8.4 Mo) on the seaworthiness, safety, environmental compatibility, and suitability for health and animal welfare of livestock carriers trading from the European Union. The figures and our film speak volumes: the transport of live animals on decrepit vessels across the sea must end immediately. At the very least, compliance with internationally binding standards is necessary. The European Union and its Commission must finally take responsibility in this process after another three years of crippling inaction.

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(Français) Le mal en mer

21 Feb 2024

(Français) Le mal en mer

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(Français) Mamie Total

20 Dec 2023

(Français) Mamie Total

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(Français) Les Comores, le pavillon de la mort

27 Nov 2023

(Français) Les Comores, le pavillon de la mort

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(Français) Le Cape Ann au Havre

24 Nov 2023

(Français) Le Cape Ann au Havre

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(Français) Monsieur Bricolage en Baie de Seine

2 Nov 2023

(Français) Monsieur Bricolage en Baie de Seine

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(Français) Le terminal gazier du Havre en phase terminale

13 Sep 2023

(Français) Le terminal gazier du Havre en phase terminale

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All aboard !

9 Aug 2023

All aboard !

The Fremantle Highway caught fire around midnight on July 25, 2023 in the North Sea. She had departed Bremerhaven, Germany and was bound for Singapore. She was carrying 3783 cars, including BMWs, Mercedes and Rolls-Royces. When the fire broke out, the Fremantle Highway was in the midst of heavy maritime traffic and close to the Wadden Islands, famous for their exceptional biodiversity. The evacuation of the 23 crew members, including 21 Indians, turned out very badly (1 fatality and 7 injured). The Fremantle Highway was towed to the port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands, and docked 9 days after the blaze started. The fire has been declared extinguished, but the Fremantle Highway was carrying 498 electric cars, and cobalt and lithium battery fires can be prone to unexpected resumption.

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(Français) 3000 voitures en feu en Mer du Nord

28 Jul 2023

(Français) 3000 voitures en feu en Mer du Nord

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(Français) Les pestiférées d’Ouessant

6 Jul 2023

(Français) Les pestiférées d’Ouessant

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