Cargo fires are one of the most complex safety challenges facing the maritime industry—but why are they so difficult to detect, contain and prevent?

In this episode of Innovation to Impact, Safetytech Accelerator brings together experts from Evergreen, the UK P&I Club and the Cargo Fire & Loss Innovation Initiative to explore the operational reality of fighting fires at sea.

Unlike incidents on land, vessels have limited equipment, limited personnel and no additional emergency services to call when something goes wrong. Crews must identify the location and nature of a fire while working with incomplete cargo information and detection systems that may only provide a general warning. The conversation explores:

• Why larger container vessels have increased the scale and complexity of the ri ...