Il robot licenziato in Gran Bretagna viene assunto dalla Fiera A&T di Torino!

La manifestazione dedicata all’innovazione tecnologica e Impresa 4.0

lancia la sfida per il prossimo futuro industriale delle piccole e medie imprese italiane: evoluzione sempre più interattiva ed emozionale tra macchine e persone

Automazione, affidabilità, interconnessione: con queste parole chiave A&T intende richiamare l’attenzione delle piccole e medie imprese italiane presentando per tre giorni a Torino il meglio delle tecnologie abilitanti sotto il segno della nuova rivoluzione 4.0

Dalla teoria alla pratica: questa la vera scommessa dell’edizione 2018 della Fiera A&T:

formazione dedicata, percorsi esperienziali dentro una vera e propria “Azienda 4.0”

e poi ci sarà Pepper, che aiuterà a comprendere e valorizzare il nuovo rapporto tra uomo e robot

 Oval Lingotto, 18 – 20 aprile 2018

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Dal 18 al 20 aprile presso l’Oval Lingotto di Torino si terrà la 12° edizione della Fiera Internazionale delle tecnologie per Impresa 4.0. Ospite d’eccezione ed Event Ambassador della manifestazione sarà Pepper, il primo robot umanoide balzato recentemente agli onori della cronaca per essere stato licenziato. A&T lo ha riassunto, offrendogli un ruolo importante, quello di comunicare e accompagnare i visitatori nei percorsi esperienziali e formativi della tre giorni dedicata alle tecnologie innovative.

Pepper è un giovane robot umanoide, commercializzato in Italia da Softec Spa, lo sponsor tecnico di A&T, con una consolidata professionalità nelle relazioni con il pubblico e una triste storia: è stato licenziato in tronco nel settembre 2017 da un supermercato di Edimburgo. A&T lo ha portato a Torino e ha deciso di mettere al centro della manifestazione, oltre che le tecnologie abilitanti, anche una riflessione sul rapporto tra uomo e macchina, evidenziando come il prossimo futuro industriale del Paese passi anche da una diversa e inclusiva relazione tra persone e intelligenza artificiale. Pepper non sarà in Fiera per i visitatori come un oggetto tecnologico da scoprire, ma comunicherà e accompagnerà i visitatori dentro la rivoluzione 4.0.

In un’edizione completamente rinnovata, la Fiera A&T sarà il luogo ideale per conoscere, testare e valutare i benefici dell’automazione industriale 4.0. Oltre 400 aziende, di cui 50 straniere, si riuniranno a Torino per incontrare il pubblico delle PMI italiane confrontandosi non tanto e non solo sul necessario adeguamento tecnologico dei processi produttivi – questo lo impone la competitività e la globalizzazione dei mercati – quanto sui benefici reali, sugli investimenti e soprattutto sui ritorni, che la connessione digitale produce in un’ottica sempre più inclusiva e interoperabile.

“La sfida che abbiamo voluto lanciare quest’anno verso tutte le PMI Italiane – spiega Luciano Malgaroli, Amministratore Delegato della Fiera A&T – è duplice: da un lato, come manifestazione di riferimento nell’ambito dell’automazione industriale e dei sistemi di misurazione e controllo, fondamentali per prodotti sempre più sicuri ed efficienti e della competizione tecnologica 4.0, è nostro compito offrire ai visitatori non solo il meglio delle tecnologie abilitanti, ma anche far comprendere loro, attraverso percorsi esperienziali e storytelling, i reali benefici legati a un processo produttivo allineato ai più elevati standard mondiali, di competitività, di sicurezza e di successo industriale. Dall’altra abbiamo ritenuto centrale, per lo sviluppo del tessuto imprenditoriale italiano, con un focus dedicato alle PMI, promuovere delle sessioni di formazione e di coaching 4.0 che consentiranno di entrare in modo pratico e diretto dentro il cuore innovativo dell’azienda, scrutarne le particolarità e comprenderne le scommesse. Tra queste per l’immediato futuro sarà certamente rilevante riflettere sull’intelligenza artificiale e su un rapporto sempre più interconnesso tra uomo e macchina. Ed è quello che faremo durante i tre giorni di manifestazione”.

Il Piemonte, a livello di tecnologia 4.0 e digitalizzazione, come è posizionato? Massimiliano Cipolletta, Vice Presidente dell’Unione Industriale di Torino e Presidente del Digital Innovation Hub Piemonte evidenzia come, dall’entrata in vigore del Piano Calenda siano state più di 300 le aziende entrate in contatto con il DIHP, l’ente appositamente creato dal Ministero dello sviluppo economico e gestito dall’Unione Industriale di Torino per accompagnare le imprese nel percorso di digitalizzazione e per assisterle nell’accesso agli strumenti di finanziamento pubblici e privati. I dati raccontano che le aziende hanno intrapreso investimenti che hanno permesso di introdurre in azienda le diverse tipologie di tecnologie abilitanti con scelte che hanno finora privilegiato augmented reality (17,1%), seguita da advanced manufacturing solutions (15.9%) e internet of things (14,9%), cloud computing (11,4%), additive manufacturing (11,3%), cyber security (10,7%), big data and analytics (10,6%), horizontal vertical integration (9,4%), simulation (8,2%).

Azienda 4.0

Per soddisfare le esigenze di un pubblico di tecnici e imprenditori che hanno bisogno di conoscere e approfondire le strade possibili per rendere il proprio ciclo produttivo adeguato alle realtà competitive, insieme al DIHP A&T ha ideato al centro della zona espositiva una vera e propria smart factory 4.0.

Su un’area di 500 mq sarà allestita una simulazione di Azienda 4.0 dove – attraverso 8 fasi applicate alla realizzazione di un oggetto personalizzato – con un percorso di 25 minuti, i visitatori, accompagnati da studenti di diversi ITS piemontesi, in collaborazione con A&T in ottica alternanza scuola-lavoro, potranno sperimentare metodi, tecnologie e soluzioni innovative utili per comprendere fattivamente e non solo in via teorica come passare da un modello produttivo tradizionale a uno innovativo, tecnologico e competitivo.

L’esperienza immersiva che A&T offrirà sul tema Impresa 4.0 proseguirà attraverso percorsi esperienziali dedicati e di networking B2B. Tra le novità vi saranno un ampio programma formativo – Coaching 4.0 – destinato alle diverse funzioni aziendali che desiderano aggiornare le proprie competenze e uno spazio informativo gestito in maniera esclusiva dal Digital Innovation Hub Piemonte per illustrare le modalità di finanziamento dei piani di investimento per la digitalizzazione dei processi produttivi.  Questo ampio sguardo sulle tecnologie che creano l’Impresa 4.0 comprende anche le competenze professionali, per questo l’interazione tra imprese e capitale umano sarà massima, anche grazie a speciali aree di “business relationship” che agevoleranno in dialogo e il confronto tra tutte le professionalità coinvolte nel processo di innovazione industriale del nostro Paese.

Il grande processo di ammodernamento produttivo del sistema industriale italiano sarà al centro anche del convegno inaugurale della Fiera dal titolo Dalla teoria alla pratica: il futuro dell’Impresa 4.0 che si terrà mercoledì 18 aprile alle ore 11. Partendo dai dati che rappresenteranno l’attuale scenario di Impresa 4.0 in Italia secondo una ricerca The European House-Ambrosetti,  si proseguirà poi con una tavola rotonda moderata da Enrico Pagliarini, giornalista e conduttore radiofonico, Radio24-Il Sole24Ore che vedrà a confronto oltre a Filippo Peschiera, responsabile piani industriali ed esecuzione The European House-Ambrosetti; Marco Taisch, docente del Politecnico di Milano, responsabile dell’Osservatorio Industria 4.0 e punto di riferimento in Italia per la quarta rivoluzione industriale, nonché Presidente del Comitato Scientifico di A&T, Fabrizio Gea, Responsabile Nazionale Digital Innovation Hub di Confindustria, Delegato all’Agenda Digitale Confindustria Piemonte e Presidente Confindustria Canavese, Elena Pedrana, Ceo di SEP Valtellina, PMI nel campo del food ed esempio virtuoso di investimento e cultura 4.0.

Comitato Scientifico e Industriale

Per rimarcare la propria vocazione innovativa e una visione industriale votata al futuro, A&T ha deciso di avvalersi di un Comitato Scientifico e Industriale completamente rinnovato, composto da oltre venti tra tecnici, docenti e manager esperti nella conoscenza e nella comunicazione dell’innovazione e delle tecnologie 4.0 guidati dal Prof. Marco Taisch, Docente del Politecnico di Milano, Membro della cabina di Regia del Piano Nazionale Impresa 4.0 presso il MISE.

Gli esperti hanno contribuito a definire e strutturare una offerta formativa disponibile durante la Fiera A&T focalizzata sui processi di innovazione fondamentali oggi nella crescita di una cultura imprenditoriale competitiva, tecnologica e visionaria che oltre al Coaching 4.0 comprendono corsi formativi rivolti ai tecnici delle aziende, organizzati in collaborazione con enti di formazione accreditati completati da attività laboratoriali svolte sui macchinari esposti in Fiera, sessioni specialistiche per introdurre in azienda le tecnologie abilitanti 4.0 e seminari ed easy speech presentati direttamente dalle società espositrici dedicati a tecnologie, strumenti, metodologie e applicazioni innovative.

Premio Innovazione 4.0

Il Comitato Scientifico è poi intervenuto ad analizzare e selezionare le testimonianze presentate al Premio Innovazione 4.0, l’iniziativa di A&T dedicata ad aziende, start-up, gruppi di ricerca e istituti superiori per riconoscere e promuovere le nuove soluzioni applicative in ambito industria 4.0.

Tra le oltre 200 proposte pervenute sono state ammessi alla selezione finale 50 progetti dedicati a controlli in produzione, processi industriali, Industrial IOT, intelligenza artificiale, tecnologie additive, manutenzione predittiva, robotica collaborativa, visione artificiale, testing. Tra queste saranno assegnati i 12 premi offerti per riconoscere e dare visibilità alle esperienze sviluppate con l’adozione di tematiche tipiche del modello Industria 4.0 che possono indicare strade di innovazione di progetto e di processo: alle aziende sono destinati 3 premi così come ai centri ricerca e alle Università e alle start-up. Anche alle scuole superiori sono destinati 3 premi 2 assegnati agli Istituti di Istruzione Superiore e 1 riservato al miglior progetto di un Istituto Tecnico Superiore. Tutti i progetti sono consultabili https://www.aetevent.com/premio-innovazione

Spark-up

A&T ha poi creato un programma specifico per offrire ad aspiranti giovani aziende, investitori, nonché operatori economici e industriali un’eccezionale piattaforma di networking per incentivare l’innovazione avvalendosi della collaborazione con I3P, incubatore di impresa del Politecnico di Torino, ComoNExT il Parco Scientifico Tecnologico (PST) che è anche un incubatore certificato dal Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico e PoliHub lo startup district&incubator del Politecnico di Milano.

A&T Fiera internazionale delle tecnologie per Industria 4.0 | 12a edizione

Dal 18 al 20 aprile | Oval Lingotto, Torino | ore 9.30 – 18.00

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Via Nizza 280 bis, Torino 

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Via Nizza 294, Torino 

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In più, grazie al patrocinio in atto, confermando la tua presenza all’indirizzo ADACI sez.piemonte@adaci.it riceverai l’invito EXCLUSIVE che ti darà ulteriori vantaggi.

Breaking news dal “Maritime Bulletin”: l’incendio della portacontainer MAERSK

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Ultra Large Container Ship MAERSK HONAM major fire UPDATE Mar 11

[Autore: Mikhail Voytenko March 11, 2018 09:52 am – da http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/03/07/ultra-large-container-ship-maersk-honam-major-fire-crew-evacuated-4-missing/ ]

Mar 11 Update

As of 0800 UTC Mar 11, MAERSK HONAM was in vicinity 09 46N 065 54E, some 760 nm southwest of Mumbai, probably already on tow. Port of destination unknown, my guess is, it’s Mumbai.
All containers in fore section, from f’castle to superstructure, understood to be total loss, all hundreds of them. According to Indian Coast Guard officials, who’re undoubtedly, possess the information provided by Maersk, among the containers in fore section were containers with flammable liquids and solid cargoes, oxidising substances, toxic and infectious cargoes, and corrosive materials. Some cargo in one or several containers inflamed or exploded, there’s little doubt about that.
No news on missing sailors yet. Again, we’re left in mystery – what it was exactly crew were fleeing from, and were most afraid of – explosions, fire, toxic fumes, or all of it? How did seaman who died from burns get those burns? Were people sent to cargo deck and went missing, or did it happen during evacuation?
How did they escape, in life raft (s) or lifeboat? There’s one photo, understood from ICG, on which we see life raft. Did the evacuation go in orderly fashion, or was there some panic?
Those aren’t idle questions to make some kind of thriller, because as I see it, container ships, especially biggest ones, are floating bombs, with so much dangerous goods inside containers, so the safety of the crew and measures to provide it, maybe have to be reviewed. More often, than not, major fires on container ships take their toll in crew lives.

Mar 10 Update:

Hopefully, fire ran out of fuel and is dowsed to smoldering remnants – see latest photos from Indian Coast Guard.

Update Mar 9 night
Two missing Filipino sailors were identified as John Rey Begaso and Janrey Genvatin, both 21 years old engine cadets from JBLFMU-Molo. According to latest updates from Indian CG, no traces yet of missing sailors.
Two offshore supply tugs were deployed for salvage, reportedly by contracted both Ardent and SMIT: MAERSK INVOLVER (IMO 9753923) and CSC NELSON (IMO 8108107). There is an AIS signal of one more tug, Dutch-flagged ZWERVER 2 (IMO 9794458), though from the looks of her she doesn’t seem to be an ocean-going tug. Indian CG ship, CG 12, is still engaged in operation.
As of 1630 UTC Mar 9, MAERSK HONAM was in vicinity of pos 09 49N 065 46E.
Fire was said to be “under control” as of afternoon Mar 9, which seem to be rather premature – no major fire on container ships, let alone Ultra Large Container Ships (MAERSK HONAM, incidentally, is the first to open ULCS major fire accidents list), was ever taken under control in just 2-3 days. One more proof to that is the fact, that no traces of missing sailors were yet found, meaning that the ship wasn’t boarded. Most probably, it’s too dangerous at present stage, with toxic fumes around and high probability of new explosions.

Update Mar 9 morning:
The missing seafarers are two Filipinos, one South African and one Indian national.
The missing Indian crew member has been identified as Sakim Hegde, one of the cooks on board, a senior official from the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), India’s maritime regulator, said.
Twenty-three crew were evacuated from Maersk Honam to nearby vessel, ALS Ceres. One of the rescued seafarer, a Thai national, succumbed to injuries the following day.
A Thai and a Filipino sailor, were in urgent need of medical care as their conditions worsened. They were evacuated by Indian navy vessel and handed over to the Indian coast guard of Thiruvananthapuram and are now receiving medical treatment. They are accompanied by one of the evacuated Indian colleagues, who is well versed in Malayalam.
The sailors, who arrived at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, have been identifed as Deepu Jayan (31), Alen Roy (34), a Filipino and Sukun Suven peng (36) a Thai national, a hospital release said. It was also stated that they were injured after falling from the ship.
https://www.news18.com/news/india/indian-sailor-goes-missing-thai-national-dies-after-major-fire-on-maersk-ship-1682551.html

Update Mar 8 evening:
MAERSK HONAM AIS transmitter seems to be off for the lat 12 hours – either fire somehow disabled it, directly or indirectly, or something else disabled it. No SAR tug yet visible in the area, some of the ships deployed earlier seem to be leaving the scene and resuming their voyages. The only one ship by far directly involved in firefighting, was (is) Indian Coast Guard ship GC 12 (MMSI 419001028).
Anxious shippers whose containers are on board MAERSK HONAM, are advised to attempt to find out exact location of their containers. If containers are behind superstructure and further aft, obviously they have nothing to worry about, and in all probability, won’t. If their containers are loaded in fore section, they’d better start consulting their insurers and lawyers right now, if MSC FLAMINIA fire case is of any use and example of minor shippers’ woes.

Update morning Mar 08:
One of rescued 23 crew, of Thai nationality, died of injures on Mar 7, said Maersk Line, whose website as of 0500 UTC, was up and down sporadically.
A bunch of photos sent to me by MB visitor (understood taken by Indian Coast Guard and Navy), shows burning MAERSK HONAM – fire is raging in fore section from forecastle to it seems, superstructure, with most part of the ship remaining intact.
Most probably, fire won’t spread further aft beyond superstructure, which isn’t yet on fire or devastated by fire, simply because AIS is still working – latest AIS position at 0100 UTC Mar 8 was in 10 05N 065 37E.
Three container ships are nearby, no salvage ships around yet. If fire wouldn’t spread aft and hull will hold on, most probably, salvors will try to tow her by aft to some coastal area. Weather is fine.

Update Mar 07: Not much new information appeared as of late Mar 7. According to Indian Coast Guard officials, there was a huge explosion, followed by major fire, which sprang up to ship’s bridge, some 25 meters high. Maersk Line said fire started in cargo hold, not on deck. There are no new, daylight photos, for assessment and analysis.
One MB visitor in comment revealed 4 missing crew nationalities: 3 Filipino and 1 Indian.
On a pic MAERSK HONAM position as of 1700 UTC Mar 7, the ship is drifting in southern direction.

Initial news:
Major fire erupted on board of ULCS MAERSK HONAM on Mar 6 in Arabian sea, the most detailed report was issued by Maersk Like in a Statement:

Serious fire on Maersk Line container vessel in the Arabian Sea
Published on 07 March 2018
Tuesday 6 March 2018 at 15:20 GMT, the Maersk liner vessel MAERSK HONAM reported a serious fire in a cargo hold. Enroute from Singapore towards Suez, the vessel is currently positioned around 900 nautical miles southeast of Salalah, Oman. After being unsuccessful in their firefighting efforts, the crew sent out a distress signal and a total of 23 crew members were safely evacuated to the nearby vessel ALS CERES (IMO , which arrived at the scene around 18:30 GMT. Regrettably, four crew members remain missing. The fire onboard the Maersk Honam continues and the situation of the vessel is very critical.
The container vessels MSC Lauren, Edith Mærsk and Gerd Mærsk, all enroute in the Arabian Sea, have diverted their routes and are approaching the area with expected arrivals in the early morning Wednesday 7 March local time. Weather conditions in the area are currently fair.
“The evacuated crew is obviously distressed, with two crew members currently receiving medical first aid onboard the ALS Ceres.
The nationalities of the 27 crew members are: India (13), the Phillipines (9), Romania (1), South Africa (1), Thailand (2) and the United Kingdom (1).
The vessel is carrying 7860 containers. All impacted customers will be contacted directly.

My Article on mega container ships risks, predicting major fires: Mega threat of mega container ships

Container ship MAERSK HONAM, IMO 9784271, dwt 125621, capacity 15282 TEU, built 2017, flag Singapore.

Breaking news l’incendio della porta container MAERSK dal “Maritime Bulletin”

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Maritime and Crimean Shipping News

Ultra Large Container Ship MAERSK HONAM major fire UPDATE Mar 11

[Autore: Mikhail Voytenko March 11, 2018 09:52 am – da http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/03/07/ultra-large-container-ship-maersk-honam-major-fire-crew-evacuated-4-missing/ ]

Mar 11 Update
As of 0800 UTC Mar 11, MAERSK HONAM was in vicinity 09 46N 065 54E, some 760 nm southwest of Mumbai, probably already on tow. Port of destination unknown, my guess is, it’s Mumbai.
All containers in fore section, from f’castle to superstructure, understood to be total loss, all hundreds of them. According to Indian Coast Guard officials, who’re undoubtedly, possess the information provided by Maersk, among the containers in fore section were containers with flammable liquids and solid cargoes, oxidising substances, toxic and infectious cargoes, and corrosive materials. Some cargo in one or several containers inflamed or exploded, there’s little doubt about that.
No news on missing sailors yet. Again, we’re left in mystery – what it was exactly crew were fleeing from, and were most afraid of – explosions, fire, toxic fumes, or all of it? How did seaman who died from burns get those burns? Were people sent to cargo deck and went missing, or did it happen during evacuation?
How did they escape, in life raft (s) or lifeboat? There’s one photo, understood from ICG, on which we see life raft. Did the evacuation go in orderly fashion, or was there some panic?
Those aren’t idle questions to make some kind of thriller, because as I see it, container ships, especially biggest ones, are floating bombs, with so much dangerous goods inside containers, so the safety of the crew and measures to provide it, maybe have to be reviewed. More often, than not, major fires on container ships take their toll in crew lives.

Mar 10 Update:
Hopefully, fire ran out of fuel and is dowsed to smoldering remnants – see latest photos from Indian Coast Guard.

Update Mar 9 night
Two missing Filipino sailors were identified as John Rey Begaso and Janrey Genvatin, both 21 years old engine cadets from JBLFMU-Molo. According to latest updates from Indian CG, no traces yet of missing sailors.
Two offshore supply tugs were deployed for salvage, reportedly by contracted both Ardent and SMIT: MAERSK INVOLVER (IMO 9753923) and CSC NELSON (IMO 8108107). There is an AIS signal of one more tug, Dutch-flagged ZWERVER 2 (IMO 9794458), though from the looks of her she doesn’t seem to be an ocean-going tug. Indian CG ship, CG 12, is still engaged in operation.
As of 1630 UTC Mar 9, MAERSK HONAM was in vicinity of pos 09 49N 065 46E.
Fire was said to be “under control” as of afternoon Mar 9, which seem to be rather premature – no major fire on container ships, let alone Ultra Large Container Ships (MAERSK HONAM, incidentally, is the first to open ULCS major fire accidents list), was ever taken under control in just 2-3 days. One more proof to that is the fact, that no traces of missing sailors were yet found, meaning that the ship wasn’t boarded. Most probably, it’s too dangerous at present stage, with toxic fumes around and high probability of new explosions.

Update Mar 9 morning:
The missing seafarers are two Filipinos, one South African and one Indian national.
The missing Indian crew member has been identified as Sakim Hegde, one of the cooks on board, a senior official from the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), India’s maritime regulator, said.
Twenty-three crew were evacuated from Maersk Honam to nearby vessel, ALS Ceres. One of the rescued seafarer, a Thai national, succumbed to injuries the following day.
A Thai and a Filipino sailor, were in urgent need of medical care as their conditions worsened. They were evacuated by Indian navy vessel and handed over to the Indian coast guard of Thiruvananthapuram and are now receiving medical treatment. They are accompanied by one of the evacuated Indian colleagues, who is well versed in Malayalam.
The sailors, who arrived at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, have been identifed as Deepu Jayan (31), Alen Roy (34), a Filipino and Sukun Suven peng (36) a Thai national, a hospital release said. It was also stated that they were injured after falling from the ship.
https://www.news18.com/news/india/indian-sailor-goes-missing-thai-national-dies-after-major-fire-on-maersk-ship-1682551.html

Update Mar 8 evening:
MAERSK HONAM AIS transmitter seems to be off for the lat 12 hours – either fire somehow disabled it, directly or indirectly, or something else disabled it. No SAR tug yet visible in the area, some of the ships deployed earlier seem to be leaving the scene and resuming their voyages. The only one ship by far directly involved in firefighting, was (is) Indian Coast Guard ship GC 12 (MMSI 419001028).
Anxious shippers whose containers are on board MAERSK HONAM, are advised to attempt to find out exact location of their containers. If containers are behind superstructure and further aft, obviously they have nothing to worry about, and in all probability, won’t. If their containers are loaded in fore section, they’d better start consulting their insurers and lawyers right now, if MSC FLAMINIA fire case is of any use and example of minor shippers’ woes.

Update morning Mar 08:
One of rescued 23 crew, of Thai nationality, died of injures on Mar 7, said Maersk Line, whose website as of 0500 UTC, was up and down sporadically.
A bunch of photos sent to me by MB visitor (understood taken by Indian Coast Guard and Navy), shows burning MAERSK HONAM – fire is raging in fore section from forecastle to it seems, superstructure, with most part of the ship remaining intact.
Most probably, fire won’t spread further aft beyond superstructure, which isn’t yet on fire or devastated by fire, simply because AIS is still working – latest AIS position at 0100 UTC Mar 8 was in 10 05N 065 37E.
Three container ships are nearby, no salvage ships around yet. If fire wouldn’t spread aft and hull will hold on, most probably, salvors will try to tow her by aft to some coastal area. Weather is fine.

Update Mar 07: Not much new information appeared as of late Mar 7. According to Indian Coast Guard officials, there was a huge explosion, followed by major fire, which sprang up to ship’s bridge, some 25 meters high. Maersk Line said fire started in cargo hold, not on deck. There are no new, daylight photos, for assessment and analysis.
One MB visitor in comment revealed 4 missing crew nationalities: 3 Filipino and 1 Indian.
On a pic MAERSK HONAM position as of 1700 UTC Mar 7, the ship is drifting in southern direction.

Initial news:
Major fire erupted on board of ULCS MAERSK HONAM on Mar 6 in Arabian sea, the most detailed report was issued by Maersk Like in a Statement:

Serious fire on Maersk Line container vessel in the Arabian Sea
Published on 07 March 2018
Tuesday 6 March 2018 at 15:20 GMT, the Maersk liner vessel MAERSK HONAM reported a serious fire in a cargo hold. Enroute from Singapore towards Suez, the vessel is currently positioned around 900 nautical miles southeast of Salalah, Oman. After being unsuccessful in their firefighting efforts, the crew sent out a distress signal and a total of 23 crew members were safely evacuated to the nearby vessel ALS CERES (IMO , which arrived at the scene around 18:30 GMT. Regrettably, four crew members remain missing. The fire onboard the Maersk Honam continues and the situation of the vessel is very critical.
The container vessels MSC Lauren, Edith Mærsk and Gerd Mærsk, all enroute in the Arabian Sea, have diverted their routes and are approaching the area with expected arrivals in the early morning Wednesday 7 March local time. Weather conditions in the area are currently fair.
“The evacuated crew is obviously distressed, with two crew members currently receiving medical first aid onboard the ALS Ceres.
The nationalities of the 27 crew members are: India (13), the Phillipines (9), Romania (1), South Africa (1), Thailand (2) and the United Kingdom (1).
The vessel is carrying 7860 containers. All impacted customers will be contacted directly.

My Article on mega container ships risks, predicting major fires: Mega threat of mega container ships

Container ship MAERSK HONAM, IMO 9784271, dwt 125621, capacity 15282 TEU, built 2017, flag Singapore.

ADACI perde il suo Presidente Onorario, Sig. Giuliano

Il 28 febbraio è venuto a mancare il sig. Giuliano Marcenaro, Presidente Onorario di ADACI.

Giuliano è stato una delle colonne portanti di ADACI ed ha contribuito alla Sua crescita dando il proprio apporto in diversi ambiti.

I funerali si terranno sabato 3 marzo 2018 alle ore 11.00 presso la parrocchia di Nostra Signora della Misericordia, in via Conciliazione 22 a Baranzate (MI).