Pre-loading surveys are entirely depending on the vessel’s Master and his cargo officer/chief officer’s experience and the company insurance department advice to order pre-loading surveys at the right time for sensitive/lightly valued cargo under doubtful circumstances.
Perhaps the only established methodology to quantify solid bulk cargo on board vessels is a draught survey.
The designs of different types of ships solely depends on the nature of cargo they would carry; while ship design and operation have been enhanced to high levels of sophistication and impetus (focus) on safety, the cargo handling still remains an activity engaging manual interaction often with heavy and complicated equipment and machinery.
As per TRAKHEES the Ports Custom and Freezone arm of the Dubai Ports Authority, it is mandated to have a safety officer on board non-conventional tankers in port while the vessel is loading or discharging cargo. These are those tankers which do not, as an example possess an inert gas generator fitted on board, it is required to have a safety officer on board the ship at the time of loading or discharging cargo in Dubai Ports.
The focus of this paper is to highlight the ever-increasing reliance on letter of indemnities being offered and accepted without fully comprehending its purpose and enforceability...
It is no surprise that with the ECDIS installation schedule having passed end in July 2018, most ships have thus made the transition from paper to digital navigation.
It is well known that manufacturing companies have adopted quality standards for a long period of time. It’s benefits such as but not limited to the value of the standard, the sales, and marketing advantage, and company requirements, are well documented...
A Tug is essentially a marine CRAFT having several applications. It is used to assist ships in berthing and unberthing. Ships due to its large size have limited maneuvering abilities. In confined waters such as ports tugs due to its good pulling and pushing abilities and stable configuration, can assist the ships in berthing and unberthing as per the instructions of the port pilot..
The very existence of ships depends on the cargo they carry; while ship design and operation has evolved to high levels of sophistication and impetus on safety, cargo handling still remains an activity engaging manual human interaction with often heavy and complicated equipment and machinery. ..
Bunkering on a normal sized ship is of a few
hundred tonnes. It’s usually takes a few hours to
refuel the ship (refuel).
Bunkering is done when the ship is in anchor or
when she is afloat at port. The supplier vessel
is usually a barge called bunker barge. If you are
taking heavy oil bunkers, then all the ships tanks
containing heavy oil are sounded..
The dunnage requirements and its placement were extremely critical and given the dimension of the hold and the length of the pipes, there was no room for errors in measurement which could lead to stack clearances not being maintained. In view of the same, our cargo superintendents themselves drew up plans for dunnage laying in each hold and were present themselves to ensure the correct distances were maintained..
This blog addresses the marine industry professionals involved in the towing of the vessel. It could be towing of deck loading dump barge, barge with deck mounted heavy lift crane or if you are looking for hiring a towing tug for non-propelled vessel. This brief blog will give readers an idea of what industry guideline says for the requirement of bollard pull capacity when you have to put your asset on the adventure of the towing..
A 99K DWT tanker vessel was presented for inspection
upon completion of its first foot loading of a cargo
of gasoline
Joint sampling conducted by Shippers and charterers
surveyors, and subsequent testing, showed the cargo
loaded to be Off specs. The parameter that failed
testing was the Flash point of the Gasoil The loading
terminal FOTT thereafter cast of the vessel and
asked her to shift to anchorage with this part cargo.
The vessel shifted to anchorage, pursuant to which
the vessels owners IG P&I club requested us to attend....
"very low sulphur fuel oil" From a point of view of loss prevention, we have taken into account practical issues already being experienced in the management of low Sulphur fuel, and the organizations experiences based on cases that have already occurred in the short period since the implementation of the IMO 2020 Fuel Oil Sulphur...
Heavy lift operations are one of the critical
operations that needs the combination of knowledge
and experience. The most primary and basic information
comes in the mind when any one talks about heavy
lifting task is the weight of the lifting object.
How much weight to lift? ...
As vessels and equipment on board become increasingly smarter, seafarers are required to learn additional skills for the ongoing operation and maintenance of these technologies. The installation of additional and new technology on board should always be done with the intention of enhancing the seafarer’s ability to safely and efficiently navigate and operate the vessel...
Ship and vessel valuation surveys are considered an important aspect during a vessels life cycle, and are tricky and arduous engagements to accomplish, often requiring a combination of skills including seafaring, financial and statistical capabilities, irrespective of the size and type of the vessel, or the purpose for which the valuation is carried out...
Dry Docks, whether preventive or regulatory requirements,
it is a necessary activity during a vessel’s life
cycle. These dockings are always very keenly attended
by superintendency and ship owner’s representatives.
These dockings are expensive, challenging and very
prone to unforeseen circumstances, and is often
believed to be one component most....
Vessel Hold Cleaning Services and Survey The design of modern dry bulk carriers is centered on their holds and has over time evolved to be as efficient as possible in terms of volume of cargo carried. But what happens when the voyage is completed and the cargo holds are empty? What comes next is...