A new robot has been introduced at the Port of Gothenburg to deploy booms in the event of an oil spill. The Port of Gothenburg is the site of the largest energy port in Scandinavia with crude oil being brought in and refined into petrol, diesel, asphalt and other products. Despite very strict safety stipulations, […]
The Ternvag, an oil/product tanker owned by the Danish company Terntank, was the most sustainable vessel to dock in Rotterdam in 2014, according to the Environmental Ship Index (ESI). Last year 1413 ships with a high entry in the Environmental Ship Index arrived in Rotterdam. In total, the Port Authority paid out €1.2 million on […]
GTT Training, the specialist LNG training provider, has announced the expansion of the capabilities of its LNG Cargo Operations Simulator. Used to provide hands on, real-time training in the processes and procedures that must be followed to undertake and complete any type of LNG cargo related operation, the LNG Cargo Operations simulator provides full simulation […]
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has assisted Liverpool Pilots in its planning for the visit of Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 to Liverpool in May 2015. Liverpool Pilots have used BMT’s REMBRANDT, real and fast time simulation and training tool to […]
