INSURANCE statistics from the TT Club serve to remind to ports and terminals to consider not only berth length and depth, but also berthing the capability of tugs, mooring lines and bollards.
Speaking at the TOC Asia Conference in Singapore, TT Club's Asia-Pacific director Phillip Emmanuel said: "The direct interaction at the berth between ship and terminal facility accounts for 31 per cent of the total cost of claims for ports and terminals over the last five years."
It is now clear, he said, that the largest of the containership, the 20,000-TEUers, cannot call at most of the world's terminals will be confined to the Asia-Europe trade, displacing smaller units, which in turn will be utilised on trades, and call at ports, where previously they have not been seen.
"As such," said Mr Emmanuel, "Terminal operators should take precautions that are relevant to the specifics of their own operation. Bigger ships and greater container volumes will only augment the exposures that are already inherent in their current operations."
As a result, there will be requirement in any location for upgraded - and expensive - technology represented by new cranes and more yard equipment to handle the cascaded larger ships.
Mr Emmanuel pointed out that the most valuable asset of any terminal, the quay crane, unsurprisingly represents the biggest single element (some 25 per cent).
His analysis for ports and terminals highlights the impact and regularity of ship collisions with the crane booms, crane brake or structural failure, and hoist and spreader malfunctions, in addition to crane collapse in high winds.
"These risks can be minimised by efficient maintenance programmes, proper use of safety technology and adequate windstorm protection whatever the size of ship being worked," Mr Emmanuel said.
WORLD SHIPPING
27 April 2015 - 18:26
Mega ships to hit ports with demands for new costly upgrades: TT Club
INSURANCE statistics from the TT Club serve to remind to ports and terminals to consider not only berth length and depth, but also berthing the capability of tugs, mooring lines and bollards.
WORLD SHIPPING
27 April 2015 - 18:26
Mega ships to hit ports with demands for new costly upgrades: TT Club
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