In its 57th issue of November, CHIRP discusses of a report from a large container ship highlighting difficulties securing tugs in a specific port, presenting the challenges of the design of the tugs and safety measures that some companies do not follow.
#1 What the reported revealed to CHIRP:
The reporter owns a container vessel which often visits a specific port at a container terminal, where the vessel faces challenges during mooring operations because they can not take the tug’s line. The line...
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