RoRo

Port of Felixstowe, DFDS invest to boost Ro-Ro capacity

The UK Port of Felixstowe and Danish ferry operator DFDS have agreed to increase roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) capacity at the port by over 40% through investment in a new linkspan, tractor units and additional trailer parking facilities.

The new contract includes a significant investment by Hutchison Ports replacing one of our existing ro/ro bridges with a modern floating linkspan capable of handling the latest generation of ro/ro vessels and creating over 300 additional trailer spaces for...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-felixstowe-dfds-invest-to-boost-ro-ro-capacity/

Port of Amsterdam reaches new transhipment record in 2018

According to port of Amsterdam’s press release, the port reached a new transhipment record in 2018 with its overall transhipment reaching 82.3 million tonnes, in comparison to the 81.3 million tonnes in 2017. The port along with other ports in the North Sea Canal Area, the total transhipment amounted to 101.8 million tonnes in 2018.

Mainly, the amounts were revealed in the provisional transhipment figures.

Specifically, transhipmnet in IJmuiden increased by 1% to 18.6 million tonnes. In the...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-amsterdam-reaches-new-transhipment-record-in-2018/

Solar power on ship able to supply continuous power, report says

A research paper focused on the analysis of solar power trials on-board the high speed RoRo vessel Blue Star Delos. The paper, published in the Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, notes that a low-voltage marine solar power system is able to ensure a continuous stable supply of power.

In 2014 the high speed car and passenger ferry, Blue Star Delos became the first ship of this type to be installed with a marine solar power system. This system was installed as a project to evaluate the...

https://safety4sea.com/solar-power-on-ship-able-to-supply-continuous-power-report-says/

Dredging begun at UK port in case of no deal Brexit

Work started on January 3 to extend a small British port that would be able to be a back-up if the UK leaves the European Union with a no trade deal. The dredging at the port at Ramsgate could assist in mitigating possible congestion.

According to Reuters, the port at Ramsgate could be used if customs checks ate too much for the main terminals of Calais in France and Dover and Folkestone in Britain. The dredging works will allow more access for Ro-Ro vessels and could ease congestion. Moreover,...

https://safety4sea.com/dredging-begun-at-uk-port-in-case-of-no-deal-brexit/

Ferry catches fire off Indonesia

The ferry ‘Gerbang Samudra I’ caught fire early on December 2. The incident happened after the vessel had left Surabaya, Java and was heading for the port of Banarmasin in Kalimantan. 145 people were rescued , but according to information 3 are missing.

Early in the Sunday morning, December 2, the Indonesian-flagged passenger RoRo vessel, ‘Gerbang Samudra I’, caught on fire. At the time of the incident, the vessel which had left Surabaya, Java was heading to the port of Banarmasin in Kalimantan....

https://safety4sea.com/ferry-catches-fire-off-indonesia/

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