After the Panamanian-flagged Suez max crude oil tanker Sanchi collided with the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship CF Crystal in January this year, leading to one of the worst tanker incidents for several decades, industry experts has stressed on enhancing oil tanker safety during oil shipping
Oil shipping transportation safety represents a global challenge, rather than an African one, but it has been a wake up call for all parties involved. The underlying safety record in oil shipping is very good.
“Tanker safety has improved significantly since a number of major pollution incidents led to improved ship design and improvements in risk management in the 1990s,” a recent report by insurers Allianz states.
“However, the large loss of life on board the Sanchi is likely to focus attention on the adequacy of fire protection for the crew.” The report, Safety & Shipping Review 2018, also charts a number of other key trends shaping the industry, from the use of drones to the emergence of autonomous shipping.
According to the industry experts, the use of newest technology such as the arrival of the drones, tacking cyber threats, enhancing autonomous shipping etc are getting popular among oil and gas operators for the safety aspect of operations.
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