WTIV crashes into containership, exposing ship-to-shore safety gaps

Busy harbour workers planning in the rain

Emergency services were called to the Port of Tyne on Sunday when an offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) crashed into a container ship, resulting in severe damage to a gantry crane.

The incident has prompted software company Evalu-8’s EHS senior member Josh McNicholas to offer some advice on where ship-to-shore operations are going wrong, and how ports and terminals need to examine a wider safety challenge: the management of operational interfaces.

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