Comment / Under the radar: People are dying thanks to the price of old rope

Premium enjoyed a couple of days last week wandering around Rotterdam in the sunshine before diving into the TOC exhibition and conference, where my cheerful and optimistic disposition was smashed to smithereens by a presentation from cleantech firm Cavotec.

Shockingly

It is estimated by their EMEA regional product manager for its MoorMaster system, Vikesh Dhanpat, that some 300 seafarers and dockworkers a year are killed in accidents during vessel mooring operations, often when mooring ropes snap under the immense strain of securing ...