07 Apr 2017 / Gladstone, Australia

Wire mooring ropes

Gladstone Port Authority has advised that, effective immediately, vessels with wire mooring lines are no longer be accepted for berthing at Auckland Point wharves. This includes tankers calling to Berth No.3.

The ruling has been introduced after numerous risk assessments it has been deemed that vessels using wire mooring lines pose a greater risk of causing manual handling injuries for linesman personnel.

For information about operations at Australian ports, contact GAC Australia at [email protected]

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