Title: Development of Approval Procedures for the Land Transport of Equipment on Public Roadways
Abstract: The offshore energy industry continues to grow worldwide into new frontiers using larger than ever, marine equipment. Much of this equipment is infrastructure fabricated at yards located inland from traditional marine terminals which then requires specialized road transports to be used. Concurrently, Marine Assurance agencies are being called upon to act as the verification agency for these transports with one of their primary goals being to ensure the safe transport of the equipment. Despite the relatively high number of marine equipment public road transports, the importance of robust securing of cargo is often underestimated in the industry. Additionally, the required operational Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QAQC) procedures to be applied for a successful and safe operation are often disregarded. One of the main contributors to these issues is the lack of common guidelines recognized across the industry. The correct understanding of the requirements for the road transport will permit reliable and cost-effective operations to be performed in a timely manner.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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