Tankers
DeepDraft tanker analysis covers VLCC operations, cargo work, STS, bunkering, crude oil washing, vetting readiness, hull fouling, tanker safety, and practical operational risk from a shipboard and commercial perspective.
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SIRE 2.0: Digital Ambition Crashing into Analog Ineptitude
Why digital tanker vetting still depends on current knowledge, clear communication, and sound operational judgement. Digital Vetting Still Needs Human Competence OCIMF launched SIRE 2.0 as a major step forward in tanker vetting, with digital tools, structured observations, risk modelling, and wider use of inspection…
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When GPS Goes Dark: Steering a VLCC Through the Persian Gulf’s Chaos
Taking Command Amid Collision News I took command of a VLCC in Fujairah, ballast condition, but still a 300,000-ton floating beast. Iran-Israel tensions simmered in the background, and just days earlier, two tankers. Frontline’s Front Eagle and the shadow fleet’s Adalynn had collided 15 nautical…