Ship assessors are resorting to virtual inspections of oil tankers to keep vessels afloat, as the coronavirus pandemic makes physical visits to ...
Ship assessors are resorting to virtual inspections of oil tankers to keep vessels afloat, as the coronavirus pandemic makes physical visits to check for seaworthiness tougher and a slump in fuel demand increases the need for ships as storage.
With an estimated 160 million barrels of surplus oil being kept onboard dozens of tankers because on-land storage is full, the situation is pressing. As a solution, remote surveys are taking place via live streaming as the ship's captain and other crew members walk around a vessel to specific areas for checks, drawing on previous inspection reports that have highlighted issues.
"The longer this situation goes on, the less accurate the older reports will be perceived and therefore the less likely report users are to accept them," OCIMF's Drysdale told Reuters. Mark O'Neil, president of Columbia Shipmanagement, which is responsible for 170 tankers, said the company used a combination of local surveyors when possible as well as remote surveying.
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