With its team of experienced master mariners and engineers, SAL’s in-house engineering division provides solutions for the transportation of cargo with extraordinary dimensions and/or weights. The preparation of stowage plans, loading manuals and lashing arrangements is developed in dialogue with customers and manufacturers well in advance of the actual loading dates.

Our technical team regularly attends loading and discharging operations and provides assistance with respect to lifting, cradling, special securing, and any other aspects to ensure a successful implementation of the cargo operation.

In preparation of complex cargo operations, risk assessments are conducted on board and in the engineering division ashore. HAZIDs, HAZOPs and SIMOPs are guided by a zero accident policy and are taken very seriously by both crew and technical engineers. Also, toolbox meetings are regularly held between crew and engineers to guarantee for smooth operations. These pre-operation meetings help to create an understanding for the complexity of the project by all parties involved. The inclusion of all stakeholders further fosters the operational teamwork and thus contributes to successful project implementation.