Today, Forth Ports hosted an excellent site visit to the container terminal at Grangemouth. Four members of JAG, three Reporters, and three from Babcock were given a very informative tour of the facility.
There were two ships at the quayside, and dozens of lorries marshalled waiting to take on or off-load containers. It was explained that there are several daily peaks in HGV activity, because most hauliers like to fit in two round trips to the Glasgow area each day.
We were shown all that goes on in the TayForth Navigation Service building, in terms of monitoring shipping movements, managing pilots and tugs, and always being highly prepared for an emergency. One room in the building is kept empty and ready for all the parties that would need to be involved in the event of an emergency - such as a collision or a pollution incident.
We were then kitted out in hard hats and high viz jackets so that we could examine entrance lock and hear about the regular dredging that is required, as well as being told about the maintenance of channel markers and buoys.
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