DFDS Seaways

‘ttc’ were appointed by DFDS Seaways to provide an operational review of the transport and highways operations of their Immingham Port near Grimsby.

The review contained the following aspects of work:

• Site Audit undertaken by site visit to determine existing characteristics
• Undertook a series of traffic surveys to determine the existing vehicle flows both internally (operationally) and externally by vehicle type and by time of day over a typical 24-hour working period.
• Identified and established the proposed vehicle routing through the site and hours of operation;
• Identified potential conflict points and rights of way;
• Illustrated the impact on the internal and external operation of the site through the preparation of network diagrams and swept path analysis;
• Identified a base case and worst-case scenario for the traffic movements based on the capacity of the site to process various chemicals and raw materials;
• Reviewed the accident logs and near misses logs to determine areas of safety concerns
• Provided a review of the internal safety procedures
• Outlined a set of recommendations regarding internal vehicle management of the site, over arching safety strategy and an improvements scheme.

Following the conclusion of the work and presentation to H&S executives, ‘ttc’ are currently helping DFDS to install and implement a number of the recommendations provided from the report.