The answer, at least with respect to Shell Chemicals, is made clear in the following article: They are as serious, as determined and as uncompromising as we are.

Reaching for the high water mark, appeared in the Autumn/Winter 2009 issue of Shell Chemicals Magazine—the equivalent of our Stolten. The article includes photographs taken during a visit by Shell Chemical’s Peter Blok, Marine Technical Advisor, to observe the discharging of a cargo from a Stolt deep-sea tanker to a Stolt inland tanker in Rotterdam. It was also an opportunity for the customer to witness the Stolt-Nielsen logistics network in action.

As Bill Robinson, General Manager Global Marine Logistics at Shell Chemicals says in the article: “Although neither the ships nor in most cases the jetties are Shell owned, we treat them as though they are.”

That quote struck a chord, because it is precisely the view that Stolt Tankers holds regarding the cargoes we carry on behalf of our customers.

Just as we at Stolt have deployed our Excellence in Safety programme, Shell Chemicals has demonstrated its leadership in safety through such programmes as its Hearts and Minds behaviour-based safety initiative and its Life Saving Rules, simple “dos” and “don’ts” for increased safety.

What makes this all the more powerful is that by working cooperatively together, sharing our respective expertise, programmes and viewpoints, we can together continually raise our HSSE (health, safety, security, environment) standards. And there is no more worthy goal. As we have said countless times, safety for people and the environment is our first priority at Stolt Tankers.

Mark Martecchini
Managing Director
Stolt Tankers

Read the article: Reaching for the high water mark (PDF 645kb)