A cargo-transfer operation on behalf of the Group is completed every ten minutes. Management and/or manning services are provided for more than 40 vessels, from 10,000 deadweight product carriers up to 300,000 deadweight very large crude carriers. Over the past decade STASCO has successfully completed 450,000 million tonne sea miles of liquified natural gas transportation. We procure more than one million tonnes of bunkers a year and work with shipping agents in some 250 ports. In the last three years alone, STASCO's Shipping division has provided consultancy advice in over 40 countries. It has been engaged in dialogue with a high proportion of the world’s tanker ship owners. Shipping can call on a large pool of marine experts to provide advice on a wide range of ship and port projects, adding value to customers' business. Our concerns about protecting the environment touch on every aspect of shipping operations, including the prevention of oil spills, ballast water management, ship recycling and emissions to the atmosphere. Our expertise in risk and crisis management is recognised world-wide. Our knowledge is offered for others to share through regional and local training, not just for Shell companies but also for third-parties, including governments. STASCO's skills and experience are helping the future of the tanker industry, with representation on all the main industry bodies, in the UK and internationally.
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