SISTER of: Thalassa-Hellas-Serie

Thalassa Hellas , Yard N° 2614, IMO: 9665592
Thalassa Patris , Yard N° 2615, IMO: 9665607
Thalassa Pistis , Yard N° 2616, IMO: 9665619
Thalassa Elpida , Yard N° 2617, IMO: 9665621
Thalassa Avra , Yard N° 2618, IMO: 9665633
Thalassa Niki , Yard N° 2619, IMO: 9665645
Thalassa Mana, Yard N° 2623, IMO: 9667150
Thalassa Tyhi , Yard N° 2624, IMO: 9667162
Thalassa Doxa , Yard N° 2625, IMO: 9667174
Thalassa Axia , Yard N° 2626, IMO: 9667186

Those who may believe that modern technology and computerization have made life easier for the crews on ships such as this one couldn't be more wrong. Things aren't easier, they are much more difficult. The fact is that there is far more work to do, and far fewer people and far less time to get it done. In addition to the greater amount of cargo carried, international regulations have created a whole lot more additional paperwork that has to get done, all of which has been delegated to the ships' personnel, without adding any additional people to do it.

How do the crew find time to check that all the containers are loaded properly, all the refrigerated containers running properly, and all the container lashings properly secured, prior to sailing? And those things do have to be done, because any discrepancies that are found later are blamed on the ship, not on the shore-side workers.