CICT Senior Engineer Charith de Silva with the quick-release hook he invented and (below) a forklift with the hook installed Sri Lankan engineering ingenuity at Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has given the maritime world a potentially life-saving innovation that eliminates the risks run while mooring large ships. A hydraulically-operated quick-release hook invented by CICT Senior Engineer Charith de Silva enables a fork lift operator towing a mooring rope that can weigh as much as a ton to be looped over a bollard, to instantly release the rope if the operator feels a pull in…
