Onboard Systems

• Remote monitoring boosts VSAT uptime

  As vessels become more like a floating office, there’s an increasing trend towards remote monitoring and maintenance, especially since it can lead to significant cost savings for ship owners. 31 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Box cooler anti-fouling system for tugs

  Warm coastal areas can cause all sorts of problems with the efficient running of water cooled engines, but box coolers can create another layer of problems. 31 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• New lifeboat hook design guidance

  In recent years there have been a number of accidents caused by the failure of on-load release hooks during lifeboat drills, which have resulted in seafarers being seriously injured and even killed. 30 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Superior Aces Arctic-proof mooring system

  A new mooring package especially manufactured for the severest of conditions is about to be fitted to a barge working in Arctic waters. 30 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Airbus wings meet air draught challenge

  Although the Eurozone may be facing its difficulties, the cross-Europe marine ‘conveyorbelt’ of components for the A380 Airbus is still going strong despite a clash between the ancient and modern worlds at its inception. 30 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Heave compensation adds to crane’s capability

  Wind farms and drilling platforms are becoming more widespread, with construction costs playing an integral role in their development. In previous years, the lack of convincing crane technology has proven to be a big problem. 30 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Seeing inside without opening up

  Kongsberg Maritime’s Bearing Wear Condition Monitoring (BWCM) system can help avoid open-up inspections, reducing engine downtime and maintenance costs. 13 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Enough realism to make your head spin

  The latest tug simulator at Transas is realistic enough to make a trainee seasick if they miscalculate their turn in a heavy sea state, even if that sea is a virtual one. 12 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Valeport underwater positioning development

  A fresh approach to the problem of underwater positioning is possible with the new VA500 Altimeter, especially when paired with the company’s highly accurate pressure sensor, says Kevin Edwards of Valeport. 07 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• BargeSafe Solar shines in South America

  Sealite’s BargeSafe Solar has been selected by ASMAR (Astillerros y Maestranzas de la Armada) as the preferred navigation lighting system for use on the bulk transportation barges they are building under contract with ANCAP. 05 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• IMO certifies maritime hazards suit

  Greater numbers of differing chemicals as well as greater volumes of them are now being transported both by short sea operations as well as by inland waterways since it is proving a cost effective alternative to road transport. 20 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• Inter-agency training on port simulators

  Coastguard rescue operations, harbour pilots, local police and fire crews all have a number of plans to deal with port emergencies, but whether or not they come together to be effective is another issue entirely. 20 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• Safety first from entertainment package

  On board entertainment systems to serve the welfare of crew and/or passengers onboard ships are becoming standard equipment on vessels servicing , for example, the offshore wind farm industry. 15 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• £1.5m upgrade for Harwich VTS

  Harwich Haven Authority, which operates the Harwich Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) controlling the movements of vessels in and out of the cluster of Suffolk and Essex ports, has upgraded its VTS hardware and software. 14 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• Vibration awareness training for RIB crew

  Millions of workers in Europe are exposed to mechanical vibration transmitted to the hands from powered hand tools or to the whole body through industrial seating. 08 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal