Monitoring & Control

When ships are loaded with liquids such as gasoline, fuel oils or naptha, vapour is displaced from the hold. This vapour can either be recovered or destroyed using an enclosed flare. The…

Littlehampton UK based Kittiwake, which specialises in fuel and lube oil testing in the marine industries, has launched a new range of remote online sensors for lubricant and machine condition monitoring. The…

The ferry Povl Anker is one of four BornholmsTraffiken vessels that transport passengers, mail and goods between the Danish island of Bornholm and the ports of Sassnitz (Germany) and Ystad (Sweden). The…

Denmark based pressure and temperature product specialist Danfoss A/S haslaunched a new range of high pressure switches, supplementing the established pressure switch family MBC 5100 .

Mariners who might benefit from knowing the exact wind speed will enjoy an ultra-sensitive, ultrasonic handheld meter from Davis Instruments of California USA. Available on this side of the Atlantic from Davis…

AMOT Controls brought two useful new products to the Norshipping exhibition in Oslo earlier this month. The XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system provides early warning of bearing wear while the TomaHawk 8635A…

2005 sees Essex UK-based Bond Instrumentation and Process Control enter into its 30th year of trading on a high after a busy end to 2004.

From this month, noise testing has become necessary as the amended EU Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) has come into force. For the first time, upper limits for boat noise are specified. Compliance…

The double ended ferry Dokter Wagemaker has been built by the Damen Group in Romania and was delivered last month for finishing to their Schelde yard at Vlissingen in the Netherlands. The…

As fuel is the single largest cost of marine diesel ownership, accurate metering is critical.

Working closely with Volvo Penta , Simrad has developed intelligent auto steering via CAN for the new Inboard Propulsion System (IPS) introduced earlier this month at the London Boat Show . The…

Newbury UK based Radamec Control Systems Ltd (RCS) is presently trialling BridgeMaster , its new digital bridge control package, with the RNLI . The system was introduced to the market at seawork2004…

Controls specialist AMOT has introduced a new programmable logic controller which combines the power of a PLC with the ease of use of an embedded controller. The TomaHawk 8635A brings users a…

The AMOT MPD metal detector signals the presence of metal particles, chips or dust in lubricating fluids due to bearing wear or other engine part problems and thereby prevents catastrophic failures, avoids…