Monitoring & Control

UK based Marine Software has supplied Marine Planned Maintenance and Marine Storekeeper for the new research vessel RRS James Cook, delivered recently by the Norwegian Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk shipyard. This latest…

To optimise performance and improve navigation, boats are often equipped with autopilots, special drives and thrusters.

Fine control for one-handed manoeuvring in congested port and harbour areas will be available this year for boats equipped with Volvo Pentas IPS system. IPS was initially launched into the leisure market…

Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used onboard has become one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of marine propulsion units, gearboxes and hydraulic systems. In particular,…

Tyne and Wear UK based Southern Electronics, in conjunction with radio communication manufacturer Icom UK, has designed an innovative yet practical way of recording passenger traffic on the Tyne Ferry using radio…

The tragic consequences of the tsunami that struck in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 have acted as a major eye opener to countries vulnerable to similar disaster. As a result,…