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MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The Bourbon Mistral platform supply vessel was the first to Ulstein' s X-Bow design and won the Ship of the Year Award at the SMM 2006. The Mistral has been on duty…

1st June 2008

Marine redundant control systems at Seawork

1st June 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A Motion Forecasting and Monitoring System with implications for marine coastal construction has been awarded the prestigious 2007 RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects) and LRET (Lloyd’ s Register Educational Trust) Ship…

1st June 2008

Ship Safety Award for motion monitor

1st June 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Any vessel that might sail into waters governed by the USA and its territories is required to meet new US Coast Guard Marine Casualties and Investigation Regulations which have recently been amended…

1st June 2008

Solutions for Breath Testing at Sea

1st June 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The UK’ s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the MSC Napoli incident has shown that mis-declaration of the weight and contents of containers was a contributory factor to the accident.

1st June 2008

Insurance implications of Napoli findings

1st June 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Since the recent Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act became law this April in the UK, a significant responsibility has been placed on managers of almost all organisations to ensure that the most…

1st June 2008

Deep water for managers

1st June 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The UK' s draft Marine Bill, published for consultation on 3 April, provides key proposals to amend the marine planning system and strengthen marine conservation powers. These proposals aim to give a…

1st June 2008

Marine Bill, streamlined planning or not?

1st June 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A major order has been placed by international ROV operations company Fugro with Saab Seaeye for a total of 15 ROV systems complete with TMS, launch and recovery equipment and control cabins…

1st June 2008

New Jaguar dives into ROV market

1st June 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

While still under warranty, a three-month old, 260m long container ship developed a worrying oil leak from its stern tube seal.

1st June 2008

Mobile Dry Dock Called to South Korea

1st June 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has expressed concern over an increasing number of cases where divers have used, or attempted to use, falsified qualifications to gain employment or as a prerequisite…

1st June 2008

IMCA warns of falsified diver qualifications

1st June 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Cheltenham UK based Wave Seven Marine returns to Seawork and will be showing off some American dredging innovation amongst other products on Stand 144 at the 2008 show. .

1st June 2008

Dredged slurry not a worry at Seawork

1st June 2008