Equipment

Bandwidth is becoming irrelevant despite the huge amount of data being made available to condition based monitoring systems, writes Wendy Laursen.

Wendy Laursen explains how analysis of fault calls reveals how crew become desensitised to equipment alarms and how electrical equipment in particular is emerging as a problem.

There are many possible tiers of monitoring and control to facilitate cylinder oil feed rate optimisation, and the financial gains can be significant, writes Wendy Laursen.

Marine sensors are continually being refined and upgraded to support the consistent and efficient management of essential marine machinery, says Mike Powers, product marketing director for Gems Sensors and Controls.

German company Rösler has sold a preservation and painting system to a leading cruise ship builder, which is also active in the offshore sector.

The Chinese subsidiary of Norwegian company Jotun, known as Jotun Cosco Marine Coatings (Qingdao) has signed an agreement with the Cosco Container shipping company to help reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions.

It could be the crew, or class, or the shipyard, all have a part to play in preventing winch failures, but ultimately it is the owner left solving the problems, says Wendy…

The Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on structural safety and load lines late last year has shown that cargo hatch opening are a major concern, writes Wendy Laursen. Serious deficiencies were found…

Rapp Hydema is providing deck machinery to an Australian research vessel requiring a wire and cable holding capacity suitable for up to 8,800m water depth, writes Wendy Laursen.

Accuracy and integration developments improve safety across a spectrum of vessel types, according to Wendy Laursen.

Opinion is divided on the challenges of fitting ballast water treatment systems that can handle large capacity ballasting, says Wendy Laursen.

There are more than 20 type approved ballast water treatment systems available but, asks Wendy Laursen, does type approval really mean anything now?

With a growing number of type approved BWT systems to choose from, decision makers will face widely varying performance and reliability claims of competing technologies, says supplier Hyde Marine.

Alfa Laval says that shipowners seeking Clean Design class notation can now specify a bilge water treatment system that is certified according to DNV’s new 5ppm type approval process.

Swedish product tanker operator Nynas has chosen Alfa Laval’s PureBallast system for two newbuildings and two retrofits which are scheduled for commissioning this year; Alfa Laval outlines the rationale behind the choice…

With requirements for all vessels to fit BNWAS being phased in from this year, Tom Henson-Webb,integrated bridge systems manager of UK company ANT, part of SAM Electronics, looks at some aspects of…

Swedish company SP Fire Technology says that it has carried out a risk analysis and an upgrade to a listed passenger ferry, enabling the service to continue and thus avoiding closure of…

Rod Neale, safety manager at consultant, design and survey company Burness Corlett Three Quays, relates some of BCTQ’s findings from ship inspections

Its worth noting that some auxiliaries see larger load steps while the propulsion engines are near idling, as they are often connected to pumps, cranes and other gear such as thrusters, says…

A joint venture between a Russian shipyard and a major European marine manufacturer hopes to take advantage of the development of shipping in the Arctic region during the next few years, as…

Dag Pike looks at the variety of systems which combine control of several onboard systems in a fully-integrated fashion.