Equipment

With MES now in its fourth decade it is now a well-proven system with clear advantages in certain applications, says Richard McCormick, Marin-Ark sales manager, Survitec Group.

Lifeboat launching systems may finally be getting upgraded but is there a problem with lifeboat maintenance? asks Mark Langdon

Dr Iain Weir-Jones, PhD, PEng, of Vancouver-based Weir-Jones Engineering, looks at a system for determining actual draught measurement to improve safety, shiphandling and fuel economy.

Piracy is a serious problem in the Indian Ocean and off the Somali coast. The problem has been with us in that area for several years now, and it was a far…

UK company Hughes Pumps says that it recently supplied a specially designed and manufactured pumping system to MOL Tankship Management (Europe) for repair and maintenance use on the company’s methanol tankers, while…

Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) company OceanSaver says that its Mark II system offers high-end technology to different sizes and types of vessels, while saving energy and simplifying retrofitting.

Producing fresh water on sea-going vessels can be an awkward business fraught with problems; a range of options tailored for all kinds of vessels are taking the frustration out of desalination, by…

Retrofitting ballast water treatment systems in existing vessels can be a far more compkicated process than is apparent at first sight, by Chris McMenemy, project manager, ballast water treatment at Malin Marine…