Equipment

Former VLCC Master Captain Melvin Mathews, director of regulatory and environment solutions at Finnish company Eniram, looks at optimising fleet performance for optimum returns

The world’s information is doubling every two years, and oceanographic data is no exception. New weather routing and voyage optimisation technologies are emerging founded on this growing mass of information.

“The drive itself is simple by design” says Geir Larsen, InPower’s MD - although getting it to market has been anything but that.

Elcome International, a marine solutions provider and system integrator based in Dubai, has recently introduced its new Elsys family of marine electrical switchboard and power management systems.

German marine electronic equipment manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz says that it has now sold more than 100 integrated bridge systems.

A novel system of stern foils has been developed to improve hull efficiency, writes Dag Pike.

Rigs are increasingly sensitive to fuel quality these days, and PSV operators simply can no longer rely on their supply – no matter how established – to make sure the fuel it…

Support vessels bring unique challenges to fire safety: flammable cargos and a deck space which is often taken up by heavy machinery.

Training simulators are very useful, especially when you need to show how difficult things can get, without endangering a vessel, crew or even getting your shoes wet.

Debate over discharge standards and type approval testing continue to create uncertainty for shipowners despite the reassurances of the equipment manufacturers, according to Wendy Laursen.