Equipment

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit has been chosen to supply radars for the Sydney Harbour Ferries fleet.

Bilge water treatment came under the spotlight in the first half of 2009, when Alfa Laval launched its PureBilge system.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Japanese company Musashino have jointly developed a portable liquid-level gauge for vessel ballast tanks.

China Petrochemical Corp, of Taiwan, has for the first time specified all-electric cargo pump room systems for two new 40,000 dwt product carriers.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) joint research and development project on antifouling paints for ship bottoms is to be incorporated into a government-industry initiative aimed at reducing CO2 emissions.

Solar Solve of the UK is supplying blackout blinds and roller screens for a major offshore installation.

With the imminent entry into force of the ECDIS carriage requirements for all SOLAS ships, the industry has been looking at providing navigators with the necessary charts.

2009 saw the conclusion of the four-year European Safedor project, intended to establish a new approach to design for enhanced maritime safety.

Although Inmarsat remains the first choice for marine satcoms, other systems continue to find applications at sea.