Absence of regulatory mandate means safety and financial benefits of structural health monitoring systems are not being realised, writes Niklas Hallgren, CEO, Light Structures Structural health monitoring (SHM) has the potential to revolutionise maritime safety by enabling real-time insight into vessel integrity, yet comprehensive regulations mandating these systems are conspicuously absent. Regulations and classification have […]
Ro-ro operator offers carmakers the opportunity to move their vehicles on vessels powered with cleaner fuels United European Car Carriers (UECC) is on a sustainability journey and while it’s a route many have since embarked upon the company can certainly stake a claim to have been among the early pacesetters. A decade ago the Norwegian-headquartered […]
The compact dimensions and simple design of RWO’s OWS-COM make it the ideal oily water separator for Statsraad Lehmkuhl, helping the unique vessel to comply with latest environmental regulations as it voyages worldwide Built in Bremerhaven, Germany in 1914, Statsraad Lehmkuhl is a three-masted steel barque owned and operated by the Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation in […]
Growing up at Pembroke Dockyard where his father worked, Bernard Waymouth served a shipwright apprenticeship before moving to London. In 1846 he joined the firm of Money, Wigram and Sons which had premises at Blackwall on the Thames and was one of the companies experimenting with iron construction. In 1853 he went to work for […]
Introducing viable alternative fuels for vessels comes with plenty of challenges, mostly related to performance, availability and cost. However, the maritime sector has identified another potential problem: the need to update Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) requirements to ensure that crew are adequately trained in the handling and storage of these […]