Hull stress monitoring has been a feature of commercial shipping since the 1990s, but according to Terje Sannerud from marine structural monitoring specialist Light Structures, it is today finding applications for improving ship design, insightful maintenance and potentially extending the period between dry-dockings allowing for cost savings without compromising ship safety. Ships can become damaged, […]
One of the persistent challenges in creating effective communications systems onboard large vessels, particularly when adapting them to the modern demands for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, is the steel structure itself. The hull and bulkheads can create electromagnetic interference and frequently there are either too few wireless access points or too many, resulting in […]
Seatrec’s infiniTE autonomous float could play a vital role in timely weather forecasting, incorporating technology designed to overcome the current limitations of battery-powered floats Many valuable data sensors “are just left at sea when their batteries run out”, says Yi Chao, founder and CEO of Seatrec. For example, the Argo Programme uses around 4,000 robotic […]