Technology Zone

  • ‘Less is More’ for Offshore Operational Safety

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    Next generation solutions to focus on maximising operational performance and safety through user-centred design and simplification. Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime will lead a new research project called ‘Situation […]

  • Maritime Batmobile

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    The U.S. military already has an unmanned batwing and Batman-style utility belts. So it only makes sense that the defense industry would try to sell the Navy on a batboat. […]

  • Fighting Pirates with Science

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    Piracy is a serious problem in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. While NATO, Russian, Iranian, and Chinese ships all escort merchant vessels through the Gulf of Aden, […]

  • 3 OPVs for Brazil

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    According to an article in Maritime Propulsion, the Brazilian Navy is to buy three Offshore Patrol Vessels from BAE SYSTEMS, UK with two ships being delivered in 2012 and the […]

  • Security Awareness Low

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    Shipping sector security awareness ‘low to non-existent’ ENISA urges EU member states to improve security awareness in the maritime sector. By Tom Brewster, 21 Dec 2011 at 10:24 The European maritime […]

  • Maritime Cyber Security

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    First EU-Report on Maritime Cyber Security BRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece, December 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cyber security challenges in […]

  • Safe Place

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    The issue of shipboard citadels is one of the most complex and divisive in the industry. Get the citadel right and it can save an entire crew, get it wrong […]

  • Crowd Sourcing

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    A few months ago the US Office of Naval Research and the Naval Postgraduate School launched an online game designed to crowd source answers to piracy. In the test, about […]

  • New Kit

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    Shipping supply companies are getting more requests for gear to keep crews safe and to combat ocean-going piracy. One of those steps is supplying crews that travel these dangerous waters […]

  • Cyber Threats

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    While there are calls for shipping to address any physical security weaknesses, there has been a parallel call to on the cyber security. With the growing reliance on electronic systems […]

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