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BMT names Global Strategy and Innovation Director
27 October 2020

BMT names Global Strategy and Innovation Director

Peter Behrendt brings to his new role a wealth of experience that will ensure BMT can continue providing a premier service to its existing customers and exploit new business opportunities. With innovation being seen as the lynchpin around which the promise of entrepreneurial venture is to be...

World’s First 3 Gas-Group Capability
26 October 2020

World’s First 3 Gas-Group Capability

Coltraco Ultrasonics have designed Permalevel™ Featherweight, a constant monitoring system for CO2, Inert Gases and the combined weights of Clean Agents and Nitrogen, all in one lightweight system. In this article the author considers its application on Inert Gas...

Following recent promotions Chelsea Technologies are recruiting
22 October 2020

Following recent promotions Chelsea Technologies are recruiting

Following recent promotions within the Sales & Marketing team, Chelsea Technologies are now looking for the following new staff: Head of Sales Sales Manager

RRS Sir David Attenborough Departs Cammell Laird For Sea Trials
21 October 2020

RRS Sir David Attenborough Departs Cammell Laird For Sea Trials

BIRKENHEAD. Today (Wednesday 21 October) the UK’s most advanced polar research ship – RRS Sir David Attenborough – leaves Cammell Laird shipyard for two weeks of technical sea trials.  In November, the shipyard will formally hand over the ship to the Natural Environment...

Solar Solve Supplies Worlds Largest Ethane Gas Carrier
20 October 2020

Solar Solve Supplies Worlds Largest Ethane Gas Carrier

Next month, November 2020, is expected to see the handover of PANG TIAN, the world’s largest VLEC (Very Large Ethane Carrier).  The prototype vessel is the first of three that are under construction at South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Busan, having been ordered...

Survitec Launches Virtual Museum To Celebrate Its100-Year Anniversary
13 October 2020

Survitec Launches Virtual Museum To Celebrate Its100-Year Anniversary

The museum showcases inventions and patents that have played a pivotal role in maritime, energy, defence and Survitec, a global provider of survival solutions, has partnered with the Museum of Godalming, located in Surrey, England, to curate a first-of-its-kind virtual museum to mark the...

BMT named Australasia’s Most Innovative Company
12 October 2020

BMT named Australasia’s Most Innovative Company

Thanks to BMT’s impressive innovation program and world-class flood modelling software, ‘TUFLOW’, the regional business secures The Australian Financial Review Most Innovative Company award in Australia and New Zealand for 2020 - a recognition that reflects on the long-term...

Chelly Litster takes the wheel as BMT is recognised as Finalist in major Australian defence industry awards
12 October 2020

Chelly Litster takes the wheel as BMT is recognised as Finalist in major Australian defence industry awards

Litster takes the helm as the organisation drives more commercially innovative solutions for defence industry and pivots to capture a bigger slice of Australia’s growing defence sector expenditure. She brings commercial experience to boost the leadership portfolio, as the business makes...

When Will We Monitor our Gaseous Extinguishing Systems Properly ?
6 October 2020

When Will We Monitor our Gaseous Extinguishing Systems Properly ?

In this article the Chairman of a a high-exporting UK manufacturer in the Fire Sector asks why people and property remain at risk because they do not monitor the gaseous fire extinguishing systems that protect them.     In July 2020, at the height of COVID19 in the USA, the USS...

Better crew training needed for CO2 firefighting systems
29 September 2020

Better crew training needed for CO2 firefighting systems

Global safety leader Survitec is advising the maritime industry to ensure fixed fire-fighting systems are commissioned by their original equipment manufacturers and that crews undergo basic system configuration training, following a spate of incidents where ship fires have been exacerbated...

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