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The lifeblood of modern naval architecture: data

The shipping industry is on the precipice of major change. There are ESG (environment, social and governance) pressures: the International…

Why license plate reader (LPR) systems can, and should, do more for your agency than just collect plate reads 

Law enforcement agencies are always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to boost public safety in their communities,…

How weathering steel makes transport systems and construction projects greener

Weathering steel is ideal in areas that have a variety of changing climate states. To come into its own, it…

Preventing non-roadway collision fatalities: Technology and training with the safety experts

Carroll Technologies’ research has revealed that 1,807 deaths were caused by non-roadway collisions at US mining, construction and industrial facilities…

Multidisciplinary design: How naval architects today are creating the ships of tomorrow

The traditional ‘spiral’ method of ship design, used successfully since the 1950s, consisted of several phases – concept, preliminary, contract…

Lightening the load: Solving freight challenges for small and medium-sized businesses  

For many years, the international freight transportation sector has shown a preference to work with high-volume shippers. This has historically…

Back to the future with coastal and maritime MF and HF radio systems

Ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship radio communications systems have been around for a long time, but over the last couple of decades…

VARD’s latest successes: from landing craft to coastguard vessels and international partnerships

Fincantieri S.p.A., the Italy-based shipbuilder, became the fourth largest in the world in 2013 after acquiring the VARD Group. With…

Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR): The four biggest challenges for law enforcement agencies

“The first conversation is, what is your goal with ALPR as an agency? We want to define and support that…

VARD presents a zero-carbon range of renewable energy-driven vessels

The previous UN Climate Change Conference, COP26 (literally: the ‘Conference of Parties’), took place in Glasgow in early November 2021…