The Maritime Safety Award is presented by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), in association with Lloyd’s Register, to an individual, company or organisation, which has made a significant technological contribution to improving maritime safety or the protection of the maritime environment.
Smart Ropes and Line Management Plan (LMP)
Wilhelmsen’s winning entry is their safer mooring solutions, consisting of Smart Ropes and LMP
Wilhelmsen’s winning entry is their safer mooring solutions, consisting of Smart Ropes and Line Management Plan (LMP).
Magnus Dickens, Venture Lead - Open Innovation at Wilhelmsen, said “It is incredibly gratifying to be recognised in this way by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. It is especially motivating for all of us working with Smart Ropes, and the Line Management Plan, to win in this category, maritime safety.”
‘Safe by Design’ mooring solution
Magnus Dickens adds, “At the end of the day, our system is not technology for technology’s sake, it is about finding practical, proven solutions to real-life problems, helping to make life at sea, and in port, both safer and more efficient.”
Wilhelmsen’s consolidated approach towards safer mooring consists of Snap Back Arrestor (SBA), Smart Ropes, and Line Management Plan (LMP). This ‘Safe by Design’ mooring solution that combines technology with ropes safety, has been gaining recognition in the maritime industry.
The company will continue to put crew safety, as a key priority, in its product development and innovation.