The rapid development of artificial intelligence significantly promotes collision-avoidance
navigation of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), which in turn provides prominent …

The development of human civilization over the last decade has reached a landmark as
Industry 4.0 has been widely introduced. Several aspects of industry and manufacturing …

Inadequate ship machinery maintenance can increase equipment failure posing a threat to
the environment, affecting performance, having a great impact in terms of business losses by …

Monitoring and evaluating the biofouling state and its effects on the vessel's hull and
propeller performance is a crucial problem that attracts the attention of both academy and …

Maritime vessels are complex systems that generate and require the utilization of large
amounts of data for maximum efficiency. The successful utilization of sensors and IoT in the …

This study presents the state-of-art and future trends of the maintenance approaches to ship
machinery systems. A systematic review process is conducted to identify relevant literature …

The increasingly stringent requirements—in terms of limiting pollutants and the constant
need to make maritime transport safer—generated the necessity to foresee different …

Ballast pumps play a pivotal role in the operations of floating docks during docking and
undocking of a marine vehicle that is due for inspection, repairs, or maintenance. Any failure …

This article proposes a distributed model-based methodology for the diagnosis of faults
affecting multiple sensors used for condition monitoring and control of marine internal …

Redundancy in ship systems is provided to ensure operational resilience through equipment
backups, which ensure system availability and offline repairs of machinery. The electric …