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| Wednesday, 24 November 2010 00:13 |
 Skudai, Nov 24th: UTM will receive two shipping assistance software that can solve movement and docking problems of container and Light Natural Gas (LNG) ships and other floating structures that are used for production, storage and oil shipping.The ‘Hydrostar’ and ‘Ariane’ software would be a useful tool for lecturers, researchers and students in the field of Marine technology. Amongst its application is it can compare the results of research done at the Marine Technology Lab that has a towing tank of 120 metres in length, 4 metre in width and a depth of 2.5 metres. The software is part of collaboration efforts between UTM and its latest French partner, Bureau Veritas, a ship classification company through a MoU signed on November 23rd, 2010. The MoU was signed by Prof Ir. Dr. Azhar Abdul Aziz, the Director of the Innovation and Commercialisation Centre (ICC) on behalf of UTM and Bureau Veritas by its Director of Research and Development, Pierre Besse. According to Besse, the decision to collaborate with UTM is part of its strategy to further develop the marine technology industry. “Collaborations like this are the fundamentals of improving and developing knowledge towards a safer and more efficient marine technology,” said Besse. Besides the software, the collaboration between the two parties also includes information sharing, academic activities, technical assistance, research and consultancy in the field of marine technology |
