Light Structures AS, the world leading supplier of fiber optic condition monitoring systems for maritime applications, and Japanese shipbuilder SHI-ME have entered into an agreement for delivery of comprehensive hull stress and fatigue monitoring systems on two newbuild 115,000 DWT AFRAMAX crude oil tankers due for delivery in Q2 2023 and Q3 2023.
Hull stress monitoring is usually the preserve of larger ships and platforms, or very specialized vessels, but its deployment on AFRAMAX vessels...