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Huisman launches automated inspection tool for wire ropes

Huisman launches automated inspection tool for wire ropes

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 24, 2025 | Digitalisation, Heavy lift, News, Ship repair/maintenance

Huisman is introducing Rope Vision, an advanced automated visual inspection tool designed to enhance the reliability and safety of wire rope operations. The tool is specifically aimed at wire ropes of heavy-lifting cranes. The wire ropes of heavy-lifting cranes are...
Vessel suffers damage due to faulty wire rope termination

Vessel suffers damage due to faulty wire rope termination

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 8, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Visually examine wire rope terminations for abnormalities. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which a vessel suffered extensive damage to equipment when a wire rope swaged splice termination failed. The Nautical Institute gathers...
Nautical Institute: Training needed to inspect wire rope

Nautical Institute: Training needed to inspect wire rope

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 3, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

In The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Report, it was a rescue boat that needed rescuing. The cause: a corroded wire rope. But how to assess the condition of such a rope? According to the Institute, this requires special training. The Nautical Institute gathers...
Do you check the internal condition of your ship’s wire ropes?

Do you check the internal condition of your ship’s wire ropes?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 23, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

Despite the external condition appearing good, wire ropes on board ships can still be damaged on the inside. A recent Mars Report of The Nautical Institute describes a near-miss in which an accommodation ladder wire rope failed. Do you check your ship’s ropes...

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