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China Navigation Installs BMT System China Navigation has reportedly become the first cape-size bulk car- rier operator to install an automatic interface between a bulk carrier hull stress monitoring system and a vessel's loading instrument. The system, developed by British Maritime Technology (BMT), was fitted to the 162,000-dwtChinaNavi- gation carrier Erradale while the vessel was docked in Immingham— and, saidDavid Mitchell, fleet man- ager for China Navigation, was a direct response to the recent call by the IMO Maritime Safety Commit- tee for the introduction of interfaced systems which prevent the inadvert- ent structural overloading of bulk carriers. "We are always looking for ways to improve safety procedures and this BMT system is a significant ad- dition to the onboard monitoring systems already in place," he said. Previously, the£rra
