Fatigue risk study

More than 40% of the UK’s container trade passes through Harwich Haven. This landmark study will create a better understanding of how fatigue impacts those involved in the port’s safety-critical operations such as vessel traffic services and pilotage provision.

“People are at the core of everything we do at Harwich Haven Authority and safety is our first priority,” said Neil Glendinning, chief executive of Harwich Haven Authority.

“We are deeply committed to understanding the impact of fatigue and have conducted a number of studies in the past to benchmark our operations against best practice. This project is an extension of that commitment as it provides ongoing objective analysis of fatigue and continuous improvements in fatigue management and mitigation in the port’s operations,” he added.

Measuring brain activity

Senseye, a US neuroscience start-up, has developed technology that can measure brain activity using just a smartphone. After seven years of research and development, it is now being deployed in a range of industrial settings to support operational risk management and improve safety.

The start-up is a recent graduate of Safetytech Accelerator’s commercialisation programme, Waypoint. Safetytech Accelerator is a non-profit organisation established by Lloyd’s Register. Its Waypoint programme aims to make emerging safety and risk technologies accessible and affordable for the maritime industry.