The Port of Dover has installed an advanced monitoring system with integrated Meteor MRC cameras to gather data on ferry berthing events and the real-world performance of berth fender systems. The project aims to gather data that can be used to better inform maintenance planning and alert the port’s asset engineers to any significant berthing events that might compromise the effectiveness of the berthing fenders. Sensors have been installed to measure the magnitude of fender displacement when ferries are berthing, with the MRC camera providing a visual verification of each vessel.  By combining these datasets, fender displacement measurements can be correlated with individual berthing events. “The Meteor camera provides us with ‘eyes on-site” explains Nick Slater from I&M Solutions, who has been delivering the monitoring contract with Justin Roffey of Geo-Sub Ltd. “As soon as a sensor registers an approaching vessel, the data logging system is activated, which in turn…