At the recent Acoustical Society of NZ (ASNZ) Conference held 28-29 June in Auckland, our esteemed comrade Keith Ballagh was awarded a Fellowship of the ASNZ

Specially designed reactive ship silencers have been installed on 6 Rio Class Maersk ships to reduce unwanted noise at Port Otago. The new devices have been attached to the auxiliary engines to reduce the low 'rumble' when in port and help to improve the quality of life in the local community.