Gibdock completes LNG conversion on ferry

Gibdock completes LNG conversion on ferry

Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has completed a major conversion project so that the Baleària ferry Napoles can operate using LNG as fuel. The three-month project – possibly the most complex and demanding ever undertaken by the yard – consolidates Gibdock’s...
Advanced Polymers name new marine coatings rep

Advanced Polymers name new marine coatings rep

Stephen Jarvie has joined Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) as a Marine Coatings Representative, responsible for sales of the MarineLINE® cargo tank coating system in parts of Europe. According to James R. DeChant, APC Vice President, Sales & Marketing, “We are...
Antifouling System wins ATEX Approval

Antifouling System wins ATEX Approval

Sonihull, the world’s leading ultrasonic anti-fouling system, has just been certified in compliance with 94/9/EC ATEX Approval, the regulation applied to all equipment intended for use in explosive atmospheres. With this approval, Sonihull becomes the first ultrasonic...
Ports revoke open-loop scrubber bans

Ports revoke open-loop scrubber bans

The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) has received written approvals and no-objection letters from several Port Authorities around the world indicating they have no intention of banning the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters. Following successful...