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New cable transits announced
Cable and pipe transit provider Roxtec has added two new versions to its range of Roxtec HD (High Density) cable transit devices for use in terminal boxes, cabinets and enclosures. Developed for...
I-Tech AB signs deal for largest ever Selektope® order with Chugoku Marine Paints
I-Tech AB, the Swedish developer of the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope®, has signed a significant supply agreement with one of the industry’s leading paint manufacturers representing the largest ever single order of the technology to-date. This deal...
Royston get Nigerian appointment
Independent diesel engine service company Royston has been appointed service, sales and parts agent for Niigata diesel engines in Nigeria. Royston has been a long-standing representative for Niigata in the UK and Ireland, providing maintenance, spares and service...
Opinion: Going green can save the green
Picture: Craig Carter of Thorn Bearings Thordon Bearings are presenting a paper emphasising how the adoption of green technologies can slash ship operation costs. As part of a session on cost-saving technologies, Craig Carter, Thordon Bearings’ Director of Marketing...
Opinion: Coating over a coating problem
Subsea Industries’ NACE coatings inspector Manuel Hof explains why shipowners can no longer afford to gloss over the marine environment issue “Today’s ships are expected to demonstrate their environmental credentials in many different areas, including emissions,...
Opinion: Dinosaurs make way for the future
Keynote speech delivered by Frank J Coles, Transas CEO at the Transas Global Conference in Vancouver Vancouver - 08 March 2018: You know if Elon Musk was to attend a plenary session of the IMO, he could be forgiven if he thought he was watching a reenactment of the...
Smart Engine, Smart Ship
Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group recently signed, the first agreement of its kind to integrate their advanced digital technologies to provide greater insight and benefit to ship owners from their engine and ship data. This...
Winterthur Gas & Diesel confirms Wärtsilä and CSSC Marine Service as global service providers
Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) have signed agreements with Wärtsilä Services and CSSC Marine Service Co. Ltd. (CMS) as Authorized Global Service Providers. With these new agreements, valid from January 1st, 2018, both providers can now offer support for all...
Turkish new builds get glass-flake hull protection
Two newbuild projects at Turkish shipyards have been protected using specialist coatings from Belgian coatings company Subsea Industries. Its Ecospeed hull coating and Ecoshield rudder protection coating have both been applied to a shallow-draught AHTS (anchor...
Ballast water analysis ISO in preparation
picture: Carine Magdo, business development manager, aqua-tools Paris-based aqua-tools is to participate in the formulation of an international standard for ballast water sampling and analysis. The company, which specialises in the biological monitoring of water...
LED panels proposed for marine fouling prevention
AkzoNobel is to develop a revolutionary fouling prevention technology which uses ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LED). The pioneering solution – which uses underlying technology developed by Royal Philips – will be applied to underwater surfaces to eliminate...
Opinion: Lack of due diligence now could prove an expensive mistake in the future
from Andrew Marshall, Coldharbour Chief Executive Many ship operators require a far better understanding of ballast water treatment technologiesand their shortcomings in real-life applications, Coldharbour Marine Chief Executive, Andrew Marshall, has warned....
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 first to market with revised G8 certificate
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3, the third generation of the market’s leading ballast water treatment technology, is the first solution to meet the revised IMO G8 testing requirements. DNV GL, acting on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Authority, issued an updated type...
Biodegradeable EALs in the spotlight after stern tube bearing failures
Thordon Bearings has welcomed an industry initiative to evaluate the effect of biodegradable lubricants on sterntube bearings following a reported marked increase in sealed oil lubricated propeller shaft bearing failures. While many ship operators consider the rise in...
Wärtsilä extends the service agreement with Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ldt. for another 10 years
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year service partnership agreement with the Swiss company Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (WinGD), developer of two-stroke low-speed gas and diesel engines used for propulsion power in merchant shipping. The new partnership...
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1 claim leadership on large-flow BWT systems
Alfa Laval report that the number of tanker and other large vessel owners choosing UV ballast water treatment over electrochlorination continues to grow. To date, Alfa Laval has won orders for almost 90 PureBallast 3.1 systems in the range of 1000 m3/h or more. Alfa...