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New solvent-free epoxy for ballast tanks
Following many years of extensive prototype trials in field tests, Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd., (CMP) is ready to launch a new solvent-free epoxy coating that can be applied to water ballast tanks...
New monitor system for cylinder liners
Chris-Marine has launched an Advanced Camera for Cylinder Liner Condition Monitoring. "The launch of our Cylinder Liner Condition Camera LCC is an important step for us and for our customers,” says Alexander Malt, Global Sales & Marketing Director at Chris-Marine. “We...
New smart software system for oily water discharge data collation
Developers of smart water quality monitoring technology Rivertrace Limited, have created a new, web-based software system for the automatic collation of MARPOL oily water discharge data. RIVERTRACE CONNECTED has been developed by Rivertrace in partnership with UK...
Diesel spares supply for Scottish ferries
Marine diesel power specialist Royston has secured a new OEM spare parts contract with Scottish ferry operator, Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac). The move sees Royston supplying and installing original Mitsubishi, Volvo and Cummins parts and components to support...
Low-flow-rate BWTS unveiled for retrofits
BIO-UV Group has unveiled a modified, more compact version of its low flow rate BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS) to meet market demand for retrofit installations aboard vessels where engine room space is limited. The BIO-SEA Easy-To-Fit skid is a modified...
New anti-fouling comes with fuel-saving guarantees
A new fouling defence system released by Hempel claims to bring 14% fuel savings over traditional anti-fouling, and comes with an impressive performance guarantee including fouling protection for up to 120 days of idle time. At a press launch for the system in London,...
Underwater reinstallation avoids delay for container vessel
A month after Hydrex divers removed the bow thruster of a 300-meter container ship they once again mobilized to Italy. They reinstalled the overhauled unit underwater with the use of the company’s flexible mobdock technique. The available time window for the removal...
Corvettes of Ecuadorian Navy upgraded with Roxtec multi-cable transits
Shipyard ASTINAVE specified Roxtec cable transits instead of cable glands when modernizing the corvettes Manabí and Loja for the Ecuadorian Navy. The change to Roxtec cable transits solved three issues: Roxtec seals allow more cables in each opening than cable glands...
Video highlights survival suit capabilities
The star of the “A Day in the life of a Survitec Survival Suit”, a short film Survitec will premiere at the Offshore Europe trade show, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is undoubtedly the 1000 Series Passenger suit. Although Ross Johnston, Survitec’s Head of Sales, Aberdeen has...
AkzoNobel provides ultimate protection for China’s new icebreaker
China recently launched its first domestically built polar icebreaker, Xue Long 2, and to help protect it from harsh Arctic and Antarctic conditions, they turned to an industry-leading coatings solution supplied by AkzoNobel. Purpose-built to cope with thick ice...
Azipod powered ship reaches North Pole for the first time in history
Norwegian Coast Guard’s vessel KV Svalbard was on an international environmental research expedition when it became the first ever Azipod®-powered ship to reach the North Pole With its superior performance in the harshest of ice conditions, Azipod® propulsion has...
Opinion: Equipment suppliers falling short on cyber security for critical systems
As the global shipping industry learns that the UK-flagged Stena Impero seized by Iranian forces in July was 'spoofed' and begins to accept the extent to which vessels unprepared for a cyber event can be affected, Itai Sela, CEO of cyber security pioneer Naval Dome,...
Jadralinja roars get new wastewater treatment plants
ACO Marine has successfully completed the commissioning of wastewater treatment units aboard the ropax sisters Sveti Krševan, Supertar and Cres operated by Croatian owner Jadrolinija. The three 87.6m vessels were each retrofitted with a Clarimar MF-2 biological-type...
Opinion: Scrubbers on heavy fuel oil will help CO2 emissions
USE OF HEAVY FUEL OIL WITH SCRUBBERS WILL HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON GLOBAL CO2 EMISSIONS Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 have welcomed a new addition to the canon of scientific literature relating to exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), the latest of which...
New welding wire comes to market
Welding and cutting technologies maker ESAB is launching Coreweld 69 LT H4, a metal-cored welding wire for high-strength steels. Benefiting from very low diffusible hydrogen, this new wire achieves a yield strength of 690 MPa or greater and excellent sub-zero...
Opinion: Nippon reflect on darker coatings
White paint doesn't look clean for long. Yet ship coatings of a darker hue absorb more heat, increase the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) requirement and, consequently, electrical load, resulting in higher fuel consumption and emissions. So, what the...