Damen yard works completed

Damen yard works completed

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has recently completed works in Vlissingen and Brest on two major vessels in the fleet of dredging and marine construction specialist Jan de Nul Group. One of these is the Vole au vent, a 140-metre jack-up vessel built...
Guest Editorial: Unwelcome return of tin

Guest Editorial: Unwelcome return of tin

By Boud Van Rompay, CEO of Subsea Industries and Hydrex It was recently reported that organotins, the family of chemicals that includes tributyltin (TBT), have been found in silicone-based hull coatings. These were of course banned by the IMO in 2008. The presence of...
Mobile BWT units gets coat guard approval

Mobile BWT units gets coat guard approval

Damen’s award-winning, mobile, ballast water treatment system has received IMO type approval. An external ballast water treatment unit designed primarily for use in ports and harbours, the Damen InvaSave treats ballast water to the IMO D-2 standard, for ballast water...
Shipyard agents join Abu Dhabi expansion

Shipyard agents join Abu Dhabi expansion

Abu Dhabi Ship Building, provider of construction, repair and refit services for commercial, and naval vessels, welcomed shipyard industry agents from across the world for its first ever Agent Conference in Abu Dhabi. The conference saw eight agents, who represent...
Award nomination for non-toxic coating products

Award nomination for non-toxic coating products

Subsea Industries’ pioneering range of non-toxic, environmentally-safe coatings has been nominated in the Marine Coating of the Year category of the 2017 Marine Propulsion Awards. Sponsored by chemical company Lonza, the awards will take place during Riviera Maritime...