Schottel EcoPeller deployment first

Schottel EcoPeller deployment first

The successful Schottel Rudder EcoPeller (SRE) is set to be installed in a retrofit project for the first time. Two four-bladed EcoPellers (type SRE 340 L CP), with an input power of 750 kW each, will be featured in a double-ended ferry from the Norwegian ferry...
Unique drydock solution

Unique drydock solution

Integrated subsea and offshore solutions provider Unique Group has entered a new partnership with floating drydock innovators, Tugdock. The partnership will provide Unique’s Seaflex brand buoyancy bags for the Tugdock systems and also by representing the product...
Low-flow UV BWT system approved at IMO and USCG

Low-flow UV BWT system approved at IMO and USCG

BIO-UV Group, the French leader in UV-based water treatment technology, has received IMO & USCG type approval for its next generation low flow rate ballast water treatment system range. The BIO-SEA L Easy-to-Fit system had to undergo new type approval testing as...
An answer to the global fouling time-bomb?

An answer to the global fouling time-bomb?

As the world’s commercial marine fleet faces extended lay-ups, Sonihull is reacting to a surge in demand for low cost, low maintenance systems that can keep fouling at bay “Market uncertainty and a drop in fleet demand, especially in the passenger carrying sectors, is...
Emergency seal prevent workboat from sinking

Emergency seal prevent workboat from sinking

The safe-return-to-port function of Thordon Bearings’ TG100 emergency shaft seal has once again prevented a vessel from sinking following a catastrophic shaft failure. The crew of the MM Transportation-operated Jennifer S, a 17m (56ft) long workboat operating on the...