by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 19, 2018 | Archive
A team of Hydrex diving/welding technicians was recently mobilised to Dakar, where a 225m drill ship needed urgent repair. The vessel’s transit flap had become loose and started swinging dangerously. This had caused damage to the aft bulkhead and a leak in a ballast...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 12, 2018 | Archive
By Boud Van Rompay, CEO of Hydrex and Subsea Industries Underwater hull cleaning promises to give ship owners lower fuel bills, but it isn’t always that simple. Underwater cleaning operations were largely banned in the 1990’s, but recent approvals have been granted in...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 11, 2018 | Archive
from Marc Sima, the founder and CEO of Germany-based FuelSave With more shipowners opting to install marine exhaust gas cleaning systems to their fleets, together with the publication of a UMAS report putting paid to the notion that LNG is a viable way of meeting...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 4, 2018 | Archive
The grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings Thordon supplied and installed to a Mississippi River line haul boat recently have helped reduce the vessel’s operating costs while creating a safer working environment for the crew. When this 180 ft (54.9m) triple screw work...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 2, 2018 | Archive
Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed coating has been applied to Golden Gate Ferry’s M.S. Marin, an aluminum-hulled 750-passenger capacity Spaulding class ferry, which is owned and operated by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Golden Gate Ferry chose...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 2, 2018 | Archive
by Robert Field, Technical Director, Cathelco As the pace at which ballast water treatment (BWT) systems are being fitted quickens, owners and operators may be faced with some tough choices when it comes to deciding whether to install the equipment at drydock or with...
