Seal retrofit keeps offshore tug on hire

Seal retrofit keeps offshore tug on hire

Capital expenditure is always a key consideration during the system procurement process but when low cost components result in an increase in unbudgeted operational costs, then any savings quickly diminish. That was the experience of Saudi Arabia-based ship operator...
New compressors help reduce fuel and emissions

New compressors help reduce fuel and emissions

TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) is launching a range of marine compressors for use in combination with air lubrication systems (ALS) to help ships further reduce fuel consumption and emissions to air. Air lubrication system is a method used to reduce the resistance...
Bio-UV and Hai Cheung sign UV BWT agreement

Bio-UV and Hai Cheung sign UV BWT agreement

BIO-UV Group has recently strengthened its global partnership network with Hai Cheung Trading (HCT), a specialist marine equipment supplier based in Hong Kong. The strategic alliance aims to reinforce the commercial rollout of the company’s BIO-SEA ballast water...
Nippon Paint Marine report 9% increase in uptake

Nippon Paint Marine report 9% increase in uptake

The total number of vessels applying Nippon Paint Marine hull coatings at drydock increased by 9% this year compared to the company’s 2018 figures. In the 12-month period to June 2019, the marine coatings supplier, a division of Japan’s Nippon Paint, registered...