by Satzuma-Creative | Dec 6, 2016 | Archive
ABB’s project to convert two HH Ferries’ vessels into the world’s largest emission-free ferries is gathering pace after Öresund Dry Docks was selected to carry out the work. M/F Tycho Brahe and M/F Aurora will both be fitted with 4.16 MW of batteries and the...
by Satzuma-Creative | Dec 4, 2016 | Archive
By Darren Brown, Managing Director of A&P Tyne A&P Group commends the findings and recommendations of Sir John Parker’s National Shipbuilding Strategy Report. Sir John has undertaken an in-depth review of the UK market place and the organisations which...
by Satzuma-Creative | Dec 4, 2016 | Archive
Celebrations at Optimarin’s Norway headquarters greeted the news that their Ballast Water Treatment system is the first the get approval from the USCG. Hopes are now that this long-awaited approval will be followed by approvals for other manufacturers, and the...
by Satzuma-Creative | Nov 30, 2016 | Archive
By Suzanne Black, financial director at Calvey Marine Ltd After years of uncertainty and conflicting opinions, it seems that ship owners now have no choice but to invest in ballast water management systems. The Convention was ratified in September 2016 which is good...
by Satzuma-Creative | Nov 30, 2016 | Archive
Underwater repairs company Hydrex are registering an increase in the number of vessels experiencing propeller damage. Dave Bleyenberg, Hydrex Production Executive, explained: “While winter months usually result in an increase in propeller repairs, this normally occurs...
by Satzuma-Creative | Nov 29, 2016 | Archive
The long-awaited publication of the International Standards Organisation guidelines for measuring hull and propeller performance has now been published. Initial hopes for the ISO suggested that it might provide a means of comparing the efficiency of hull coatings,...
