Felixstowe gets a lift

Felixstowe gets a lift

AAL has successfully delivered a cargo of four rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) to the Port of Felixstowe, as part of a development project that will see the UK’s busiest container port add an additional 18,000 teu of container storage capacity to meet growing...
Antifouling System wins ATEX Approval

Antifouling System wins ATEX Approval

Sonihull, the world’s leading ultrasonic anti-fouling system, has just been certified in compliance with 94/9/EC ATEX Approval, the regulation applied to all equipment intended for use in explosive atmospheres. With this approval, Sonihull becomes the first ultrasonic...
Advanced Polymers name new marine coatings rep

Advanced Polymers name new marine coatings rep

Stephen Jarvie has joined Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) as a Marine Coatings Representative, responsible for sales of the MarineLINE® cargo tank coating system in parts of Europe. According to James R. DeChant, APC Vice President, Sales & Marketing, “We are...
Gibdock completes LNG conversion on ferry

Gibdock completes LNG conversion on ferry

Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has completed a major conversion project so that the Baleària ferry Napoles can operate using LNG as fuel. The three-month project – possibly the most complex and demanding ever undertaken by the yard – consolidates Gibdock’s...
Award for seawater-lucricated propeller shaft

Award for seawater-lucricated propeller shaft

Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system has won the coveted 2019 Seatrade Award for Clean Shipping, in recognition of the technology’s capacity to completely eradicate operational oil pollution from ships’ stern tubes. The Clean...