by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 4, 2017 | News
Wärtsilä will be supplying globally operating tanker vessels managed by Minerva Marine Inc. with Aquarius ballast water management systems (BWMS). The agreement covers the retrofit of several vessels and represents an important milestone in the BWMS retrofit market....
by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 4, 2017 | News
With the Polar Code now in force, Thordon Bearings has urged shipowners and managers to verify that their vessels’ deck machinery and systems can operate safely in the extreme temperatures encountered in Arctic and Antarctic seas. Scott Groves, Thordon Bearings...
by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 3, 2017 | News
ABB’s marine and ports business will partner with Presserv to offer maintenance packages for vessels that serve the oil and gas industry that are laid-up for prolonged periods. The two companies will combine specialized services to enable the preservation of equipment...
by Satzuma-Creative | Mar 30, 2017 | News
Water treatment specialists ACO Marine and Corodex/Eflochem, in conjunction with the UAE Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), have hosted a knowledge sharing session to inform a wide section of the shipping industry on...
by Satzuma-Creative | Mar 30, 2017 | News
With the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention taking effect in September, customer interest in ballast water treatment systems and in Alfa Laval PureBallast has been growing. Of particular note is interest in PureBallast systems with high flow capacities....
by Satzuma-Creative | Mar 27, 2017 | News, Opinion
By Boud Van Rompay, CEO of Subsea Industries and Hydrex It was recently reported that organotins, the family of chemicals that includes tributyltin (TBT), have been found in silicone-based hull coatings. These were of course banned by the IMO in 2008. The presence of...
