by Satzuma-Creative | Dec 13, 2017 | News, Opinion
By John Chillingworth of Lucion Marine* Although asbestos has been banned from ships since July 2002, it is still very common for the material to be found in large numbers of vessels of all types. Indeed it is particularly concerning that asbestos continues to be...
by Satzuma-Creative | Nov 29, 2017 | News, Opinion
Reflecting the views of more than 2500 participants from 69 countries, many of whom hold senior positions in the maritime industry, the SMM Maritime Industry Report, prepared jointly by Hamburg Messe & Congress GmbH (HMC) as the organiser of SMM, and the market...
by Satzuma-Creative | Nov 24, 2017 | News, Opinion
At a press conference in London Wärtsilä outlined their view of developing changes in the shipping industry to bring increased value and optimisation with integrated smart systems and technology. Wärtsilä intends to lead the industry’s transformation towards a...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 2, 2017 | News, Opinion
by William Gibby, Technical Director at MAATS Tech. Building a ship from scratch is a massive undertaking. It can take several years, many millions of pounds and tens of thousands of tons of materials. You can understand the temptation then, to assume converting an...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 23, 2017 | News, Opinion
By Frank Coles, CEO of Transas on the International Day of the Seafarer On this day of recognition, I would like to celebrate the women and men who commit their careers and their lives to being at sea for extended periods of time. The future facing the maritime...
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...
