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By Boud Van Rompay, CEO of Hydrex and Subsea Industries Underwater hull cleaning promises to give ship owners lower fuel bills, but it isn’t always that simple. Underwater cleaning operations were largely banned in the 1990’s, but recent approvals have been granted in...

from Marc Sima, the founder and CEO of Germany-based FuelSave With more shipowners opting to install marine exhaust gas cleaning systems to their fleets, together with the publication of a UMAS report putting paid to the notion that LNG is a viable way of meeting...

The grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings Thordon supplied and installed to a Mississippi River line haul boat recently have helped reduce the vessel’s operating costs while creating a safer working environment for the crew. When this 180 ft (54.9m) triple screw work...

Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed coating has been applied to Golden Gate Ferry’s M.S. Marin, an aluminum-hulled 750-passenger capacity Spaulding class ferry, which is owned and operated by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Golden Gate Ferry chose...

by Robert Field, Technical Director, Cathelco As the pace at which ballast water treatment (BWT) systems are being fitted quickens, owners and operators may be faced with some tough choices when it comes to deciding whether to install the equipment at drydock or with...

A damaged main engine cylinder casing has now been returned to service in Bulgaria, after a repair operation lasting just seven days, saving almost eight months of off-hire time. The shipowners, faced with an eight-month replacement estimate for the engine, called in...

The Grimaldi Group, a long-time Alfa Laval PureSOx customer, has signed an agreement for PureSOx connectivity services on five vessels operated by Atlantic Container Line (ACL). The services will provide not only compliance monitoring, but also valuable data for use...

ABB and Ballard Power Systems, provider of innovative clean energy fuel cell solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on developing the next-generation fuel cell power system for sustainable marine e-mobility. The fuel cell power system, to be jointly...

Bolidt report their synthetic systems for decking and flooring have been attracting new business in the polar expedition cruise ship sector. The most recent contract for the Dutch manufacturer’s hardwearing, environmentally friendly and visually attractive products...

French water microbiology expert aqua-tools has won a tender to supply Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) with its B-QUA ballast water test kits. A public tender was issued in March inviting several companies to quote for supplying a number of kits to the...