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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

PPG and DNV GL have signed a collaboration agreement focused on operational data analysis using DNV GL’s next-generation hull analysis methodologies. To tackle the challenge of poor hull and propeller performance, PPG and DNV GL will work together to collect data and...

Over recent months the rudders and bow thruster tunnels of several types of vessels were given an Ecoshield protective coating at yards in China, Singapore, Japan, Denmark, Estonia, Turkey and Germany. A number of container vessels, vehicle carriers and ferries were...

The oil-to-water lubricated tailshaft conversion Thordon Bearings carried out last year to the 26,260dwt Great Lakes Fleet-managed bulk carrier SS John G. Munson has successfully completed its first season as a diesel-powered ship. The shaft conversion of the...