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Höegh Autoliners selects Kongsberg Maritime for propulsion upgrades
Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to upgrade the propulsion systems on ten PCTC (Pure Car & Truck Carrier) vessels for Höegh Autoliners
Guest editorial: Using ultrasonics to make safe ships
By Dr. Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter, CEO of Coltraco Ultrasonics The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) have recently investigated the cause of the 2015 El Faro disaster. SS El Faro was a United States-flagged, combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off...
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1 claim leadership on large-flow BWT systems
Alfa Laval report that the number of tanker and other large vessel owners choosing UV ballast water treatment over electrochlorination continues to grow. To date, Alfa Laval has won orders for almost 90 PureBallast 3.1 systems in the range of 1000 m3/h or more. Alfa...
Guest Editorial: Asbestos time bomb ticking for the marine industry
By John Chillingworth, former chief engineer on Cunard Line’s QE2 liner and marine technical manager with over 27 years’ experience in dealing with marine asbestos and hazardous materials. John is currently a senior marine principal at Lucion Marine. The IMO should...
Roxtec EMC transits selected for new LNG carriers
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group and power system provider ABB specified Roxtec EMC sealing solutions for the new-build of four LNG carriers. State-owned Hudong-Zhonghua in Shanghai, China, builds the LNG carriers Pan Asia, Pan America, Pan Europe and Pan Africa for...
Energy Award for propeller buffing technique
Hydrex, the Belgian underwater repair and maintenance specialist, has been awarded the prestigious Energy Globe Award for 2017 from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented to Hydrex CEO Boud van Rompay at the company’s Antwerp headquarters by Mrs...
Cruise ship hull solution proposed
Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed coating is being presented as a cost-effective, environmentally-safe solution to the problems associated with maintaining cruiseship hulls in a pristine condition. Cruiseships, particularly when operating in warmer waters, can attract...
Free training and support offered to Aqua-Tools B-QUA BW monitoring buyers
Shipowners, test labs, ballast water manufacturers and Port State Control Authorities that use aqua-tools’ B-QUA rapid ballast water monitoring kit can now benefit from a year’s free training and support. The full scope of services that aqua-tools will provide with...
New firestop for cable bundles
Cable and pipe transit specialist Roxtec have introduced the GK Multi-cable fire collar, intended to meet demand for efficient firestops for entire cable bundles. “This fire collar is designed for use in entries with high cable density in decks and bulkheads in fire...
Lloyds approve drone surveys
Drone and robotics specialist RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) have received their fourth Classification Certificate as Recognized External Specialists, from Lloyd’s Register for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed...
Royston expands Tyneside facilities
Royston Diesel Power has doubled the size of its UK engineering facilities to support continuing global growth in its marine engine service business and new technology development. As part of a £0.5 million investment programme the company has opened an additional...
Cement Carrier Lelie C returns to Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf for additional tank capacity
Two years after its previous visit the Lelie C, owned by Cebo Marine, has left Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf (Oranjewerf) following a full maintenance programme and a significant upgrade to its cement carrying capacity. The three-week stopover included a full survey and...
Norwegian offshore operator returns to Gibdock
Gibdock has extended its impressive track record in the offshore vessel sector, following the visit of the 5700dwt 3D seismic survey vessel Polar Marquis, operated by Norwegian company GC Rieber Shipping. The Bergen-based offshore shipping specialist is a repeat...
Opinion: Cyber security testing highlight nightmare scenario
from Asaf Shefi, Naval Dome's CTO, the former Head of the Israeli Naval C4I and Cyber Defense Unit Naval Dome has demonstrated the maritime industry’s nightmare security scenario with a series of cyber penetration tests on systems in common use aboard tankers,...
ABB modernization adds 20 years’ service life to Canadian icebreakers
The modernization of CCGS Pierre Radisson has been successfully completed in an upgrade program that will ultimately cover 10 ships in the Canadian Coast Guard fleet. ABB has successfully concluded the first modernization on a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) icebreaker,...
Scrubber outlets get glass-flake coating
Subsea Industries’ glass-flake, non-toxic hard coating Ecospeed has been chosen to protect the exhaust scrubber outlets of three newbuild container vessels building at a yard in Zhoushan, China. A durable coating was required, with the ability to withstand the very...