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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
Stone Marine opening workshop in Dubai Drydocks World
Stone Marine Shipcare are preparing for faster propeller damage repair in the Middle East after signing a Service Agency Agreement with Dubai Drydock World. A company mobile workshop will be permanently based there. The workshop will be used, not just at Drydock...
New fire lab for Roxtec
Cable and pipe transit manufacturer Roxtec is building a new fire test lab in Karlskrona, Sweden. It will be ready in 2018. The Roxtec sealing system is used all over the world to protect life and secure operations. Owners and contractors within everything from...
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam successfully completed the refit of Petrojarl 1
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) has delivered the FPSO Petrojarl 1 to Teekay Offshore following a complete redeployment project taking place over the past 2 ½ years. The Petrojarl 1 has been operated by Teekay for 28 years in the North Sea and is now destined for the...
BWT Monitoring kits support compliance
Water microbiology specialists Aqua-tools have delivered the first in series of 30 state-of-the-art Rapid ATP Ballast Water Monitoring Systems to SGS Group. The Geneva-based testing and certification body has agreements in place with several countries to inspect and...
Evoqua Seacure electrochemical BWT completes USCG tests
SeaCURE® Ballast Water Management System (BWMS), the electrochlorination based solution pioneered by Evoqua Water Technologies, has successfully completed all biological efficacy US Coast Guard Type-Approval tests. Tests were carried out under the supervision of...
Drydocking benchmarks to be shared at London International Shipping Week
On September 12th, 2017, AP-Networks will organize, in conjunction with London International Shipping Week (LISW17), a conference focused on improving dry docking performance. Dry docking a vessel is generally seen as a necessary evil, a disturbance to cash generating...
FEATURE: Game-changer for marine lubrication systems
Protecting automatic lubrication system with metering valves made of corrosion-proof stainless steel offers significant advantages over epoxy-encapsulated models. The proper functioning of lubrication systems is of critical importance to commercial and military...
Gibdock ensures French con-ro departs on schedule
Gibdock, the Gibraltar-based shiprepair facility, has once again underlined its expertise and well-proven capabilities in the ro-ro cargo vessel sector by carrying out an extensive package of work on the 12,049dwt, 160m long ro-ro container ship, MN Tangara in June...
FEATURE: Return of the Tin
The re-emergence of organotin in marine hull coatings is of increasing concern, with academics and environmentalists calling on the IMO to investigate the use of tin in silicone-based foul release systems and other ships hull coatings. While use of the organotin...
Online help for planning BWM installs
As the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention’s D1 September 8th deadline looms, ship owners must secure International BWM Certificates and approved BWM plans for their ships. Bureau Veritas is addressing the challenge with a fast, effective and straightforward...
Damen Shiprepair Brest completes maintenance on LNG carrier GDF SUEZ POINT FORTIN
Damen Shiprepair Brest has completed a two week maintenance programme on the 290-metre, 101,000 GT LNG carrier GDF SUEZ POINT FORTIN. DSBr is one of the most experienced European yards in the repair and maintenance of LNG carriers. In addition to its expertise and...
New CEO for Oman Drydocks
Oman Drydock Company have announced appointment of Stephan Aumann as their new CEO in Duqm/Oman. Aumann assumed the role June 15 and replaced the former CEO Jin Han Lee (DSME), who advised at the end of 2016 that he would be stepping down. With a bachelor's degree in...
FEATURE: Spotlight on Northern Europe
The cruise and ferry refit season has seen many yards being busy in Northern Europe of late, with more specialist works to come in the future. Remontowa SA shipyard in Gdansk, Poland is lengthening four of Finnlines “Breeze series” of vessels to increase vessel...
Alfa Laval signs frame agreements for ballast water treatment retrofits
Alfa Laval has signed frame agreements with two different shipowners for the supply of Alfa Laval PureBallast systems. The systems will be delivered during a three-year period and retrofitted on tankers and bulk carriers. The fleet orders were received from a tanker...
New splash zone coatings released
Hempel has launched two new advanced coatings specifically developed to protect the vulnerable “splash zone” areas of offshore structures. Hempadur Multistrength 35840 and 35842 are Hempel’s new coatings that will revolutionise the way the “splash zone” is protected....