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MTA partners with PIL to launch PIL Academy
Maritime Training Academy Partners with Pacific International Lines to Launch PIL Academy
Damen and Keppel agree on the acquisition of Keppel Verolme
Damen Shipyards Group has entered into an agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine for the acquisition of the Keppel Verolme shipyard in the Rotterdam Botlek area. With the acquisition of the Verolme shipyard, Damen takes the next step in strengthening its repair and...
Fleet Auxiliary tanker comes to A&P for custom work
A&P Group’s Falmouth facility has welcomed the first of a new class of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tankers, RFA Tidespring, to the UK. A&P Group has been awarded the Ministry of Defence (MOD) contract to customise and fit out of the RFA’s new fleet of four Tide class...
Scandlines adopt new generation pipe transits
In order to ensure fire protection and water-tightness, before and after a fire, ferry operator Scandlines in Denmark replaced all other kinds of pipe seals on the recently built hybrid ferries M/V Berlin and M/V Copenhagen with Roxtec transits. “We chose Roxtec as...
ZF Marine move to hard coatings for thrusters
ZF Marine Krimpen is applying Subsea Industries’ Ecoshield hard coating to the nozzles and underwater components of its azimuth thruster units supplied to vessels operating in inland waterways. In the thruster market since 1973, ZF Marine Krimpen designs and produces...
Maritime Training Academy launches unique Superyacht Surveying Diploma course
Superyachts – glamorous, opulent, seen in all the world’s most exclusive marinas. But, with size comes big risks. And that is where the qualified Superyacht Surveyor comes in. The Maritime Training Academy is launching a new and unique qualification for maritime...
Wärtsilä to provide BWT for Minerva Marine
Wärtsilä will be supplying globally operating tanker vessels managed by Minerva Marine Inc. with Aquarius ballast water management systems (BWMS). The agreement covers the retrofit of several vessels and represents an important milestone in the BWMS retrofit market....
Advice on polar capability of deck machinery issued
With the Polar Code now in force, Thordon Bearings has urged shipowners and managers to verify that their vessels’ deck machinery and systems can operate safely in the extreme temperatures encountered in Arctic and Antarctic seas. Scott Groves, Thordon Bearings...
Lay-up maintenance packages from ABB
ABB’s marine and ports business will partner with Presserv to offer maintenance packages for vessels that serve the oil and gas industry that are laid-up for prolonged periods. The two companies will combine specialized services to enable the preservation of equipment...
Alfa say BWT systems uptake increasing
With the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention taking effect in September, customer interest in ballast water treatment systems and in Alfa Laval PureBallast has been growing. Of particular note is interest in PureBallast systems with high flow capacities....
Water treatment knowledge sharing
Water treatment specialists ACO Marine and Corodex/Eflochem, in conjunction with the UAE Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), have hosted a knowledge sharing session to inform a wide section of the shipping industry on the...
Guest Editorial: Unwelcome return of tin
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...
VR simulation training centre opens in Norway
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has opened a a training academy for customers at a new facility in Arendal. It specialises in advanced simulation training and has a purpose-built virtual reality (VR) showroom. The academy provides a risk-free environment where the users...
Damen yard works completed
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has recently completed works in Vlissingen and Brest on two major vessels in the fleet of dredging and marine construction specialist Jan de Nul Group. One of these is the Vole au vent, a 140-metre jack-up vessel built specifically...
Shipyard agents join Abu Dhabi expansion
Abu Dhabi Ship Building, provider of construction, repair and refit services for commercial, and naval vessels, welcomed shipyard industry agents from across the world for its first ever Agent Conference in Abu Dhabi. The conference saw eight agents, who represent...
Award nomination for non-toxic coating products
Subsea Industries’ pioneering range of non-toxic, environmentally-safe coatings has been nominated in the Marine Coating of the Year category of the 2017 Marine Propulsion Awards. Sponsored by chemical company Lonza, the awards will take place during Riviera Maritime...