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Hempel is setting new standards for cruise coatings
Hempel’s groundbreaking new two-layer coating system, is helping cruise operators meet the mounting pressure to decarbonise
Running at full capacity at Davie
Davie in Canada is still working and has not had to reduce capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic . When it comes to maintaining worker/client safety, Alex Vicefield, Chairman of Davie Shipbuilding told DryDock; “All the measures one would expect, such as checking...
A helping hand during the coronavirus pandemic
The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) is taking a pragmatic approach to helping shipowners during the Coronavirus pandemic with requests for assistance with operational activities being considered due to worldwide restrictions. It has held...
Environmentally-friendly preservation system for ship owners and operators
With the outbreak of COVID-19, a new economic landscape has appeared on the maritime scene. Demands for shipping services from tankers, bulkers, container ships, and cruise lines have dropped as one nation after another has been impacted by the pandemic, setting...
Bolidt Innovation Center stays open for virtual visitors
Bolidt Innovation Center stays open for virtual visitors Bolidt has found a creative way of supporting its clients during the COVID-19 restrictions by inviting visitors to take a virtual tour of its groundbreaking Bolidt Innovation Center, which officially opened near...
Teignbridge Propellers 3D prints essential face shields
Teignbridge Propellers International has partnered with South Devon College in the UK to give their engineering department a new task to print 3D face shields, giving back to the community and key workers. With innovation at the core of Teignbridge, it comes as no...
Indian Register of Shipping increases the use of remote surveys to beat coronavirus restrictions
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is taking a pragmatic and practical approach in rendering services to its clients during this period of unprecedented challenges posed by global restriction in personnel movement to reduce the spread of COVID-19 pandemic....
MB92 gradually resumes activity
MB92 Group has announced that they have re-started activity at both of their facilities in Barcelona and La Ciotat. Operations, which resumed on the 14th of April, are to be escalated gradually and involve extremely strict procedures to protect all people entering and...
Opinion: Pandemic masks true picture of sulphur 2020 compliance
It will be difficult to ascertain a full picture of how well the international shipping industry is complying with the new sulphur 2020 environmental legislation and judge the effectiveness of enforcement measures until sometime after the Covid-19 pandemic has...