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New Hull Anti-fouling Coating from PPG

PPG Industries introduce Sigma Syladvance 700 coating to protect vessels with flexible service speeds, trade patterns. Based on the successful Sigma Syladvance 800 premium antifouling product,

Jotun Launches Fire Protection Coating for Energy Industy

Jotun launched Jotachar JF750, the passive fire protection (PFP) coating system which they say significantly reduces installation time and cuts material costs. Following

PPG Adds to its Sigma Syladvance Range

PPG Protective and Marine Coatings (PPG) has launched Sigma Syladvance 700, a high performance antifouling designed specifically for ships working at medium to

Damaged Hull Coating Cause of Cutter Corrosion

The U.S. Coast Guard's Engineering Analysis Board has identified factors associated with corrosion on the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter 'Stratton'. The

Vibro-Lo VL Series of Needle Scalers Offer High Power

CS Unitec introduced a line of low-vibration needle scalers with an optional dust shroud. The Trelawny Vibro-Lo VL Series is designed for all surfaces – metal and

Corrosion Battle Conference at NATO School

Officials from NACE International & ministries of defense convene to compare best practices in combatting material degradation. The U.S. and its allies are serious

USS Freedom Repainted with Amercoat

PPG Industries said the topsides of the USS Freedom, lead ship of the U.S Navy's littoral combat ships (LCS), have been repainted using AMERCOAT(R) 240 edge-retention

Ecospeed Rudder Applications Prevent Cavitation Erosion Damage

Several rudders recently were coated with Ecospeed in China and Latvia. In China the rudder of a 294-meter container vessel was treated in Shangai and a 125-meter

Castrol Challenges Scavenge Drain Oil Analysis Methodology

Concerns over corrosive wear risk in cross-head engines led Castrol Marine to question the rigour of some widely used scavenge drain oil analysis (SDA ) techniques.

Hempel Releases Annual Report 2012

Hempel Group reported that its revenues grew by 15% in 2012, despite facing a challenging world market, and the Group is still on track to achieve its long-term goals.

Abakan Recieves Award for Subsea Pipeline Technology

Adding to a collection of innovation and technology awards, Abakan Inc. announced that its proprietary CermaClad clad pipe product was awarded the "Subsea Pipeline

ClassNK Approves Duplex Stainless Steel Tankers

ClassNK announced  that it has approved the first application of duplex stainless steel (NSSC 2120) on vessels in Japan.   Tankers built by the Japanese shipyards Sasaki Shipbuilding Co.

Adances in Marine Coatings & Corrosion Control

Keeping hulls and equipment ship shape, coatings play critical role in vessel efficiency, economy The advance of modern marine coatings and related technologies

Cathodic Protection

Remotely Designed Solution Restores Hull Integrity Vessels that operate across the globe in waters of varying levels of salinity and temperature are susceptible to corrosion damage.

Herkules New Paint Gun Washer

Herkules Equipment Corporation introduces a new paint gun washer called the FastTrack. The FastTrack (model #G45) paint gun washer is lightweight, only 10 inches

Jotun Introduces the World’s First Resilient Antifouling

Jotun has announced the launch of SeaLion Resilient, a high performance marine coating based on epoxy-polysiloxane technology. Following extensive research and testing,

Seaspan to Roll Out GL HullManager

Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. (Vancouver) one of the leading container vessel managers, has chosen Germanischer Lloyd's (GL) GL HullManager system to upgrade its

Two New Anti-fouling Coatings Introduced

International Paint introduce Intercept®8000 LPP & Intersleek®1100SR a biocide-free slime release coating.  Designed to address the industry issues of predictability

Damen Introduces Anti-Fouling Foil

Port of Amsterdam starts with sustainable film on patrol vessel. Damen Shipyards (Gorinchem, Netherlands) and the Port of Amsterdam are launching a pilot project  to test Thorn-D,

Thorn-D Antifouling Film Applied on Dubai Vessel

Maritime Technology Company Micanti BV has applied its patented non-toxic antifouling on a crew vessel Lady Rasha in Dubai.   Thorn-D is an adhesive foil with fibers that creates a textured surface.

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