Marinette Marine Delivers Sixth Coastal Buoy Tender
USCG Cutter Joshua Appelby (WLM-556) was delivered to the USCG in November 1998 at a ceremony in Marinette Marine's shipyard. Appelby's homeport will be in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Todd Pacific Shipyards Launches Margarita
Todd Pacific Shipyards launched Margarita, a 70 mw power barge, that will provide Nicaraguan communities with much needed electricity. In the wake of devastation from Hurricane Mitch…
Anti-Fouling Paint Remover
Safe-Way Marine Products offers a safe, new environmental stripper that removes anti-fouling paint and above-water-line coatings, such as epoxies, urethanes and marine varnishes.
Barnaclean from Clean Seas
This compact, energy-efficient system installs easily to repel barnacles and other bio-organisms automatically. Available from Clean Seas, Barnaclean draws less…
Zero-Rust Coating
D.C. & Associates offers Zero-Rust, a high-performance maintenance coating, designed to go over existing rust. Minimal surface preparation isrequired (no sandblasting or priming).
Redefining Offshore Painting
Wasser High Tech Coatings has made dramatic technological breakthroughs, solving tough problems and producing a complete product line. Their advanced state-of-the…
Water Reducible Coatings
Aqua Shield, a water reducible coating from Watson Coatings, features the WSR Series, which are industrial enamels that provide outstanding corrosion resistance and damage resistance.
Full Line from Sigma Coatings
Sigma Coatings offers a wide range of products for the marine industry. An assortment of colors is available. The company provides specific coatings for each task…
Sattex Marine Polishing Compounds
Sattex offers marine polishing compounds, available in bricks and sticks, and in six abrasive grades. The buffing sticks and bricks vary in abrasive strength to remove surface oxidation…
Rohm and Haas Offers New Literature
Chemicals manufacturer Rohm and Haas Company has published a new bulleting on the use of Sea-Nine 211 marine antifoulant. Sea-Nine employs isothiazolone chemistry…
Underwater Five-Minute Epoxy
Progressive Epoxy Polymers offers a modified version of its five-minute underwater epoxy in a dual chambered, hand-powered caulking gun. The #912 Navy Glue hardens within 5-10 minutes…
New Coating Thickness Measurement Gauge
A new CTM 20 coating thickness gauge, that uses innovative ultrasonic technology, is available by Krautkramer Branson. The new instrument enables measurements to…
Zero VOCs
Jotun Valspar Marine Coatings offers WB-14 Pre-Construction primers, featuring zero VOCs. Fast weld formulas (40 in. per min) and high speed welding are also benefits to the product, says the company.
International's Intersleek
Intersleek is a revolutionary coating technology which controls fouling on fast craft, says International. Unlike the traditional solution - antifouling - Intersleek…
Hempel's Economic SP-Sea
Economic SP-Sea 74030, from Hempel, is a self-polishing copolymer antifouling. The product is recommended for cost-effective newbuilding and dry-docking systems…
One-Day CeRam-Kote Barnacle/Mussel Repellant System
CeRam-Kote's Ceramic Barncale/Zebra Mussel Repellant System is applied in two passes of CeRam-Kote 54, followed by a wet-on-wet application of CeRam-Kote CuBR, which…
Whirling Steel Blades
Aurand's M and K tools, with their whirling steel blades, shape up any surface prior to recoating or repainting. The M tool is slightly heavier, and more aggressive than the K tool…
New Waterjetting Solition Gun
Aqua-Dyne's new solition gun is the first waterjetting gun to provide oscillating nozzle movement instead of traditional fixed or rotating nozzle action. The oscillating…
NSG Awarded Off-Shore Drilling Disposal Contract
CNH Holdings Company Inc. announced its wholly owned subsidiary NORM Service Group, Inc. has been awarded the contract through MI Drilling Fluids,a subsidiary of Smith International…
Texaco Announces $600 Million Reduction in Plan
Texaco Inc. announced a revised 1999 capital and exploratory (capex) plan of $3.7 billion, including subsidiaries and affiliates, down $600 million from its original $4.3 billion plan.
