NEWS
Pioneering vessel maintenance and safety
Jotun Hellas in Greece has introduced a ground-breaking Aerial Drone Inspection Service
AkzoNobel upgrades Chinese site to meet buoyant demand for coatings
A newly updated and automated production line is up and running at AkzoNobel’s Suzhou site in China
Monna Lisa gets Intersmooth 7465Si antifouling solution
New Monna Lisa vessel to cut tonnes of CO2 and VOC emissions by opting for International marine coatings solutions
Check out the latest issue of Protective Coatings Expert
The latest issue of Protective Coatings Expert features Nexxis, the repainting of the Newark Air Museum’s Avro Shackleton, WR977, AI use on HMS Victory, conservation experts John Canning & Co, Cortec, PPG, Hempel, GIT Coatings, AkzoNobel, Rösler, and Laser Photonics, amongst others
LIFTING THE LID
Slowing down corrosion in high temperature states
Cortec’s MCI Technology offers a cost-effective alternative to extend structural service life in high temperature areas.
Rejuvenating an aviation icon
The scaffolding has recently been removed from the nose and forward fuselage of the Newark Air Museum’s Avro Shackleton, WR977
Innovative flour mill protection
In the pursuit of maintaining high standards of safety in the food and drink industry, Belzona is constantly seeking innovative solutions to address challenges related to equipment maintenance and corrosion protection
Drone use in the oil & gas industry
Using drones to survey external structures is something that many inspection managers take full advantage of. The oil & gas industry utilises the technology for various reasons, including leak detection and asset inspection, explains Jason De Silveira, Founder and CEO, Nexxis
OPINION
Historic paint analysis
Connecticut-based restoration and conservation experts John Canning & Co looks at historic paint analysis and finishes investigation undertaken to help identify finishes in historic structures
Heavy-duty coating systems for the protection of offshore wind foundations
A review typical protective anti-corrosion coating technologies used on fixed and floating offshore wind-tower foundations
Big Data predicts vessel performance
A new whitepaper from International shows how its predictive Intertrac Vision tool correlates with vessel performance over a five-year docking period.
A sea change in sustainable shipping
Canadian company GIT Coatings has developed a graphene-based hard foul release solution
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