Hempaguard, receives DNV validation
Hempaguard X7’s decarbonisation efforts in the maritime industry are now third-party verified, and its impressive impact on fuel savings and speed loss have been validated.
Remote thickness measurements by drone
GDI has now added the use of the Skygauge drone to its range of marine sector capabilities
Offshore wind foundation protection
A review of typical protective anticorrosion coating technologies used on fixed and floating offshore wind tower foundations by a team from PPG Protective & Marine Coatings
Nor-Maali paints Carnival’s Celebration and Tallink Steel’s MyStar
Meyer Turku shipyard delivered Carnival Celebration to Carnival Corporation in November 2022 and Rauma Marine Constructions delivered MyStar to Tallink in December with both vessels being painted by Nor-Maali Oy together with Jotun.
New Sigmaglide launch
PPG has announced the launch of PPG Sigmaglide 2390 marine coating, a breakthrough approach to help shipowners reduce power consumption and carbon emissions
Hempel joins the IMO’s Global Industry Alliance
Hempel joins the International Maritime Organization (IMO’s) Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety to work with industry to support shipping’s emissions reduction pathway and to mitigate against the spread of invasive species.
Advanced Polymer Coatings lands multiple Turkish tanker deals
US-based Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) is further reinforcing its position as the prime protective tank coating company in Turkey’s maritime sector with a series of high-profile deals.
The October – December issue of PCE-International is out now
This issue looks at generating new sustainable intumescent coatings, how maritime drone inspection is really taking off and how HMS Victory is being preserved in a temporary enclosure
Extending cargo hold maintenance
Nippon Paint Marine’s Neoguard anti-corrosive coating applied to the cargo holds of the 40,000dwt bulker Starnes has been a key factor in ship manager HJH Shipmanagement GmbH being able to extend cargo hold maintenance.
First approval from Shell
Advanced Polymer Coatings’ (APC) MarineLINE ship tank coating system has become the first protective lining to be approved onto Shell’s Cargo Handling Sheet to transport monoethylene glycol (MEG).