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(Aug 13 2020)
A tanker suffered leakage in the starboard side seachest of its engine room. We were asked by the owner to provide an on-site solution.
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(Jul 30 2020)
There have been a number of reports of battery explosions onboard vessels, with potential for human injury and fire. Shipbuilding consultant Narayana Prakash explains how they can happen and what to do to prevent them.
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(Jul 30 2020)
Many tanker operators do not realise that it is possible to fix propeller shafts which have got bent, opting instead for an expensive replacement.
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(Jul 30 2020)
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has completed the first ever major overhaul on two WinGD X-DF engines in only nine days.
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(Jul 16 2020)
Some survey tasks don’t actually require a surveyor to attend the vessel. Class society ABS has been building its remote survey offerings.
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(Jul 16 2020)
Danelec Marine has been chosen by Danish shipping company Uni-Tankers to upgrade aging and obsolete VDRs on 10+ vessels.
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(Jul 16 2020)
Some survey tasks don’t actually require a surveyor to attend the vessel. Class society ABS has been building its remote survey offerings.
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(Jun 25 2020)
ABB Turbocharging has introduced a holistic service package that offers shipowners financial predictability and peace of mind while reducing complexity and enabling greater insight into equipment health.
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(Jun 11 2020)
For smaller vessels like handymax bulkers or product tankers, the cost of installing a scrubber for SOx compliance has sometimes outweighed the benefits. Now Alfa Laval PureSOx Express makes it simple for these vessels to continue using HFO and compl...
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(Jun 04 2020)
RightShip, the world’s largest maritime risk management and environmental assessment organisation, has announced the launch of its new Safety Score, heralding a new era for safety and due diligence in the shipping industry.
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(May 28 2020)
Marine coatings company Hempel has developed a new hull coating solution Hempaguard MaX which can reduce both steel corrosion and fouling, needing three coats compared to the usual five.
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(May 21 2020)
Coatings company Jotun has launched a hull cleaning service with a robot cleaning device which stays permanently attached to the hull, activated and controlled by staff in a centre in Norway.
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(Apr 30 2020)
Inspecting tanks is dangerous, and requires expertise which seafarers don’t usually have. Being able to use drones could be a big improvement – in safety and also perhaps supporting better inspections. There are interesting projects in Denmark and Al...
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(Mar 26 2020)
Hull robot underwater cleaning company HullWiper Ltd reports a big growth in use of its technology, as an alternative to underwater divers, to remove marine biofouling from ship hulls.
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(Sep 02 2014)
SiVance, LLC, a subsidiary of Milliken & Co, has introduced the patented SiVance C1008 curative, a new silicone curative that is claimed to significantly improve the durable flexibility of epoxy polysiloxane protective top coats in marine and other a...
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