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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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(Mar 14 2014)
DNV GL has launched the EAL Report Service to help ship operators meet new US rules on vessel/water interfaces.
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(Mar 03 2014)
The four major repairers in the area have all had a reasonable amount of success by diversifying away from their core business of bread and butter ‘haircut and shaves’ into other areas, such as the offshore sector.
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