222 Philip Chaabane – CEO i-tech

Revisiting a Swedish maritime startup, now noted on NASDAQ

Antifouling coatings are necessary to protect a ship’s hull from attaching marine organisms. Ship owners need marine coating solutions that deliver fouling prevention for vessels with differing activity levels, shipping routes and construction. 

Selektope® is a unique biocide that, through biotechnology, creates the possibility of more sustainable and efficient marine paint systems.
When attached to a ship’s hull, barnacles harm the...

https://shippingpodcast.com/222-philip-chaabane-ceo-i-tech/

Heidi Johannessen Paulsrud, Director of Sales and Marketing for Exhaust Gas Cleaning, Wärtsilä

What is a scrubber? How does it work? Heidi Johannessen Paulsrud from Wärtsilä explains the basics around environmental footprint from the ship, for me. The technology has been there for quite some time but since there has not been any incentive to use it it’s only now that the item has surfaced to the top of the agenda in the maritime industry.

Heidi is a chemist, so she explains what happens if we are not reducing the SoX and NoX in the exhaust gas from ships. She also speaks about fuel,...

https://shippingpodcast.com/heidi-johannessen-paulsrud-director-of-sales-and-marketing-for-exhaust-gas-cleaning-wartsila/

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