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226 International Antifouling Conference 2023
Hull performance
Shipowners and ship managers are seeking solutions to manage hull performance more effectively. Why is that? It’s because they want to make their fleet more sustainable, and they also want to save money. Les effective hull performance > more fuel and more emissions.
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- Jennifer Arden, Marketing, Brand & Relations Manager at i-tech and organiser of the International Antifouling Conference in Gothenburg 2023.
- José Gonzalez, Energy Conservation Manager, Stolt Tankers
- Martin...
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DHL Express to build $192M in maintenance hangar at CVG superhub
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DHL Express announced Monday it will invest $192 million to build an aircraft maintenance facility...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-express-to-build-192m-in-maintenance-hangar-at-cvg-superhub
Wärtsilä and Höegh LNG renew maintenance agreement
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year renewal of its existing maintenance agreement […]
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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/wartsila-and-hoegh-lng-renew-maintenance-agreement/
PaxOcean and GTT team up for repair and maintenance of LNG carriers
Singapore-based shipyard group PaxOcean and French LNG containment specialist GTT have signed a technical […]
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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/paxocean-and-gtt-team-up-for-repair-and-maintenance-of-lng-carriers/
Fretting Failure In Gearbox
A bad night When a live fish carrier’s gearbox failed, it was a bad night with strong winds and choppy seas. Without propulsion, the ship laid broadside upon the water and started to roll violently, making life difficult for the four crew members. The yacht was blowing swiftly ashore by the prevailing wind and was less than two nautical miles (nm) from land. The distressed vessel’s master transmitted a VHF distress signal. Fortunately, another fish carrier who had heard the distress call had...
White Paper: How Can Carriers Protect Profits in a Soft Market?
Properly maintaining a truck can cost over $15,000 per year, and that is if nothing goes wrong. Unfortunately, something often goes wrong. When roadside maintenance, costly tows and late loads are added into the equation, costs can skyrocket.
An early 2021 report from the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council found that the frequency of “unscheduled roadside maintenance” was increasing, with the average number of miles a truck traveled between breakdowns falling...
Breakdowns cost more than just dollar amount on maintenance invoice
Carriers are growing wary of falling rates, and they are heeding the growing warnings about a potential freight recession. As these companies build out their budgets for the next fiscal year, many of them will be looking for ways to cut costs and maximize profits in order to weather an ongoing market downturn.
While shaving some money off the top of the maintenance budget may seem like a reasonable cost-saving measure at first, carriers should be wary of neglecting their equipment in order to...
Thrustmaster of Texas wins multiyear USCG contract
Houston-headquartered Thrustmaster of Texas reports that it has been awarded a multiyear contract from the U.S. Coast Guard Surface Force Logistics Center (SFLC) to overhaul thrusters for the Coast Guard’s 175-foot WLM vessels.
Over the period of performance for this contract, Thrustmaster will fully overhaul to a like-new status the primary propulsion system for these icebreaker/buoy & construction tenders. This effort will allow the Coast Guard to continue to support the important missions of...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/thrustmaster-of-texas-wins-multiyear-uscg-contract/
Predictive maintenance provides pathway to cost savings in challenging market
The freight market has always been characterized by its simultaneous volatility and cyclicity. Spot rates have been dropping steadily for the past several months, making it clear that a new cycle is beginning and pricing power is shifting back toward shippers.
After over two years of strained capacity and sky high rates, carriers are now turning their attention to surviving – and perhaps in thriving – during a market downturn. Companies are looking for savings across the board, including...