STEELPAINT TO PROTECT EMDEN’S GREAT SEA LOCK AS PART OF MAMMOTH REFURBISHMENT PROJECT
Emden’s Great Sea Lock (Große Seeschleuse) is to be protected from corrosion with a Steelpaint coating system following a substantial contract award by the Lower Saxony Port Authority (Niedersachsen Ports) as part of major refurbish and renewal project.
Opened in 1913 to...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/03/steelpaint-to-protect-emden-great-sea-lock/
DNV’s Maritime Academy BIOFOULING MANAGEMENT & IN-WATER CLEANING – Live Virtual Classroom
BIOFOULING MANAGEMENT & IN-WATER CLEANING (ONLINE TRAINING)– NEW!!
DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 2 and 3 November 2021,a course on Biofouling Management and In-water cleaning. The course explains the concept of biosecurity and highlights the threat from invasive aquatic species spread by shipping, the commonalities and differences to Ballast Water Management and to...
Hempel protects the ground-breaking O2 tidal energy turbine
World-leading coatings supplier Hempel has provided coatings to protect the Orbital O2 tidal energy turbine – the world’s most powerful tidal turbine. Hempel’s ambition is to become the leading global coatings solution provider for the global renewable energy segment.
O2 is set to operate at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in the Orkney Islands in the UK. Around the islands of Orkney, tidal currents can reach over four meters...
Freight rate surge resulting in deferred drydockings
Nippon Paint Marine is seeing liner operators increasingly postpone dry-dockings as they look to keep vessels operational to meet the recent surge in demand for container shipments.
“Container ship owners want to push dry-docking schedules as much as possible because of the...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/10/freight-rate-surge-resulting-in-deferred-drydockings/
Nippon Paint Marine wins prestigious export award
Nippon Paint Marine (Korea) has won a prestigious ‘Export Tower’ trophy during South Korea’s Trade Day ceremony, an annual event celebrating those companies to have collectively contributed US$500bn to the country’s economy.
Winning a Gold Export Tower in the US$10 million export category marks the second year running the...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/26/nippon-paint-marine-wins-prestigious-export-award/
The study used the hull performance analysis methodology developed by DNV GL to analyze the performance of various major vessel types, including LNG carriers, bulk carriers, crude oil tankers and cruise vessels.
Study demonstrates improved vessel power efficiency, reduced speed loss with PPG marine hull coatings
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12, 2019 – PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced results from a study that concluded vessels using its fouling release and antifouling coatings show improved speed and power...
Nippon Paint Marine has added NOA PC 700 to its range of self-indicating epoxy coatings
Nippon Paint Marine adds product tank protection to its self-indicating NOA range
Nippon Paint Marine has added to its NOA range of self-indicating epoxy coatings with a new system specially developed to protect chemical and product carrier tanks from corrosion and cargo contamination.
NOA PC 700, a phenolic/novolac-based epoxy, is resistant to a wide range of chemicals, solvents and petroleum products,...
Today, worldwide coatings manufacturer Hempel launches a powerful new antifouling coating – Atlantic+ – providing flexible and reliable performance. Delivering unparalleled protection, Atlantic+ is designed to protect the hull from fouling throughout service intervals of up to 60 months. Ensuring complete operational flexibility, the new antifouling is suitable for all vessel types and all water temperatures.
Atlantic+ incorporates a powerful biocide package and proven binder system. This...
Philip Chaabane, I-Tech CEO.
January 2019: The largest single volume order received for the barnacle-repelling antifouling ingredient Selektope® coupled with strong commercial developments in late 2018 will see the number of ships using Selektope®-containing antifouling coatings more than double in 2019.
Placed by one of the industry’s leading marine coating manufacturers Chugoku Marine Paints (CMP) in December 2018, this follow up order fulfils CMP’s previous minimum commitments contained in...