Op-Ed: Marine coatings systems explained
By Thomas O’Shaughnessy, owner of Industrial Paint and Protection magazine It may sound dramatic, but it’s true: corrosion is attacking your ship from the first second it goes into service, to the
By Thomas O’Shaughnessy, owner of Industrial Paint and Protection magazine It may sound dramatic, but it’s true: corrosion is attacking your ship from the first second it goes into service, to the
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 — PPG (NYSE: PPG) has announced the U.S. and Canada launch of PPG Novaguard 810 ER coating, which protects fuel tanks, ballast tanks and the internal and external superstructures
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Piraeus, Greece, based gas carrier operator Gaslog Ltd has opted to apply Nippon Paint Marine’s A-LF Sea hull coating as part of its current drydocking program. An advanced ultra-low friction coating system,
Avon, Ohio, headquartered specialty coatings manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has signed a deal with Norway’s Odfjell Tankers to recoat tanks in three of its chemical tankers. The work will see APC
For the fourth year in a row, attendance at Marine Log’s TTB 2024 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference exceeded expectations, attracting a growing number of vessel owners and operators, C-level executives, and
Nippon Paint Marine, the world’s first manufacturer of biocide-free marine coatings, has announced the appointment of Gladys Goh as its president, effective immediately. With a history of over 140 years, the company
Stolt Tankers says that is the first shipping company in the world to apply a cutting-edge sustainable coating based on graphene to the hull of a chemical tankers, its 30,000 dwt Stolt
Marine Log’s FERRIES 2023 conference saw nearly 250 industry leaders and 50 sponsors enjoy two days of expert speakers on topics ranging from decarbonizing the ferry industry to funding those efforts and
Exhaust gas scrubber systems are not always problem-free and when America’s largest producer of construction aggregates, Vulcan Materials Company, encountered coatings issues with the scrubber system tanks in the 2018-built, 66,445 dwt