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
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PPG introduces new marine coatings in U.S. and Canada
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
Nippon Paint Marine harnesses biomimetics in next-gen coatings
Nippon Paint Marine has published a new white paper detailing the role that biomimetics has played in the development of its patented HydroSmoothXT hull coating technology. Biometics is an “imitating nature” approach
Revolutionizing Marine Deck Coatings: NCP’s SiloxoGrip Polysiloxane Nonskid Coatings
Sponsored Content: Every dollar saved makes a difference in the commercial marine industry. This is especially crucial for nonskid surfaces in critical areas like decks, piers, and docks. Consider NCP’s SiloxoGrip: it
Advanced Polymer Coatings wins two tanker recoating deal
Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) of Avon, Ohio, has signed a new agreement with United Overseas Management to recoat two of the shipping group’s tankers. APC is applying its MarineLINE protective tank coating
Sail-assisted Aframax features advanced coatings too
Delivered to U.K. based Union Maritime in January by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, the 114,000 dwt, Marshall Islands flagged Brands Hatch is the world’s first sail-assisted Aframax tanker. It is estimated that its
Tnemec launches new Aerolon Marine anti-condensation coating
For over a decade, industrial coatings specialist Tnemec’s Aerolon brand of coatings has been controlling unwanted condensation and protecting assets in various types of applications around the world. Building off that technology,
Carnival coats a 16th vessel with Nippon Paint Marine’s Aquaterras
Carnival Corporation is playing great attention to hydrodynamic efficiency to reach its carbon reduction goals – and using advanced hull coatings, including Nippon Paint Marine’s Aquaterras, is among the multiple steps the
OSG to adopt graphene-based propeller coatings on seven more crude tankers
Following good results from a vessel treated with GIT Coatings’ graphene-based propeller coating XGIT-PROP in October 2023, Tampa, Fla.-headquartered Saltchuk Group member Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) is to adopt the solution
Op-Ed: Coatings and predictive data key to CII challenges
By Chris Birkert, Marine Segment Manager at AkzoNobel 2025 is a watershed year for the global maritime industry. Fuel EU has now come into effect and the scope of EU Emissions Trade