JUNE 11, 2014 — PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) reports that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Canal Supplies Inc. (CSI), a privately-owned, Panama-based distributor of
OCTOBER 23, 2013 — Jotun Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) has launched the HPS Newbuilding Solution at the Kormarine event in South Korea. The aim is to help shipbuilders delivering eco-design vessels to
September 6, 2013—Global research organization, Frost & Sullivan, has recognized Hempel with the 2013 Growth Excellence Leadership award for its continued growth while overcoming the challenges of the protective and marine coatings
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 – Eitzen Chemical A/S (OSE:ECHEM), has decided to implement Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) on two of its largest chemical carriers. The first vessel, Siteam Discoverer, applied SeaQuantum X200
AUGUST 6, 2013 — Remember the “Hughes Mining Barge,” HMB-1? It is now serving at Bay Ship & Yacht’s Alameda, CA, shipyard as a covered floating dry dock. That’s a pretty peaceable
FEBRUARY 4, 2013 — PPG Protective and Marine Coatings (PPG) has installed its 1,000th Sigmacare Plus system. PPG says it was the first to offer an online shipboard maintenance tool for its
JULY 23, 2012—Quality of life is such an important issue for attracting and retaining seafarers. Often, seafarers can spend months away from their families with little or no contact. What we take
JULY 5, 2012 — Jotun Group member Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings (Qingdao) Co Ltd. has reached an important agreement with China’s COSCO Container, the world’s fourth largest containership operator. Jotun will supply
ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) says it has awarded type approval under PSPC (Performance Standard for Protective Coatings) to the world’s first alternative coating system for ballast tanks. The approval, the first of
Interspeed(R)5640, International Paint’s, copper-free antifouling, has received U.S. Navy approval to MIL-PRF-24647 Type I Classes 1 & 2, Grades A & B, Applications 1 & 4. This approval follows many years of
