Grand Bahama Shipyard: Not just cruise lines in customer list
AUGUST 1, 2017 — In addition to all the cruise ship work for which it is well known, Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS), the largest shipyard in the Caribbean, also carries out a
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Cruise majors keep Grand Bahama Shipyard bustling
JULY 12, 2017 — Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) Freeport, Grand Bahama reports that it has a total of 23 cruise vessels scheduled for dry dock in 2017. It has completed work on
Third Chugoku A/F to contain bio-repellent Selektope
JUNE 22, 2017 — Chugoku Marine Paints (CMP) has added a third product containing the the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope. Chugoku’s Sea Grandprix 880HS Plus is based on hydrolyzing technology and can
Third Chugoku A/F to contain bio-repellent Selektope
JUNE 22, 2017 — Chugoku Marine Paints (CMP) has added a third product containing the the bio-repellent antifouling ingredient Selektope. Chugoku’s Sea Grandprix 880HS Plus is based on hydrolyzing technology and can
Becker reports continued Asian market successes
APRIL 27, 2016 — Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Becker Marine Systems says that, despite the on-going crisis in the shipbuilding industry, it is continuing its successful entry into Asian markets. It is opening
Antifouling foul? More tin sneaks in
APRIL 19, 2017 — Remember TBT? Perhaps the most effective antifouling toxin ever, organotin tributyltin (TBT) was banned by an IMO convention that came into effect in 2008. Or was it? There
Catamaran cleans fish farm nets
MARCH 17, 2017 — Demonstrating its ability to produce unique one-off designs, Armstrong Marine Inc.’s Port Angeles, WA, shipyard has recently delivered the Bravo II, an 11.9 m by 6 m catamaran
Hull fouling can carry as many invaders as ballast water
JANUARY 16, 2016 — While U.S.legislation and the IMO Ballast Water Convention mean that shipowners will have to invest millions to fit ballast water treatment systems, this will not prevent the transfer
New two-stroke piston ring coating gets provisional approval
NOVEMBER 10, 2016 — Chesterfield, U.K., based piston ring manufacturer Precision Products (UK) Ltd. (PPUK) has received provisional approval for its ground-breaking new “CM2” (ceramic metal) advanced coating technology from MAN Diesel
Panels to research 17 ways to reduce shipyard costs
OCTOBER 5, 2016 — The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected 17 panel projects for funding awards, as part of the program’s continuing mission to reduce