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
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Op-Ed: Closing the gender equality gap in maritime
By Dr. Victoria Frank, technical manager at AkzoNobel In June, industries celebrated International Day of Women in Engineering. This awareness campaign brings to the surface all of the fantastic achievements made by
Op-Ed: Using clean tech in the energy transition
By Hirokazu Kaji, technical director at Nippon Paint Marine The outcomes of MEPC 80 follow a rising industry trend of tightening regulatory imperatives to reduce shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions. These updated targets,
Op-Ed: Tank coatings and linings to protect the harshest area of a vessel
By Andy Margarit, Sales Director of Marine at Tnemec Company Inc. The start of 2020 is remembered for a myriad of reasons, but for those in the marine industry, the International Maritime
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
International launches new hull coatings management package
AkzoNobel’s International marine coatings brand has launched a new, environmentally sustainable, hull management package. Called Intertrac HullCare, it combines advanced hull coatings, remotely operated ROV inspections, water jet hull cleaning technologies and
Jotun cites EU MRV data to support carbon reduction claims
Sandefjord, Norway, headquartered coatings specialist Jotun says that a new study based on European Union Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) data shows that cargo vessels using Jotun Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) reported
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These dark paints defeat the heat
Although white paint doesn’t look clean for long, marine coatings of a darker shade absorb more heat pushing up the ship’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) requirements and fuel costs. Now
Ecoshield proves its worth on ten Pleiades tankers
MAY 3, 2016 — Hydrex reports that in the last two and a half years the rudders and nozzles of ten tankers owned by Kifissia, Greece, based Pleiades Shipping Agents S.A. have