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,
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
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
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
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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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
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
MARCH 11, 2016 — AkzoNobel says its marine coatings business has added cruise vessels to Intertrac Vision, its “big data” tool designed to provide accurate and transparent predictions on the fuel and
FEBRUARY 2, 2016 – To support the effective onboard application and maintenance of its International range of marine coatings, AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business has teamed with maritime training solutions provider Marlins to
