by Satzuma-Creative | Mar 30, 2017 | News
With the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention taking effect in September, customer interest in ballast water treatment systems and in Alfa Laval PureBallast has been growing. Of particular note is interest in PureBallast systems with high flow capacities....
by Satzuma-Creative | Mar 30, 2017 | News
Water treatment specialists ACO Marine and Corodex/Eflochem, in conjunction with the UAE Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), have hosted a knowledge sharing session to inform a wide section of the shipping industry on...
by Satzuma-Creative | Mar 27, 2017 | News, Opinion
By Boud Van Rompay, CEO of Subsea Industries and Hydrex It was recently reported that organotins, the family of chemicals that includes tributyltin (TBT), have been found in silicone-based hull coatings. These were of course banned by the IMO in 2008. The presence of...
by Satzuma-Creative | Mar 27, 2017 | News
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has recently completed works in Vlissingen and Brest on two major vessels in the fleet of dredging and marine construction specialist Jan de Nul Group. One of these is the Vole au vent, a 140-metre jack-up vessel built...
by Satzuma-Creative | Mar 27, 2017 | News
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has opened a a training academy for customers at a new facility in Arendal. It specialises in advanced simulation training and has a purpose-built virtual reality (VR) showroom. The academy provides a risk-free environment where the users...