Hatch cover refurbishment made simple

Hatch cover refurbishment made simple

29 hatch covers needing completely refurbishment due to severe corrosion and impact damage have been repaired in a unique operation from Scotland’s Chemco International. The client was looking for a cost-effective way in which the repair work could be...
Bio-Sea signs up roro for BWT

Bio-Sea signs up roro for BWT

BIO-UV Group has signed an agreement to supply its fully type-approved BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system for retrofit installation to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ 3500dwt ro-ro vessel Ciudad de Cadiz. BIO-UV Group will supply a BIO-SEA semi-modular system capable of...
World’s largest sloop runs seawater bearings

World’s largest sloop runs seawater bearings

Canada’s Thordon Bearings says the Mirabella V has now completed 15 years running with company’s SXL and COMPAC bearings. The M5, formerly named Mirabella V, designed by Ron Holland Designs, was built by VT Shipbuilding of Woolston, UK in 2003. The 77m flybridge...
100-scrubber retrofit order from Newport

100-scrubber retrofit order from Newport

Newport Shipping Group has purchased 100 scrubbers with options for an additional 100 units from Chinese scrubber manufacturer Weihai Puyi Marine Environmental Technology Co (Puyier). The bulk purchase of scrubbers, which aims to safeguard shipowners against any price...