Equipment

The marine coatings industry has experienced a period of intense product innovation over the last 25 years, responding both to regulation and the changing needs of shipowners, according to Sijmen Visser, global…

“They call it the ‘one million dollar button’ but in fact the cost of hitting it is several million dollars,” Matthias Becker of Wärtsilä tells Stevie Knight.

Trevor Solomon, Intersleek Business Manager, at International, Akzo Nobel’s marine coatings business discusses the company’s carbon credits offer with Wendy Laursen.

Eco efficiency software is gaining new traction, thanks to a welcome move to open new communication channels between shipowners and charterers: Esa Henttinen, executive vice president of NAPA for operations, reports.

Wendy Laursen talks to Wei Chen of Wärtsilä who explains that the regulation of black and grey waste water treatment continues to evolve, but the problems remain the same.

Manufacturers of onboard freshwater generating systems continue to expand on capacity and performance, writes Wendy Laursen.

The biggest challenge for ballast water treatment systems at the moment is meeting US Coast Guard requirements for testing, but owners will soon have their share of challenges too, says Wendy Laursen.

High revenue-earning ships need a fresh approach to systems integration to take full advantage of available efficiency gains, according to technical service provider Imtech Marine.

DNV GL hopes to help the industry reduce seafarer fatalities by 90%: a goal which could ultimately result in taking crew off ships altogether, writes Wendy Laursen

A new era for global maritime is to be unveiled on June 2015. The European Commission adopted on June 25th the report on the functioning of the Reporting Formalities Directive (Directive 2010/65).…