Ship safety

HullWiper In Partnership With SCAMP Expands Into Gibraltar

Cleaner Seas December 11, 2018

The agreement marks the latest expansion under HullWiper’s global leasing programme, introduced in 2017, to work with partners worldwide to offer ship owners and operators a cost-efficient, brush- and diver-free alternative to traditional hull cleaning methods that is friendly both to the

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Thordon’s GSS Division: Propeller Shaft Alignment Added to Its Global Service Portfolio

Cleaner Seas December 9, 2018

The new addition completes the company’s service offering, providing shipowners with a one-stop-shop maintenance, installation and commissioning solution for Thordon’s entire product portfolio.

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Delays Kept at Bay Due to Repair Diversity

Cleaner Seas November 4, 2018

In Amsterdam, recently, Hydrex responded to an emergency call from a ship’s crew, requesting a permanent repair to a crack in the port side grey water tank of their 145m chemical tanker.

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Thordon Bearings COMPAC Seawater Lubricated Propeller Shaft Bearing System Guaranteed for Life

Cleaner Seas July 9, 2018

To date, the COMPAC bearing has been offered with a 15-year wear life guarantee, but with the development announced at the SMM 2018 trade show in Hamburg, Germany, Thordon, the global leader in seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearings, is guaranteeing that its tough polymer bearings will not need to be replaced throughout a vessel’s operational life.

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Newport Shipping Announces New Offices in Athens, New York and Shanghai

Cleaner Seas June 6, 2018

A key aspect of Newport Shipping Group’s expansion is to ensure that shipowners with operations in all the major maritime hubs have easy access to Newport Shipping’s unique ship repair and financing capabilities.

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Thordon Retrofits Solves Navenor’s Bearing Problems

Cleaner Seas March 12, 2018

Thordon Bearings has completed a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearing installations to a third salt lugger in the Salinor/Navenor fleet, following the successful retrofitting of bearings to problematic newbuilds.

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Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2018: Industry is Not Prepared to Deal With Global Issues

Cleaner Seas March 10, 2018

The five issues that the maritime industry appears to be least prepared for are ‘cyber-attacks and data theft, ‘global economic crisis’, ‘geopolitical tension’, ‘air pollution’ and ‘governance failure’.

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Thordon Bearings Successful Oil-To-Water Conversion For Great Lakes Bulkers

Cleaner Seas March 6, 2018

The vessel’s steam propulsion plant was replaced with an energy efficient medium-speed diesel arrangement. Major works also included the removal and replacement of the vessels’ tailshaft, stern tube, propeller and hub.

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Typhoon International and JW Automarine to Sign Supply Agreement at Seawork 2018

Cleaner Seas February 7, 2018

Typhoon International, the world-leading manufacturer of drysuits and maritime workplace equipment, is signing a benchmark distribution agreement with JW Automarine at Seawork.

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Verifavia the First Globally Accredited Verifier to Receive Dual Accreditation

Cleaner Seas December 4, 2017

Verifavia, the world’s leading emissions verification company for the transport sector (aviation and shipping), today announced that it has received a second accreditation by France’s national accreditation body Cofrac as a global EU monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) verifier.