U.S.-based Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC), owner of the MarineLINE cargo-tank coating brand, announced its most successful year of trading, with maritime sales growing by 40% in 2021.
Ocean noise pollution is a threat to marine animals. One solution offers full hull protection and noise reduction in a foul release, environment-friendly coating.
The culmination of 10 years of intensive product development, the coating solves the shipping industry’s antifouling technology challenges by delivering real linear polishing, a minimal leached layer and protection against a broad spectrum of global fouling conditions.
Jotun has entered into a commercial agreement with U.S.-based shipowner Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. for adoption of Jotun Hull Skating Solutions to enhance vessel performance by minimizing biofouling.
The iconic red propeller logo of International looms large in many of Ajith Varghese's earliest memories. But, growing up in the historic Indian port city of Cochin, joining such a globally renowned business seemed a remote possibility.
Jotun recently announced that the company has signed a commercial agreement with U-Ming Marine, headquartered in Taiwan, and the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) for the use of Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) for U-Ming’s new-build project at SWS in Shanghai, China.
Ship owners can now achieve fuel and emission savings after AkzoNobel’s International brand launched what the company calls the marine industry’s most environmentally sustainable hull management package.