Last month a Hydrex team mobilized from the office in Clearwater, Florida, to a 170-meter roro vessel berthed close by in Port Everglades to perform underwater hull repairs. Despite the relatively small scale of this operation, it was nonetheless vital for the shipowner. It allowed him to keep his vessel out of drydock and avoid […]
Earlier this year the underwater hull of the newbuild research vessel MYA II was given a lasting Ecospeed protection. The application was carried out at the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany, where the vessel was launched on August 12. The vessel was handed over to the coastal researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz […]
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OceanGate Inc., a global provider of manned submersible solutions for research and commercial applications, has announced the completion of the initial carbon fiber hull design and feasibility study for its next generation manned submersible – Cyclops™. Under a contract issued to Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T), OceanGate, the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of […]
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When it comes to protecting the hulls of ice-going vessels, the glassflake reinforced surface treated composite (STC) Ecospeed® has proven to be remarkably durable, typically outperforming many specialized ice class paints. The fact that the coating is non-toxic is also particularly important for ice trading vessels where toxic AF coatings are rapidly scraped off and […]
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Last month a Hydrex team mobilized to a 100-meter tanker vessel berthed in Rotterdam to perform underwater hull repairs. Despite the relative small scale of this operation, it was nonetheless vital for the shipowner. It allowed him to keep his vessel out of drydock and avoid having to go off hire. Hydrex on-site hull repair […]
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Recently Hydrex teams of diver/technicians mobilized to a 164-meter roro vessel berthed in Antwerp, Belgium and a 235-meter bulker at anchor in Punta Del Este, Uruguay to perform underwater hull repairs. Despite the smaller scale of these operations they are nonetheless vital for shipowners if they want to avoid unscheduled drydock visits for their vessels. […]
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McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a contract by Williams Partners L.P. for transportation and installation services for a Spar hull in the Gulf of Mexico. The value of the contract is included in McDermott’s second quarter 2012 backlog. McDermott will transport and install the Gulfstar FPS GS-1 Spar […]
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Technip received a Letter of Intent from Statoil for their Aasta Hansteen (previously named Luva) field development, offshore Norway, in approximately 1,300 meters (4,250 feet) of water depth. The project will be led by Technip in a consortium with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction and transportation of a Spar […]
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The Naval Sea System Command’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) and Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP) recently implemented a new process that will help to streamline the recording and brokering of work orders for damage found by divers during Navy ship hull inspections. The new, more efficient process called the Underwater Hull Support […]
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PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings business is showcasing an innovative new coating and additional coatings products in Hall W3, Booth 3D11 during the Marintec China 2011 conference and exhibition, Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, at Shanghai New International Expo Center. “PPG is dedicated to developing, manufacturing and supplying coatings that anticipate the demands of […]
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