Marine Coatings

Marine Coatings

Graphene goes to sea

16 April 2020 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off on Graphene goes to sea
The advance of graphene coating additives has taken another step forward. Large-scale commercial trials are now underway on two commercial ship hulls using a new graphene additive mixed into their bare-metal primer. Perth-based Talga, producers […]
Marine Coatings

Walking on light

7 April 2020 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off on Walking on light
New additions to the Bolideck range of ship deck covering solutions from Bolidt are illuminating design thinking across the cruise ship and superyacht sectors, with a first delivery of Bolideck LED leading to follow up […]
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Lasers to defeat barnacles?

13 March 2020 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off on Lasers to defeat barnacles?
Anti-fouling, ‘hydrophobic’ metal or plastic surfaces, engraved by a new laser technology being developed by European scientists, could soon replace the toxic varnishes used in ship coatings to stop algae or barnacles sticking to hulls […]
Lifting The Lid

What’s hiding below

27 February 2020 Satzuma-Creative Comments Off on What’s hiding below
A gleaming superyacht is an impressive thing, easily admired for its gorgeous exterior lines and sumptuous interior. However, behind all the polish and beauty is a whole other, equally extraordinary, world of remarkable technical spaces, […]