Marine – PCE International

Safinah explains the need to consider speed, activity and seawater temperature when designing an antifouling coating scheme

Superior antifouling coating scheme design

7 January 2026 Mark Langdon Comments Off

Carl Barnes, Head of Marine Consultancy ̶ Safinah explains the need to consider speed, activity and seawater temperature when designing an antifouling coating scheme.

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Brand Updates

Hempaguard, receives DNV validation

15 August 2024 Mark Langdon Comments Off

Hempaguard X7’s decarbonisation efforts in the maritime industry are now third-party verified, and its impressive impact on fuel savings and speed loss have been validated.

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Remote thickness measurements by drone

8 April 2024 Mark Langdon Comments Off

GDI has now added the use of the Skygauge drone to its range of marine sector capabilities

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Offshore wind foundation protection

8 April 2024 Mark Langdon Comments Off

A review of typical protective anticorrosion coating technologies used on fixed and floating offshore wind tower foundations by a team from PPG Protective & Marine Coatings

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Nor-Maali paints Carnival’s Celebration and Tallink Steel’s MyStar

10 May 2023 Mark Langdon Comments Off

Meyer Turku shipyard delivered Carnival Celebration to Carnival Corporation in November 2022 and Rauma Marine Constructions delivered MyStar to Tallink in December with both vessels being painted by Nor-Maali Oy together with Jotun.

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Brand Updates

New Sigmaglide launch

30 March 2023 Mark Langdon Comments Off

PPG has announced the launch of PPG Sigmaglide 2390 marine coating, a breakthrough approach to help shipowners reduce power consumption and carbon emissions

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Hempel joins the IMO’s Global Industry Alliance

9 March 2023 Mark Langdon Comments Off

Hempel joins the International Maritime Organization (IMO’s) Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety to work with industry to support shipping’s emissions reduction pathway and to mitigate against the spread of invasive species.

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Advanced Polymer Coatings lands multiple Turkish tanker deals

1 February 2023 Mark Langdon Comments Off

US-based Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) is further reinforcing its position as the prime protective tank coating company in Turkey’s maritime sector with a series of high-profile deals.

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The October – December issue of PCE-International is out now

14 December 2022 Mark Langdon Comments Off

This issue looks at generating new sustainable intumescent coatings, how maritime drone inspection is really taking off and how HMS Victory is being preserved in a temporary enclosure

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Extending cargo hold maintenance

14 December 2022 Mark Langdon Comments Off

Nippon Paint Marine’s Neoguard anti-corrosive coating applied to the cargo holds of the 40,000dwt bulker Starnes has been a key factor in ship manager HJH Shipmanagement GmbH being able to extend cargo hold maintenance.

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