Maintenance Painting Is Not a New Build Problem
New build coating starts from bare steel, full access and a known specification. Maintenance painting starts from none of those, which is why the standards give previously coated steel its own preparation grades and why specifications borro…
A specification written in Rotterdam and applied in Johor is not the same specification. The standards themselves say so, in a category most buyers ha…
An antifouling coating is the only paint on a ship that is regulated for what it releases rather than what it protects. Twice now, a product the indus…
Most coating specifications describe what to apply. This one names a service life, requires a certified inspector to watch it go on, and creates a doc…
From Signal Warfare to Safe Passage: How Resilient PNT Creates Confidence
By Iridium 2026-11-02 14:37:00 Maritime operators don't have to wait for the next navigation disruption to act. Trusted positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data is available today — even in environments where…
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Samsung Heavy Industries Q3 Operating Profit Rises 42.1 per Cent on Higher-priced Vessel Contracts
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries reported preliminary operating profit for the third quarter of KRW338.4 billion ($253.3 million) on October 29, up 42.1 per cent from the same period last year.Revenue rose…
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WHOI Research Vessel Neil Armstrong Makes Rare Great Lakes Voyage
By The Maritime Executive 2026-11-01 22:30:41 The oceanographic research vessel Neil Armstrong has set sail on an unusual science mission that will take it through the Great Lakes for the first time.
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Boskalis Wins Second UXO Clearance Contract for German Offshore Wind Farm
Boskalis announced on Thursday, October 29, that its subsidiary Boskalis Hirdes EOD Services has secured a second unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance contract from OWP Gennaker for the 976.5 MW Gennaker…
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Gas Flows From Southeast Asian Offshore Field 21 Months After FID
November 2, 2026 · 1 minute ago Eni and Petronas’ Searah has brought online an Asian gas field, flowing 250 million standard cubic feet per day (scfd) to domestic and export markets.
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