Why a Tank Lining Is Tested and a Coating Is Only Inspected
A protective coating on a structure is inspected. A lining inside a tank is tested, electrically, across every square metre of its surface. That difference decides how the work is scoped, who is in the vessel, and what happens when the resu…
Film thickness is the one coating parameter everybody measures and almost nobody agrees on. The argument always arrives after the scaffolding is down…
A facility gets one coating specification because that is easier to buy and easier to apply. The structure then fails wherever the exposure was worst,…
An employer who books beds with an uncertified provider has not transferred the problem. The Act places duties on the employer and on the accommodatio…
Morocco Cancels Concession Tender for Casablanca Shipyard
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-11 21:47:40 Morocco’s National Ports Agency (ANP) has reportedly cancelled the concession tender for Casablanca shipyard.
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Two Seafarers Missing in Drone Attack on Product Tanker Off Oman
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-11 20:47:29 Two seafarers are missing after a drone attack on a tanker off the coast of Sohar, Oman, the latest suspected Iranian strike conducted far from the…
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Despite Challenges, Floating Offshore Wind Capacity Continues to Grow
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-11 20:22:27 The world is recording a significant increase in electricity being generated by floating offshore wind farms, with a new report showing that operational capacity has increased…
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Germany’s Navy Rebuilds, Doubling Frigate Order and Adding New Base
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-11 23:30:39 The German Navy is expanding its footprint and its fleet with the addition of a new North Sea naval base and the acquisition of four more…
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VESSEL REVIEW | Golden Poplar – Ice-class Oil/chemical Tanker for China’s Seacon Shipping
China's Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding has delivered the new oil/chemical tanker Golden Poplar to local company Seacon Shipping Group Holdings.The newbuild is a sister ship of Golden Banyan, which was handed over to…
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