Coatings & Corrosion News


PPG’s PMC Certified as RCEP Education Provider

Apr 21, 2015

Two training modules certified for Professional Development Hours by ACEC PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has been certified as a Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP) of the American Council of Engineering…

ClassNK Opens R&D Center in Singapore

Apr 20, 2015

Classification society ClassNK promoted the activities of its new Global Research and Innovation Center (GRIC) at a press conference held today in Singapore. Joined by representatives from Nanyang Technological University, ClassNK Executive…

Hempel CEO Jullien Plans Retirement

Apr 17, 2015

Pierre-Yves Jullien, CEO of Hempel A/S since 2005, has decided to retire after nearly 40 years in the Group. He will step down from his role as CEO on March 31, 2016 at the latest. Hempel’s board of directors has initiated a search for a new CEO of the group…

DNV GL Launches Hull, Propeller Analytics

Mar 18, 2015

DNV GL is will launch a hull and propeller performance analytics module as part of the new fleet performance management service ECO Insight. The module is based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods to correct for changing operational…

Hunt Joins Pettit Marine Paint Marketing Team

Feb 06, 2015

Pettit Marine Paint has announced  the addition of Margo Hunt to its management team. In her new role as Marketing and Sales Support Manager, Hunt will be responsible for creating and coordinating all aspects of marketing in the United States for the Pettit line of products…

Hempel to Acquire Jones-Blair Company

Feb 02, 2015

Danish-based coating supplier Hempel announced a binding agreement today to acquire Jones-Blair Company. The transaction is expected to close in early March 2015, subject to regulatory approval.Jones-Blair Company, an industrial coating supplier located in Dallas…

New Coating Thickness Measurement Tool

Jan 21, 2015

Oxford Instruments has introduced a new tool for coating thickness measurement and materials analysis.This new model, the MAXXI 6, is based on X-ray fluorescence technology.It encompasses a high resolution silicon drift detector (SDD), measuring…

MOL Develops ‘Fe-asy Checker 26’ Onboard Test Kit

Jan 20, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has developed and commercialized an onboard test kit called the “Fe-asy Checker 26,” which enables crewmembers to analyze total iron content in scavenging drain oil safely, quickly, simply and with high accuracy.The “Fe…

Sea Hawk Paints Names Detmer as COO

Jan 06, 2015

Mike Detmer has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer at New Nautical Coatings, Inc.  Based at the company’s headquarters in Clearwater, Fla., Detmer will report to Erik Norrie, co-founder and chief executive officer at Sea Hawk Paints…

Gatto Industrial Starts Electroplating in North America

Dec 19, 2014

Gatto Industrial Platers, Inc. has launched its new Large Parts Zinc Electroplating Line, capable of plating parts up to 27 feet long and weighing up to 8,000 pounds. The new line’s tanks are 4 feet wide, 7.5 feet deep and 27 feet long, and…

Teekay Tankers to Acquire 5 Tankers

Dec 19, 2014

Teekay Tankers Ltd. announced that it will acquire four coated Aframax tankers and one uncoated Aframax tanker for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230 million. The five vessels, which are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2015…

Parker Kittiwake Appoints Market Development Manager

Nov 24, 2014

Appointment announced as Parker Hannifin confirms official sub-brand status  Parker Kittiwake, the global provider of asset control and protection technology, announced the appointment of Larry Rumbol as marine condition monitoring market development manager…

LUX Assure Appoints Rankin for CoMic

Nov 17, 2014

LUX Assure appointed Scott Rankin as its technical expert for the company’s chemical monitoring technology, CoMic.Rankin joined LUX Assure a year ago and has since taken part in specialist training and gained in-depth experience working with CoMic…

Stress Engineering Acquires Efird Corrosion International

Nov 06, 2014

Consulting engineering  services and solutions company Stress Engineering Services, Inc., has acquired Efird Corrosion International, Inc., a technical service and research company specializing in corrosion testing and analysis.According to Stress Engineering Services…

Contamination: Primary Cause of Tank Container Claims

Nov 06, 2014

Freight transport insurer TT Club reveals detailed results of its claims survey highlighting tank container incidents: contamination accounts for nearly half with damage to tanks adding another thirdSpeaking at the Asia Tank Container Organization’s General Meeting in Shanghai yesterday…

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