international marine coatings in the news
 

MAY - AUG 09


The Naval Architect

The Naval Architect

Priming the Market

International Paint has launched its latest Universal Primer range that will address the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) performance standards for protective coatings (PSPC) and new regulations limiting Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions.

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Dry Cargo International

Dry Cargo International

New universal primer from International range meets all requirements

A new range of universal primers for the newbuilding market is being introduced to address the productivity, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of shipyards and ship owners alike - wherever they are.

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Offshore Marine Technology

Offshore Marine Technology

International Paint releases Universal Primer range to meet market need

A new range of universal primers for the newbuildings market is being introduced to address the productivity, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of shipyards and ship owners alike - wherever they may be.

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The Naval Architect

The Naval Architect

Newbuilding Universal Primers

International Paint is introducing a new range of universal primers for the newbuilding market to address the productivity, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of shipyards and ship owners alike.

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Lloyd\'s List

Lloyd's List

International Paint's new primers meet IMO and regional standards

International Paint has introduced a new range of universal primers, which can be applied to all block sections during the shipbuilding process and meet the latest International Maritime Organisation Performance Standard for Protective Coatings and new regional regulations on emissions, such as the European Union Solvents Emissions Directive.

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Shipping World & Shipbuilder

Shipping World & Shipbuilder

Newbuilding Universal Primers

International Paint is introducing a new range of universal primers for the newbuilding market to address the productivity, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of shipyards and ship owners alike.

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Seatrade

Seatrade

Primed for further success: International Paints

Newcastle-based International Paints has widened its portfolio of client offerings this January with the launch of a new range of universal primers.

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Passenger Ship Technology

Passenger Ship Technology

Fuel savings drive coatings development

UK-based International Paint is another leading supplier of coatings to the passenger shipping industry and similarly continues to refine its product range.

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Shiprepair & Conversion Technology

Shiprepair & Conversion Technology

International Paint improves anti-foulings

UK-based International Paint continues to upgrade its product range.

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Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

Maritime Reporter and Engineering News

International New Universal Primer Range

A new range of universal primers for the newbuilding market is being introduced by International Paint to address the productivity, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of shipyards and ship owners.

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Dry Cargo International

Dry Cargo International

Paints & coatings on the marine market

Although newbuilding deliveries from many yards did not emerge at the rates expected last year as owners responded to a fall in rates by delaying and cancelling orders, such was the magnitude of the orderbook that most yards were still at close to full throttle throughout 2009.

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Ship Repair Journal

Ship Repair Journal

New primer range from IP

International Paint (IP) is introducing a new range of universal primers for the newbuilding market to address the productivity, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of shipyards and ship owners alike - wherever they are.

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The Maritime Executive

The Maritime Executive

Corrosion Control Chemistry

Corrosion is an extremely important issue in the maritime industry.  Corrosion-related loses experienced by businesses in the US alone range into the billions of dollars.  Knowing how to control corrosion depends first on understanding the chemistry involved.  Once the chemistry is understood, then appropriate action can be taken.

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Coatings World

Coatings World

International Paint launches new universal primer range

International Paint has introduced a new range of universal primers for the newbuilding market to address the productivity, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of shipyards and ship owners alike.

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Dry Cargo International

Dry Cargo International

International Paint unveils its toughest-ever coating

International Paint Ltd has introduced its Intershield 803Plus, a new cargo hold coating specifically designed to address the key issue of impact damage from the loading of dry bulk cargoes.

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The Motor Ship

The Motor Ship

Cargo hold protection

International Paint's latest introduction is Intershield 803Plus, a cargo hold coating specifically designed to address the key issue of impact damage from the loading of dry bulk cargoes.

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Lloyd\'s List

Lloyd's List

Coatings and cold hard truths

The sophisticated ships destined to recover hard to reach resources under ice-covered polar seas have required new thinking on design and contruction.  No matter how profound that thinking has been, however, owner perference for the protective coating Intershield 163 Inerta 160 has remained constant.

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The Baltic

The Baltic

How a coating can cut carbon and cost

International Paint Lts is part of AkzoNobel, one of the world's leading industrial companies and the largest global coatings manufacturer.

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Protective Coatings Europe

Protective Coatings Europe

How a Coating can cut Carbon and Cost

An Environmental Position Report from International Paint with COP 15 update by the editor.

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Ship Repair Journal

Ship Repair Journal

AzkoNobel chief puts his name to COP 15

AzkoNobel Chief Executive Hans Wijers recently threw his weight behind 'The Copenhagen Communique on Climate Change' by adding his name to those of hundreds of other global business leaders who called on world leaders to close a deal on climate change when they met in Copenhagen in December.

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Marine Log

Marine Log

Coatings: Cutting your Carbon

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concluded last month in Copenhagen, Denmark, providing little guidance in the 'Copenhagen Accord' for further reducing CO2 emissions from international shipping.

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Seatrade Cruise Review

Seatrade Cruise Review

In persuit of energy savings

An era of rising bunker and overall operating costs and tightening environmental controls has seen cruise ship operators vigorously persue fuel-saving and emissions-cutting measures.

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Tanker Operator

Tanker Operator

Selecting the right coating aids emissions control

Although as far as shipping was concerned, COP 15 was a bit of a damp squib, coatings manufacturers were already working towards products that would help cut carbon emissions and costs.

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Drydock Magazine

Drydock Magazine

Paints and Coatings

Despite their 80-year history, the past is the last thing on anyone's mind at International Paint's cutting-edge research laboratory in Newton Ferrers.

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Coatings World

Coatings World

Marine & Offshore Coatings Market

The marine coatings market reported growth opportunites in the offshore and petro-chemical segments in 2009.  Marine coatings manufacturers are hopeful this momentum will continue to build in 2010.

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A Fresh Coat

A Fresh Coat

Despite an imminent slump in shipbuilding, formulators of marine coatings continue to invest in technology and production capacity

The first indications of softening in the 2bn lb (907 tonne) global marine coatings market have appeared, with the full impact of the recession anticipated in 2011 and 2012.

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Shipping World & Shipbuilder

Shipping World & Shipbuilder

Can BWTMS kill the coat?

The anti-corrosion properties of a bllast tank's barrier coating could be adversely affected by some ballast water treatment technologies, especially those systems based on electrolysis or generation of chlorine or ozone.

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Tanker Operator

Tanker Operator

Overspray/dry spray should be carefully controlled

In today's economic climate, it is becoming more and more critical for vessel operators to maximise efficiency.

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Coatings Pro

Coatings Pro

Copper-Free Antifouling Technology

International Paint launches a new antifouling onto the US market.  Interspeed 5640 is a copper-free, controlled depletion, polymer-type product that has been formulated to provide more of a choice in terms of fouling control.

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