Maritime

Latest Maritime Articles

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  Corrosion Failure

  How to Prevent Filiform Corrosion Under Coatings

  Filiform corrosion is a particular form of corrosion that occurs under thin coatings in randomly distributed threads like filaments. Filiform corrosion is also known as...

  By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.

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  Pipeline

  An Intro to Pipeline Corrosion in Seawater

  When it comes to corrosion engineering, seawater is one of the most important environments to discuss. This may be especially true when it comes to pipelines, which...

  By: Mehdi Yari | Electrochemistry and Corrosion Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario

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  Corrosion Prevention

  Temporary Corrosion Protection During Storage, Transportation and Handling

  Deterioration due to corrosion of materials, parts and components during transportation and temporary storage during interstage manufacturing is a persistent problem in...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Engineering and Spec Writing

  The Impact of Minimum & Maximum DFT Values on Coating Performance

  For best results, it’s necessary to assess and control a myriad of painting process variables, including assignable causes and random variations, which affect the...

  By: Raouf Kattan | Managing Director, Safinah Ltd.

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  Soluble Salts

  Soluble Salts and Coating Performance

  Residual soluble salts can affect coating performance by accelerating the corrosion process and by causing osmotic blistering with subsequent disbondment of the coating...

  By: Heather Stiner | Protective Coatings Professional, SSPC

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  Corrosion

  Introduction to the Chemistry of Pipes in Seawater

  It is estimated that around 30% of all scrap metal comes from corroded metal materials or equipment. And marine environments, no doubt, have made a significant...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Failure

  The Anatomy of a Coating Failure

  Rarely does a coating fail because of only one contributing factor. Rather, it is usually two or more factors working in conjunction that cause a coating to fail on a...

  By: Louis D. Vincent | Owner, L.D. “Lou” Vincent PHD LLC

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  Industries

  Coatings for Marine Applications & Offshore Platforms

  While offering new anticorrosion coatings for marine and offshore applications, manufacturers are under consistent pressure due to stricter environmental regulations, as...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Corrosion Prevention

  11 Uses for Cupronickel and Why You Should Be Using It Now

  While searching for new metals that can resist saltwater corrosion, in all probability you might have bumped into a group of alloys called cupronickel (Cu-Ni) or...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Inspection / Monitoring

  QUIZ: 11 Questions to Test Your Underwater Inspection Knowledge

  Many structures, including but not limited to bridges, jetties and offshore platforms, are partially if not completely surrounded by water. Similar to buildings and...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Corrosion Failure

  Stopping Rust in Bolted Systems

  The fate of a complex steel assembly may be determined by the vulnerability of its smallest and least considered components. The bolts or fasteners holding the assembly...

  By: Tim Davison

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  Corrosion Prevention

  Corrosion Fatigue of Welded Joints on Marine Offshore Structures

  Corrosion fatigue is a major concern when the integrity and safety of any offshore structure is concerned. These structures, as well as ships, are subjected to the...

  By: Nemanja Pavlovic