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Black market refrigerants pose major shipping risk
Disposable cylinders represent a significant risk to port workers and support a black market in counterfeit refrigerants.
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Shipowners advised to exercise caution in face of growing dangers and expense under R-22 phase out
Wilhelmsen Ships Service, a leading global provider of services and products to the shipping industry, is warning of price, supply and safety risks in the run-up to the global ban on R-22 (chlorodifluoromethane or HCFC) refrigerant. The colourless gas, which has high ozone depletion and global warming potential, is still said to be in use on between 6,000 and 8,000 vessels worldwide.
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WSS primed for Asian growth through new Busan hub
Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s (WSS) new Northeast Asia Distribution Centre, located in Busan, South Korea, has reason to celebrate. Not only is the 6,500 sq. m warehouse facility fast approaching its first birthday, it’s also helped the firm consolidate its position in the regional marketplace, providing a strong platform for future expansion.
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WSS aims to build Ships Agency offering by getting ‘up close and personal’
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is aiming to consolidate its position within the Ships Agency segment by building stronger agent-customer relationships. By doing so, Frederic Fontarosa believes the firm can offer enhanced efficiency, understanding and value - something that the ‘moms and pops’ of the world simply can’t compete with.
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Mastering complex logistics
From racing boats to steel pipelines, windmill blades to massive hydraulic hammers, Wilhelmsen Ships Service personnel in the Middle East can move just about anything, anywhere.
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Sidestepping the sludge – preventing the formation of paraffin wax in low sulphur fuels
Ultra low sulphur fuels may be the key to compliant operations in Emission Control Areas (ECAs), but they can also open the door to an unwanted, and slimy, guest in your vessels’ engines and fuel tanks. Jonas Ostlund and Sachin Gupta of Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) discuss the cold flow characteristics of distillate fuels and the formation of paraffin wax in cold temperatures.
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WSS focuses on saving costs, time and lives at AOG
Wilhelmsen Ships Services (WSS) is attending the 35th Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG) with an agenda of helping the offshore industry reduce costs, increase efficiencies and safeguard its people.
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Knowledge is key to MARPOL compliance for bulk shippers, warns WSS
In the wake of new regulations, Wilhelmsen Ships Services (WSS) says bulk owners and operators must pay as much attention to the products used to clean their cargo holds as the holds themselves.
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Mapping competence – the key to global excellence in safety service
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is on a mission to map the competence of its global network of safety service technicians. By doing so, Dag Rune Rensmoen says the firm can ensure customers receive standards of excellence they can count on - every time, everywhere, on every job.
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WSS to supply gas detection units to COSCON container fleet
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has signed a contract with COSCO Container Lines Co. Ltd (COSCON) to supply its latest Unitor multi-gas detectors to the company’s expanding container fleet.