Firefighting issues on vessels
Ship fires are increasingly common. In some cases, dangerous cargo is the cause of this on container ships. A worrying statistic is that there is an average of one fire per week on container vessels. On average, once every 60 days, such a fire cannot be controlled and grows into a major fire. In 2019 […]
Increasing fuel consumption due to propeller fouling
Fouling on vessels creates resistance that decreases the sailing speed and is therefore disadvantageous to the efficiency of the ship’s propulsion. If this loss of cruising speed is compensated by using more engine power, then of course fuel consumption will increase. The extent of this effect was not known until recently. Various studies have been […]
Patrol vessel RWS fouling free after one year and two months
Following the particularly positive results on the RWS 78, the RWS 79 has also remained fouling-free. In September 2019 Lamers System Care B.V. completed its second installation for Rijkswaterstaat. More than 1 year later, the seawater cooling system of this patrol vessel was inspected, which yielded an astonishing result. The inlets have remained completely free […]
Excellent results on strainers with Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling System
13 months after installation of the Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling system on a Boluda Towage Europe tug, the vessel is still free from fouling. In August 2019, we installed one Sonihull8 system on the Sint Annastrand to keep the seawater pipes, seaweed pots (see photos) and crossovers free from fouling. These previously experienced major problems with fouling, […]
Lamers System Care has moved!
After more than 3 pleasant years in the beautiful d’n Office, we are moving with our team to our new office at Protonenlaan 4b in Uden. Thank you to the team at d’n Office for the good time. It is now time for the next chapter for us!
New colleague
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our new employee and colleague: Tom Zuidema. Tom has been working at Lamers System Care as a Technical Account Manager since 1 July and is looking forward to meeting you in the field. We wish him a lot of success and pleasure in his new role […]
Ministry of Defence chooses sustainability with the Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling system
In 2019, Lamers System Care installed the Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling system on 11 landing craft vehicle of the Department of Defense to keep them permanently free from fouling. The Royal Dutch Navy, as part of the Ministry of Defence, is committed to maritime and maritime safety with its fleet and marines worldwide. Sustainability is important to […]
15 installations on tugboats Boluda Towage Europe
Last year we installed the Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling system on 4 vessels of Boluda Towage Europe. With these ships, we keep the cooling water inlet pipes, strainers, box coolers, seachests and fire fighting systems free from fouling. We are very pleased to announce that we have received an order to equip 11 other Boluda Towage Europe […]
Distributor of the year!
Surprised and very thankful to receive this award: Distributor of the Year 2019! Thanks to the whole team of NRG Marine Sonihull.
Biofouling demands collective, urgent and ‘proactive’ approach, stresses Bellona
According to leading Norwegian environmental pressure group Bellona, the risks posed to both the environment and the sustainability of commercial shipping by biofouling should not be underestimated. The issue, which has yet to be tackled by any meaningful international legislation, apparently poses a serious threat ‘triumvirate’. However, as Bellona points out, by tackling it head […]
