Boud Van Rompay

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  • Hydrex wins Energy Globe Award 2017

    23/03/2018

    On 27 November 2017 a delegate from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce at the Austrian embassy in Brussels, Mrs. Martina Madeo, visited Hydrex nv in Antwerp to present the company with the National Energy Globe Award for 2017.

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  • Interview with Boud Van Rompay at Europort 2017

    12/12/2017

    GREEN4SEA Interview with Boud Van Rompay at Europort 2017, November 07 – 10, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A video of the interview can be found on youtube.

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  • Constant innovation does not go unnoticed

    30/11/2017

    In November a delegation of the Flemish business association and the Antwerp city council visited the Hydrex headquarters in Antwerp. The visit was part of a yearly event called ‘Day of the entrepreneur’ during which the most innovative companies in Flanders are put in the spotlight.

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  • Subsea Industries and Hydrex host leading industry journalists

    31/10/2017

    Leading technical shipping journalists visited the Hydrex and Subsea Industries facilities in Antwerp, Belgium, last month, to get a greater understanding of how both companies can greatly reduce ships’ fuel consumption and create greater commercial opportunities for ship owners as well as repair yards.

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  • Ecospeed gets contract for RRS Sir David Attenborough

    10/04/2017

    Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed hull protection system has been selected for RRS Sir David Attenborough, the polar research ship under construction at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, Liverpool, UK.

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  • Subsea Industries takes Ecospeed demonstrator vessel on the road

    23/08/2016

    Shipowners, shipbuilders and representatives from the Green Award Foundation attended the first in a series of planned ‘roadshows’ Subsea Industries has initiated to demonstrate the zero environmental impact and simplicity of cleaning hulls protected with its Ecospeed hard coating.

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  • Subsea Industries wins QinetiQ 2014 Maritime Innovation Award

    08/05/2015

    The 2014 Maritime Innovation Award – given jointly by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) and technology-based services and solutions provider QinetiQ – has been presented to Subsea Industries for the product Ecolock.

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  • ECOSHIELD Wins Seatrade 2014 Innovation in Ship Operations Award

    13/04/2014

    The Seatrade 2014 Innovation in Ship Operations Award was won by Subsea Industries for Ecoshield®, ultimate protection from cavitation and corrosion/erosion damage for ship hulls, rudders, and ship underwater running gear.

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  • ECOSHIELD® durable, cavitation-damage-proof rudder protection launched

    25/08/2013

    After more than 10 years of strenuous testing, Subsea Industries, a Hydrex company, has launched the ultimate rudder protection coating, Ecoshield, for permanent protection against cavitation damage for rudders. The glassflake reinforced coating protects the rudder for the service life of the ship without need for recoating or major repair and comes with a ten-year guarantee. Ecoshield is also suitable for bulbous bow, stabilizer fins, thruster nozzles and other underwater ship gear which needs special protection from corrosion.

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  • Hydrex wins Seatrade Global Innovation Competition 2013

    11/08/2013

    Marcus Hand, Editor of Seatrade Global, selected this year’s winner from all entries made at Nor-Shipping 2013 and online, and decided upon Hydrex for its thorough entry and dedication to the field of underwater repairs, thus reducing the amount of time vessels have to spend in drydock.

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  • New Book, QUANTIFICATION OF POLLUTION LEVELS IN HARBOUR SEDIMENTS, published by Tahoka Press

    11/07/2013

    Quantification of Pollution Levels in Harbour Sediments – A GeoSpatial Perspective is the result of a preliminary research project commissioned by Hydrex to quantify and map the levels of pollution in sediments around the world, with particular regard to the heavy metals and toxic substances contained in ship hull antifouling paints.

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  • Ship-hull performance optimization tool (SPOT) pilot project launched in Hydrex White Papers 12 and 12A

    03/06/2013

    Boud Van Rompay developed a simple method which can be used by shipowners, operators, officers and crew to optimize ship hull performance through choice of the best underwater hull coating and hull and propeller maintenance regimes for their ships over time.

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  • Boud Van Rompay opens Biofouling and Invasive Species session at World Ocean Council Sustainable Oceans Summit 2013, Washington, D.C.

    22/04/2013

    Boud Van Rompay opened the Biofouling and Invasive Species session of the World Ocean Council's Sustainable Shipping Summit 2013 on Tuesday April 23rd, 2013, in Washington, DC. with a presentation entitled "Biofouling: What the Science and Data Tell Us About Solutions."

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  • Boud Van Rompay presents paper at RINA Marine Coatings Conference in London

    17/04/2013

    Boud Van Rompay presents a paper entitled "The Better Alternative Underwater Hull Coating System is Already Here" at RINA Marine Coatings Conference at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects Headquarters at 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London, England.

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  • New book by Boud Van Rompay: ‘Surface Treated Composites WHITE BOOK’

    10/11/2012

    THE Reference on non-toxic ship hull coatings, the "Surface Treated Composites White Book– A proven, non-toxic, cost-effective alternative technology for underwater ship hull protection and biofouling control" by Boud Van Rompay is a must for shipowners and operators as well as anyone interested in the marine environment. Covering all aspects of underwater ship hull coating and maintenance, this book is available now at an introductory price until the end of 2012

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