Cathelco Expansion Continues
Marine pipework anti-fouling and hull corrosion protection system specialists Cathelco Ltd continues the expansion of its activities in the marine equipment sector with the acquisition of former competitor Wilson Taylor Ltd .Complete service support for Wilson Taylors customer base, which numbers more than 30 shipyards and vessel operators worldwide, will now be provided by Cathelcos Chesterfield UK office. As recently as last September, Cathelco purchased the assets of Jotun s ICCP and pipework anti-fouling activities in return for Jotun owning a 10% share of Cathelco.
The 28.4m long and 5.6m wide clipper newbuilding, which is costing a ¢1m, will be named and handed over with its home port as Hamburg. The two-masted, 12 knot ship will replace the 23.6m Beluga , a converted fire-fighting patrol boat, serving on Europe’s rivers since 1984.
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