Corrosion is one of the most common and damaging problems in the LNG industry. It doesn’t happen overnight, but once it starts, it never stops. It slowly eats away at valuable components, silently reducing their reliability, safety, and operational lifespan. Corrosion...
In the early 2010s, the town of Drachten in the northern part of the Netherlands underwent a transformation. A new harbor area was built, and it was quickly recognized as a logistical crossway, connecting the town to major water and highway routes. The new harbor area...
When LNG ship management companies are tasked with ensuring the well-preservation of spare parts on board, several common challenges can arise. These challenges are related to maintaining the integrity and quality of spare parts in the demanding environment of LNG...
Let’s go back to September 1989. In Japan, Cocoon was commissioned to store all kinds of parts of a turbo generator. When an LNG tanker would request a part, it was crucial that it would be delivered quickly so that their delivery obligation could still be met. For 30...
Preserving a product in case you need it again in 40 years, and then expecting it to be as good as new as when it was produced. That seems almost impossible, but for Cocoon it is not. Our LNG Storage Depot in Drachten The Netherlands is real life proof that it can be...
What Cocoon does in general? We conserve and protect capital goods (like airplanes, turbines, tanks, heat exchangers, production lines and parts of oil rigs) and lots of other objects against external influences. Cocoon is a spray-on coating product that is used in...
