Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2012
Sustainable pipe-joining solutions
GROOVED PIPING Green ship-building is an inevitable trend in the industry. It calls for minimising negative effects on the environment and maximising the efficient use of raw materials and energy. Piping systems play an integral part in any ship’s design and operation, and here, too, there has been a trend towards greener and more reliable technology, writes Didier Vassal, vice president at Victaulic.