Well, shipkeeper Philip O'Mara's vessel is the SS Jeremiah O'Brien: a fully operational World War II liberty ship that served on D-Day, 1944. Shipping has changed enormously since 1944, but ships had standing rigging then and they have standing rigging now and this is the main application area of Ferryl 400R. On non-moving wires you need rust-protection but not lubrication. Ferryl 400R is easy to apply and dries hard, but the plasticity means that the coating remains flexible when dry. This prevents cracking and makes Ferryl 400R superior to ordinary paint.

Deck hand Dan Houle may be the happiest deck hand you'll ever see as he applies Ferryl 400R from his bosun chair. Philip O'Mara reported back to Ferryl: "We love your product here on the SS Jeremiah O'Brien" Ferryl 400R is also ideal for use on cables or hoses, where a flexible protective coating is important to stop the rubber from drying out.

Customers of Ferryl 400R may notice that the traditional white drum recently got a makeover. The drum is now in Ferryl's signature green colour, with updated product information. If you're ever in San Francisco, U.S.A., make sure you stop by to visit the SS Jeremiah O'Brien. The volunteer staff do an amazing job keeping this piece of history not only in great condition but also fully operational. And of course, don't forget to take a look at the standing rigging!

With Ferryl's head office on the Isle of Man, Altham in Heysham are practically Ferryl's neighbours across the water. Heysham is in fact  the port from which the ferry to Isle of Man leaves twice a day, so Ferryl and Altham are directly connected!  Like Ferryl, Altham is a strong family company passed down through the generations. Established in 1856, the move into ship chandlery was  made in 1952. Today, with Managing Director Jane Watson at the helm, Altham put a premium emphasis on service. Ferryl's high quality  greases, oils and maintenance chemicals are a great addition to Altham's product range and Ferryl look forward to a prosperous cooperation.

Instead of looking for a solution to the problem of bad or inappropriate greases, superintendents instead often treat the symptoms:  re-greasing every few weeks, replacing wires that are corroded because the grease was washed off in bad weather, or even painting  ship-cranes black so it won't be noticed when the grease melts and drips in the tropics.

Perhaps it is not surprising that these issues are common when most greases used are not designed for wires at sea. Ferryl 202 Standard  Anticorrosive Grease is. Because of this, when the Ferryl product is used, the differences can often be seen quickly.

One customer who recently switched to Ferryl for their bulk carriers is Intership Navigation in Cyprus. One vessel commented on the "much  longer lifetime as compared to previously used products". Another said that "Ferryl products fulfil all needs [of the wires]" and "provide  better protection from friction". Both vessels concluded that they would continue to purchase Ferryl. Dripping grease and poor protection does not have to be the norm. With the right product, you get long-lasting protection and adhesion,  resistance to saltwater and corrosion, and a high melting point to prevent dripping.

This is what Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease offers, making it uniquely capable of meeting needs of crane wires at sea.

If you do, or if you visited Dubai this year, you will have seen '202' on the front of the 2013 Yellow Pages!

202 really is everywhere, including in Dubai, a major Ferryl supply point.

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Known as the "Harbour Capital" of Taiwan, Kaohsiung is also well-known internationally for its port. With five terminals, the Port of Kaohsiung is the largest in Taiwan and one of the busiest container ports in the world.

Originally a natural lagoon, the port has been continually developed since the 16th Century. After the construction of a second entrance in 1975, the port today has two entrances such that the harbour lies beautifully between an island and the shore of the mainland. The Love River flows for 12km through downtown Kaohsiung and into the harbour.

With over 100 ships arriving every day, it is a real treat to see. From the top of the Tuntex Sky Tower you can see the whole harbour. Designed to look like the Chinese character "Kao" (as in Kaohsiung and meaning "tall"), with the Splendor Hotel at the top, it is Kaohsiung's tallest skyscraper, so the view is great. Kaohsiung is one of my favourite ports and I am proud that our green Ferryl drums are regularly delivered from this fantastic port.

Not only was the ship's speed "202", it was also the 2nd of February, which meant a double sighting of 202.

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Over 40 years ago I worked as a deck boy for the Johnson Line in Stockholm, going to South America. Next I wanted to be a deck officer apprentice on a ship in The Royal East Asia Company in the Broström Group in Gothenburg.

I took the train from Malmö to Gothenburg for an interview with Captain Eriksson. From his window you could see the shipyards and harbour. I looked out and saw the M/S Nihon lying in their shipyard. It was one of the first big container ships for worldwide trade, newly built in Sweden.

Capt. Eriksson asked me: "Do you want to work on that one?" "Yes,thank you, but later," I said. "Now I want the M/S Hokkaido, trading in the Mediterranean, through the Panama Canal and in the Far East." I got the job. It was a great ship, a great route and I was happy.

The port of Gothenburg has a long history in fishing, ship building, shipping, ship supply and trade. Gothenburg was my first port of call and it was here that Ferryl had their first substantial sales in the 1950s.

Whereas most greases' primary function is to lubricate, the needs on mooring wires are more complex, with adhesion and protection, as well as the environmental impact playing a major role. It is therefore not surprising that unless a grease is developed with this unique application in mind, it will fall short and not do the job.

When Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease was first developed several decades ago, it was ship wire ropes that were in the mind of the developers. It is this specialisation that leads to a very unique grease being developed that even challenges the conventions of grease manufacture, but offers a new level of adhesion and protection.

Modernised over the years to cater to today's shipping environment, Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease continues to be the only choice for many of the world's tanker owners and managers.

On a recent trip to the U.A.E., Ferryl met with one such company – the Abu Dhabi National Tanker Co. & National Gas Shipping Company Ltd (ADNATCO-NGSCO). Ferryl 202 Standard has been used fleet-wide for several years.

"Delivering the UAE's Energy to the World", the LNG fleet at ADNATCO-NGSCO transports natural gas from the Middle East to Japan and Asia. Ferryl products play an arguably small, but important part in ensuring that this is done in an efficient and safe way, by making sure that the LNG tankers' mooring wires are properly and safely protected.

Santos harbour is located on an island off the coast - a stunning location. To reach the port you first go straight ahead, as if you were going directly to the beautiful beach of Santos. But then you turn starboard to go around the island to reach the port of Santos, today located on both sides of the channel.

When I first came there on board the M/S Aconcagua Valley, a freezer ship loading coffee, Santos was the coffee port of the world. It still is, but today it is shipped in containers. 40 years later, arriving by container ship, the old magazines and coffee smell are gone.

An enormous container port has emerged to serve one of the fastest growing urban places in the world, Sao Paulo - a city that seems to have no end. Famous for its football team and Pele, Santos is truly a great place and the port is today famous for its spectacular location, size and efficiency.

This area is also a popular holiday destination with beautiful towns, harbours and beaches.

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The vessel Urho and sister vessel Sisu are two such icebreakers. These 105m-long vessels owned by Arctia Shipping are powerful, Finnish-built vessels in excellent condition.

Their condition is all the more remarkable when you hear that they were built almost 40 years ago. Urho is named after President Urho Kekkonen, who officially named the vessel in 1975.

Ferryl was honoured to visit the two sister ships in Helsinki in May. Chief Officer Timo Aaltonen showed Ferryl around the vessel Urho, together with Mr. Gustaf Wegelius of Finnparts Oy – Ferryl’s exclusive wholesaler and stockist in Finland.

As part of the tour, crew members showed their use of Ferryl Ferrycid Rustremover. A versatile product used for everything from removal of heavy rust to cement and limescale, Arctia Shipping use Ferrycid for a common application: removal of rust stains on painted surfaces. Effective and easy to use, Ferrycid saves them substantial time and money.

Ferryl is of course proud to play a small but important part in the excellent maintenance of these special vessels. 

The visit on board the Urho was made all the more special because it happened on the 7th of May - exactly 45 years to the day of the signing of Ferryl’s contract with Finnparts Oy.

In 1968 Ferryl signed a cooperation agreement with E. Wegelius – Gustaf Wegelius’ father. 45 years later Finnparts remain Ferryl’s exclusive wholesaler in Finland. What better place to celebrate a 45-year-long cooperation than on board a truly special vessel – the icebreaker Urho!

202 really is everywhere, including in Taiwan, where Ferryl is on stock with Takao Shipstores, based in the port of Kaohsiung.

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Ferryl 101 is a liquid product with an excellent ability to penetrate into the wire, preventing rust in the wire-core. Rust in the wire-core can otherwise lead to weakened wires, shorter wire lifespan or the very dangerous case of the wire snapping.

If left unprotected the inner parts of a wire can rust, causing it to deteriorate from the inside, even if coated with a quality grease on the surface. Water or moisture can be trapped in the centre of the wire causing rust of the inner strands not noticeable during visual inspection.

This can lead to a wire in seemingly perfect condition snapping because of wire core corrosion - a very dangerous situation for crew. This can be avoided by ensuring the wire core is given anticorrosive protection.

With a high level of special anticorrosive properties, lubricants and adhesive additives, Ferryl 101 Anticorrosive Oil provides exceptional lubrication and rust protection of the wire core.

The need to protect the wire core is nothing new to the shipping industry. Lubricator devices aim to force grease into the wire core using pressure. How successful such devices are is debatable and as many vessels are opting to not invest in costly equipment to lubricate wires, using a penetrating oil to ensure the wire core is protected is always a clear and fail-proof solution.

Ferryl 101 is very easy to apply. The oil is simply brushed or sprayed onto the wire. It then penetrates and coats all strands. For long-term outer protection and lubrication, Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease is then applied on top. The steel wire is then optimally equipped to withstand conditions at sea.

Importantly, Ferryl 101 Anticorrosive Oil is 100% compatible with Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease. This means that the two products are deliberately designed to be ideal for use together. Ferryl 101 can also be mixed with Ferryl 202 Standard to create a wire-rope coating with a viscosity in between that of Ferryl 202 Standard and Ferryl 101. Ferryl therefore lets you create the grease that is ideal for you.

17th-18th September, 2014.

QEII Conference Centre, London, U.K.

To read Ferryl Sales Ltd's Exhibitor Profile, visit: http://2014.impalondon.com/exhibitor/39/.

For more information about the exhibition, or to register as a visitor, please visit: http://2014.impalondon.com/register/.

One of the more recent additions to the Fuji ship supply network, the Hong Kong branch will become the latest addition to the Ferryl supply network, stocking Ferryl products as of July, 2014.

Ferryl products will now be widely available through Fuji worldwide, including in Singapore, Rotterdam, Dubai, on the East Coast of the U.S.A. from Baltimore, as well as throughout Japan and in Hong Kong.

Through their excellent relationship with Fuji in both Japan and Singapore, Ferryl was introduced to Mr. Peter Chan, General Manager of Fuji Marine Logistics in Hong Kong. With over 20 years experience in the marine industry in Hong Kong and with the Fuji Group, Mr. Chan is in charge of an excellent team at Fuji in Hong Kong.

A major hub port for South and South-East Asia, as well as an important gateway into mainland China, Hong Kong is one of the busiest ports in the world in terms of amount of cargo handled, number of vessels as well as passenger visitors. Ferryl is proud to be present in such an exciting port with Fuji.

Either way, the ship can basically continue straight ahead and you reach the small opening into Galveston Bay, offering safe anchorage. Galveston is located on the Gulf intra-coastal waterway along Galveston Island and the Texas coast.

Turning port you are in the harbour, in which you see all types of ships: supply ships, passenger vessels, car carriers, livestock carriers, container ships, bulk carriers – and oil rigs too and even a local fishing industry attracting beautiful pelicans!

Further into the bay you reach the inland port city of Houston. You go up the Buffalo Bayou, today part of the Houston Ship Channel, which has one of the world's greatest concentrations of industries, handling oil, natural gas, sulphur and lime. Originally a cotton port, oil was discovered in 1901 transforming Houston into a leading oil and petrochemical port.

From Galveston it is about 80km to Houston, so it is a fair distance to reach this inland port. In the city itself it is hard to understand that you are actually in a great and fantastic port city as the ships are hidden away amongst streets and coastal plains, with an elevation of only 12m above sea level.

It is not easy to fathom these ports, which are truly fantastic in location, structure and size and we with the Ferryl Anticorrosive Products are proud to be part of them.

The new camera system deployed by the IFCA utilises a "flying camera methodology", allowing study of sea-bed habitats and biological distribution in a non-destructive way.

The stainless steel frame is coated with Ferryl 401 Anticorrosive Transparent Coating, to protect against rust whilst maintaining the original colour of the steel. High strength, pressureresistant plastic tubes are used to control buoyancy of the apparatus. Coated with the yellow Ferryl 505 Anticorrosive Fluorescent Coating, these tubes make the apparatus visible underwater for improved safety.

Located off Lands End on the south-western tip of mainland England, The Isles of Scilly are a group of 200 granite islands and rocks, of which only five are inhabited.

What makes the islands so special is their designated status as a Conservation Area and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A marine haven, the islands are home to ancient monuments, wetland sites, and Special Protection Areas. The islands are famous for rare birds and wildlife, as well as sandbanks between islands making it possible to walk between islands at low tide.

The IFCA's high-tech camera system includes the camera itself with backlight compensation technology to give exceptional picture quality, a water-proof video-recording system, an underwater laser and software that calculates pressure, temperature, salinity and density.

Since Ferryl products are specially designed for the marine environment, they were an ideal choice for this special application. Ferryl is excited to be part of this special project on the Isles of Scilly.

Just Anti-Corrosive Vendors Limited, established by Mr. Steve Onumaegbu, has been formed to import, stock and supply Ferryl's Anticorrosive Products to international vessels calling West African ports as well as servicing the offshore oil and gas industry in the region.

The first shipment to Nigeria from Ferryl's factory and warehouses in Germany is now safely in Mr. Onumaegbu's care. As with all of Ferryl's agents, Just Anti-corrosive Vendors Ltd. was carefully chosen to represent Ferryl in Nigeria. Ferryl stands for high performance products but also for a high level of service, competence and care. These are values shared by Mr. Onumaegbu and his team.

By no means new to the industry, Mr. Onumaegbu has a wealth of experience in the maritime sector. Having worked in high positions in ship supply, logistics and offshore platform supply, he is able to meet the needs of his customers and overcome any difficulties of supply in the region. Apapa, the major port of the city of Lagos, is home to a major container terminal, whereas Ro-Ro facilities are found in the adjacent port of Tin Can Island.

Nigerian LNG vessels transporting gas from the region to destinations in Europe and East Asia are some of Ferryl's existing loyal customers. Managers of these vessels can now take supply of Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease, used for the vessels' mooring wires, from local stock in their home ports in Nigeria.

Why Ferryl?

The local offshore industry in Nigeria is ideally suited for Ferryl's products. Not only are offshore installations in the Niger Delta Region exposed to the marine environment, but the hot climate also puts high demands on products to perform.

In a technologically advanced industry where the smooth operation of equipment is crucial, Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease improves performance, safety and appearance. Downtime is expensive and wires need to operate reliably and safely.

Being specially designed for the marine environment, Ferryl 202 Standard is highly resistant to sea-water. Rubberised binders ensure excellent adhesion in bad weather. A high melting point ensures that the grease stays on the wire.

This reduces grease consumption, extends the lifetime of wires and equipment and reduces amount of lubricant lost into the environment.

Ferryl is excited to welcome Just Anti-Corrosive Vendors to the global team of Ferryl agents and is pleased to be able to offer their customers supply in new ports in Nigeria.

You reach the port extremely easily – basically straight in from the sea. Located on the south side of a broad bay, it is open to the Pacific Ocean. The city stands on the slopes of the coastal mountains, which end in the rocky peninsula Point Angelas. 40 years ago the docks were right in the city but today the container port is to the starboard side on a small peninsula.

The city is reached by funicular railway (or elevator) system that takes you to the lower and upper parts and homes. Just a few minutes walk from the docks, I took the train as a boy to the capital, Santiago de Chile, 140km away through the Andes Mountains.

Valparaíso is the commercial and industrial centre, and the port offers good shelter from southerly and westerly winds, whilst remaining open to the north. Arriving there again recently it remains a port of my dreams. Chile is an amazing country, with the driest deserts on earth, glaciers, fjords, semi-tropical areas as well as volcanoes and the Andes mountains.

Shipping companies today are not necessarily just following mandatory rules and regulations, but implementing company policies of high safety standards. Such practices make sense – not just from an ethical or humanitarian perspective, but also from a business perspective, as accidents take time and resources away from primary objectives.

When it comes to deck maintenance, a well maintained deck will inherently provide a safer environment. Overlooking what grease is being used on deck can be a costly and dangerous mistake. A poor choice of product can cause multiple safety concerns. Ferryl offers products with a high level of performance. By optimising performance, the safety on-board can also be optimised.

Greases not able to withstand tough marine conditions will not stay long on equipment. Poor adhesion of greases means they end up on deck or in the sea. Even if oils and greases are environmentally friendly, they should not end up in the sea in the first place.

Oil and grease on deck causes safety hazards that can lead to tripping and accidents – and accidents at sea are costly and complicated.

Equipment not properly greased has a higher chance of failing, which can lead to very dangerous situations like wires snapping or lashing material failing. In the offshore industry, downtime from such equipment failures quickly translates into significant losses.

So why risk it? The choice to buy simple, inferior products is often made in an effort to save money at the bottom line, but in today's world where safety needs come first, can you afford to take risks? Buy Ferryl and keep your ship safe.

In September, Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto completed the Berlin marathon faster than any human being has ever run the 42km race. His time: 2 hours and 2 minutes! 2:02!

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With the original objective of providing Cyprus-based ship-owners and ship-management companies with an informed, local contact, Ferryl is pleased to report on the success of this set-up.

A February visit to Cyprus by Ferryl led to many promising meetings with local clients and revealed future growth areas.

Mr. Chris Savvides, son of IMS's founder George Savvides, is the primary contact person for Cyprus-based customers of Ferryl. With many years of  experience in the shipping industry, including on the purchasing side, Chris not only understands the purchaser's needs and concerns, but has also diligently learned about the Ferryl range. Chris serves as an informed and friendly contact as IMS give local companies a stable ordering system and consistent, reliable service, as evidenced by their ISO 9001:2008 accreditation.

Of course, Cypriot companies benefit from Ferryl's established supply network, covering major ports worldwide. Even though Ferryl focuses on specialised and high quality products for niche areas, they are widely available through an ever-increasing distribution network.

IMS is now looking at expanding their presence in Cyprus through the placement of a local stock in Limassol. Through this local stock IMS intend to cater to the local shipping market as well as industrial customers.

Come and celebrate Ferryl's 60th anniversary with us!

9th-10th September, 2015.

QEII Conference Centre, London, U.K.

For more information about the exhibition, or to register as a visitor, please visit: http://impalondon.com/exhibition.

Ferryl Rustoil Penetrating Oil is the best treatment for wires that are not in optimal condition. Part of Ferryl's range since the early days, Ferryl Rustoil has seen regular improvements and re-formulations over the years and is today as popular as ever.

So how does the product work? Because of its low viscosity, Ferryl Rustoil easily penetrates into the wire core when poured, swabbed or sprayed onto the wire. The product loosens rust and old grease/oil whilst removing and displacing any moisture on or in the wire. This prevents future corrosion of the wire and reduces the risk of encapsulating moisture. Ferryl Rustoil leaves behind a thin, rust-protective and lubricating coating to protect the wire from future damage and wear. After pre-treatment with Ferryl Rustoil, the wire can be coated with Ferryl's wire-rope greases, such as Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease.

Using Ferryl Rustoil also improves safety on board. A rusty wire can break, causing serious damage to cargo, equipment and crew. Because safety is so important, it makes sense to invest the minimal cost and time needed to apply Ferryl Rustoil. Ideal as a multi-purpose lubricant, Ferryl Rustoil is also often used to loosen rusted nuts and bolts or to lubricate chains and hinges.

Packaging That Meets Needs

A quick glance at early packaging of Ferryl Rustoil reveals major developments over the years. From a canister with small volume, the product is today supplied in a clean, easy-to-handle 10L drum, with Ferryl's iconic green colour. Why the drastic change?

The point is to meet consumer needs and to ensure that Ferryl Rustoil fits perfectly into Ferryl's range. The major application is not screws or bolts (even though it is highly effective for this also!) but wire-rope treatment.

A 10L drum is the best size of packaging to make Ferryl Rustoil ideally suited for this primary application area of wire-rope pre-treatment.

Safety on board is a major issue today and many ships need to avoid aerosol containers. And yet, many products are still supplied as aerosols, and often with spray apparatus. Ferryl's 10L drum is not only safer and hassle-free, but also more economical. Packaging is of high quality but also nothing more than needed.

The benefits of cost-effective packaging are passed on to customers in the form of a great price. Ferryl Rustoil is easily transferred to spraying apparatus on board as needed. This makes Ferryl Rustoil the ideal product to be used as part of Ferryl's wire-treatment program.

Now a global organisation with manufacturing in Germany and sales conducted from the Isle of Man, Ferryl supplies specialty anticorrosive products to ships around the world. It all started six decades ago in Malmö, in southern Sweden.

So why Sweden? And what does Ferryl's Swedish heritage mean for the company today?

Sweden may be known for blonde people, skiing and meatballs, but Sweden also has a strong history of innovative, high quality products and technology, as well as a reputation for an ethical and open-minded perspective.

In the 1950s and '60s shipping was an important part of Sweden's economy, with some of the largest ships in the world being built there. Ferryl's founder, Sten-Eskil, saw that rust-protection in the shipping industry was poor and saw a need for quality, specialised products.

The Ferryl brand was born and the first green Ferryl drums were produced. With a sales office in the southern city of Malmö and a production facility in nearby Staffanstorp, Ferryl first grew in Sweden and then internationally.

Today, celebrating 60 years, Ferryl is a family company in the 3rd generation. Though global in scope, Ferryl stays true to the vision of the Swedish founder through continued high quality, specialisation and open-minded, friendly service to customers worldwide.

This is a beautiful and ancient strait and both islands are clearly visible. From here you go straight towards the mainland of Italy through the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The port of Civitavecchia, meaning "ancient town," is a very old port, founded in the 2nd century by the emperor Trojan. Parts of the old port are still visible in the centre of the modern port today. Civitavecchia is only 80km from Rome. Situated on the famous seven hills at the Tibur River and surrounding the Vatican City, Rome is the logical destination for the many cruise passengers calling Civitavecchia.

The port is not a natural port, but formed of two piers – one in the south and one going in a northerly direction – and a breakwater. This way an opening into the port is created to the north. Slowly you turn starboard in order to finally enter this great port.

Although perhaps not as well-known as other great ports of Italy like Genoa, Livorno, Naples or Venice, Civitavecchia has everything: big cruise liners, ferry boats for Sicily, fast ferries for Sardinia and all other types of ships.

Ferryl is proud to count ship-owners in this area as loyal Ferryl customers. Today Civitavecchia is a major multi-purpose port, but also a truly special and great historical port.

Ferryl products have been stocked in nearby Helsinki for decades for supply in all Finnish ports.

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Over 70 members of IMarEST and the Dubai maritime community attended the seminar held by Ferryl in downtown Bur Dubai.

Following a presentation by Ferryl representatives, lively discussion on the topic followed in a question-and-answer session as well as later over dinner and drinks.

The main purpose of the meeting was to look at why deck applications at sea require specialised products to obtain optimal results with regards to function, safety and appearance on board. The special, harsh conditions at sea mean that wire-rope greases need to be designed for use in this area, something that Ferryl greases offer.

As evidenced by the high turnout to the event and the long and active discussions that followed, it was a pleasant and informative evening for all who attended. As stated by Nikeel Idnani, Honorary Secretary of the IMarEST U.A.E. branch: "With numerous questions and comments it was evident that the audience was very appreciative of the information [including] measures which leads to increased safety, reliability, reduced frequency of repairs, downtime and preservation of asset value."

Often unsuitable products are used on deck, such as products actually designed for industrial applications or closed systems (such as in engine rooms), or products that are too conventional, thus failing to meet the requirements of a wire-rope grease at sea.

Ferryl greases can instead reduce grease consumption as well as the risk of incidents or damage, by offering a high melting point, lubrication, rust protection, penetration and adhesion. Ferryl urged all those attending to really look at what alternatives are available and what solutions Ferryl can offer. Instead of assuming the current situation is as good as it gets, buying specialised products can be both more efficient and more cost-effective.

Ferryl would like to thank the U.A.E. branch of IMarEST, and in particular Honorary Secretary Mr. Nikeel Idnani, for their support of Ferryl and the furthering of industry awareness. Ferryl is also very grateful to the entire team of Middle East Fuji, in particular Capt. Peter Machado, for their kind assistance in arranging such a successful event.

For more information about the event, please see the IMarEST website: http://imarest.org/local-communities/middle-east-africa/uae/item/1796-imarest-uae-ferryl-host-technical-meeting

The Ferryl name and Ferryl's '202' have both been around a long time: our founder even had '202' on the number plate of his car in the 1950s!

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Isle of Man, or Ellan Vannin in the local Manx language, is one of the oldest nations on earth, situated in the Irish Sea roughly equidistant between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. This location is key to its independence and own soul.

Douglas, the capital of Isle of Man, lies in a valley formed by the rivers Dhoo (meaning 'dark' in Manx) and Glas (meaning 'light'), on the island's east coast. Douglas harbour lies at the mouth of the two rivers. A beautiful port to arrive to, at night-time all the lights from the city and the Douglas Promenade can be seen as you enter Douglas Bay, before turning port into the mouth of the rivers Dhoo and Glas.

Ramsey, in the north-eastern plains behind the central mountains, reflects the island's Viking past, with several Viking invasions of the town since the 11th century. Snaefell, the island's highest mountain at 1620m, still has a Scandinavian name dating back to the Vikings, meaning 'snow' and 'mountain'. Today Ramsey harbour is busy with fishing, leisure and freight vessels.

In the south lies Ferryl's home port, Port St. Mary, beloved by many for its beautiful bay. The port is quite special as the bay itself forms the port with a long breakwater sheltering it from the Irish Sea. Port St. Mary is also the queenie port of the world, with the annual queenie festival a big occasion. A scallop found in the Irish Sea, queenies, like our Ferryl products, are sold worldwide.

These three ports bring to mind all the smaller ports of the world and how special they are. Ports are like human beings – similar but all still unique. As an island nation, the sea-link and harbours are vital to the country of Isle of Man. Douglas, Ramsey and Port St. Mary – all beautiful ports and we are proud to call them home.

In 1955 Ferryl came into being because of a lack.

The founder of Ferryl saw that there were no products on the market that were specially designed to fight the issues of corrosion at sea. 

Ferryl worked hard to develop products to meet these unmet needs. A tradition of superior performance and high quality was established.

Fundamentally, the reason to buy Ferryl was, and still is, that a green Ferryl drum offers an excellent product that will outperform alternatives, improve efficiency and save you, the customer, money.

Present:

As Ferryl celebrates 60 years, it is undeniable that today the brand name alone stands for something. It is a name that can be trusted. In today's globalised world where customers are overwhelmed with choices and options, a brand name that can be trusted is rare. This trust is what Ferryl has built up over 60 years.

Ferryl is different. We are, like when we were founded, still a family company. We still produce everything ourselves to ensure strict quality control. We still care about every green Ferryl drum that is produced and delivered out. We are still specialised and focussed on what we do: specialty anticorrosive products for deck applications at sea. After 60 years, 'Ferryl' stands for something. 'Ferryl' can be trusted.

Future:

As Ferryl wraps up a successful and exciting 60th year, it is time to look towards the future. What does Ferryl offer customers worldwide? Why buy Ferryl?

The critical point is that Ferryl offers the best of both worlds: an excellent product coupled with a trusted brand name. It is not enough to say "buy Ferryl because it is Ferryl". No - the product must meet a need. It must solve a problem. It must improve function, safety and appearance all at the same time.

But after 60 years, you can trust the Ferryl name. What does this mean? It means consistency. The first green Ferryl drum opened will definitely do the job very well. But so will the 2nd, the 3rd, the 100th and the 1000th drum. This is what Ferryl can do for you. This is why you should buy Ferryl.

After three weeks in Rotterdam loading I was happy to go. I had been onboard for 8 months and was eager to complete my round-the-world trip with Columbialand. A long sea voyage lay ahead of me and the only port of call along the way was one day in Dakar, Senegal, taking bunker. It was one of the best days of my life.

We had a great approach to this beautiful port. I came from the North and rounded Cape Verde, Africa's most westerly point. I went into the natural harbour protected by limestone cliffs, serving as a system of breakwaters. Dakar was the gateway to West Africa, the port being founded in 1857 for the export of peanuts.

Today it is a modern port that I had the pleasure to visit with my son, Markus. It had obviously changed but much remained the same.

In 1974 at the age of 22 I took the day off and was very happy. I walked for about 10 hours, from morning to evening. I only had to be careful not to get lost, so that I would get back onboard in time! What a fantastic and vibrant port!

Delivered in 2009, this is a compact, powerful and versatile AHTS vessel.

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SIMPSA have their head office and Ferryl stock in Manzanillo in the state of Colima, on the west coast of Mexico.

Mexico's busiest port and home to the Mexican navy's Pacific Naval Force, Manzanillo handles cargo for Mexico City and is seen as Mexico's primary port. SIMPSA therefore have a prime location to service Manzanillo port, but can supply Ferryl to other Mexican ports as well.

In addition to the Ferryl products, SIMPSA provide integrated port services including mooring and pilot assistance, barge services, water and provision services, oil spill management and specialty products for ships.

This is the first time Ferryl has been stocked in Mexico. Ferryl is very happy to work with the passionate, enthusiastic and friendly team at SIMPSA. Ferryl and SIMPSA plan to expand the stock in Mexico in the near future.

Itec have been active in the anticorrosion business since 2000 and have this year added the Ferryl Anticorrosive Products to their range in order to provide their customers a more complete rust protection and maintenance package.

France boasts some 3400km of coastline, major ports such as Le Havre and Marseille, as well as world-renowned ship owners.

Marc Bienvenu, Sales Manager at Itec, is working with his sales team to introduce Ferryl to customers, ship owners, as well as ports and handling companies throughout the country. Marc reports back that the feedback from clients thus far has been very positive, stating "we strongly believe that there is a lot to achieve on this market".

Ferryl is looking forward to expanding service to Ferryl customers throughout France with Itec.

With Shanghai Hissen Marine Engineering Co., Ferryl aims to meet this need throughout China. In their Shanghai warehouse, Hissen now keep a full stock of Ferryl products.

With multiple offices, from Xian to Shanghai to Hong Kong, Hissen offer consistent supply and service of marine equipment, including diesel engines, propulsion systems, boilers and cranes. In April Ferryl visited Hissen to meet new customers. With an expanded, deep understanding of the benefits of Ferryl's range of specialty greases, oils and coatings, Hissen's team can now reliably assist customers to offer the best Ferryl solution for them.

Technical Presentation in Shanghai

On the 9th of April Ferryl held a technical presentation at the Ramada Pudong Hotel, in Shanghai, China. Representatives from various sectors of the maritime industry attended the event, including ship-owners and managers, ship building and service providers.

It was an exciting program arranged by Hissen, including a presentation by Ferryl, videos, interactive product demonstrations, a large raffle prize draw with extravagant gifts, and lastly a lavish buffet dinner.

The presentation gave Chinese customers a chance to get to know Ferryl and the Ferryl Anticorrosive Products. Ferryl experts answered specific customer application questions. Guests had a first hand experience of the benefits provided by Ferryl's quality products.

Ferryl was delighted to meet so many people in the industry and would like to thank Hissen for arranging such an exciting event for all!

Thank you to everyone who came by our stand - it was great to see you all!

Based in Athens, Oceantech will serve as the first point of contact for all Greek ship-owners and customers, for supply worldwide and through their stock in Piraeus.

A young company founded in 2012, Oceantech nevertheless boasts an impressive team with extensive shipping and technical experience. Technical Director Anastasios Mylonas manages a hard-working and knowledgeable team of people who take great pride in their work.

Sales Manager Konstantinos Mantoudis has enthusiastically absorbed knowledge about the Ferryl products and their benefits, helped by his experience working at sea on all kinds of vessels. In November, Ferryl was happy to visit Oceantech in Athens to educate the team and introduce the Ferryl brand to many Greek ship-owners.

Ferryl has much to offer in this market where companies frequently resort to basic products ill-equipped to satisfy the demands on products used at sea.

With their slogan "we balance price and quality", Ferryl is an excellent fit in Oceantech's offerings, which includes technical consultancy, spare parts and project management.

This is the case for Marcin Białozorczyk, Managing Director of Baltic Star Ship Supply, Ferryl's agent in Poland!

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Incheon is to Seoul what Long Beach is to L.A., Yokohama is to Tokyo, or Fremantle is to Perth. I find it fascinating to make comparisons and linkages between ports around the world.

Approaching the port, I made an interesting connection between Incheon and Stockholm, Sweden! As when approaching Stockholm, to reach Incheon port you navigate through islands. Korea and Sweden are more than 12,000 km apart, and yet the ports of Stockholm and Incheon are both on peninsulas connected to the same landmass.

These ports are independent but also connected.

Inside Incheon harbour, you turn starboard or port depending on vessel type. Catering to all kinds of ships, Incheon port is today South Korea's second largest port after Busan and is focused on passenger and container vessels.

This fantastic port is a reflection of what South Korea is – modern and international.

In the autumn of 2016 this included Ferryl stands at two exhibitions:

- The China (Tianjin) Offshore Engineering and Port Machinery Exhibition

- The China (Qingdao) Ocean Science and Technology Exhibition

Hissen's Managing Director, Mr. Junxi Duan, reported strong interest in Ferryl 103 Anticorrosive Drying Oil from equipment manufacturers looking for an effective way to protect parts from rusting during storage and transport.

It is an exciting time for Ferryl in China!

Inland ports are located on rivers, or by lakes that are connected by rivers or canals. Long before major hubs like Rotterdam, Singapore or Shanghai were constructed, these inland ports were where shipping really started.

Small boats were used to transport goods from one place to another, first on rivers and later on canals built to connect them. Some of these very old inland ports are still active and have grown to be large and modern.

What's An Inland Port?

So how do you define an inland port? Well, crucially, the port must be located on an inland waterway (a river, lake or canal). This means that continents that have fewer rivers and lakes naturally also have fewer inland ports. (An example would be Australia, although the inland port of Echuca near Victoria thrived in the 19th Century.)

This also means that there are also sea-ports that are partially inland, like Hamburg on the River Elbe or Antwerp, because an inland port can still be connected to the ocean as well, according to official definitions.

But, ultimately, for me a real inland port is when the water is no longer salt and the coast is far away! Regardless how you specifically define what an inland port is, in this series I will present what I think are the most fantastic inland ports in the world. Join me in this discovery!

1. Duisburg, Germany

Where is best to start? Well, they say the biggest inland port is Duisburg, Germany, and I tend to agree. Flourishing in the 19th century, the port has come a long way since the simple canal boats that were at first drawn by horses or men along the shore.

Today Duisburg is an iron and steel centre in Germany. Located in Rhineland-Westphalia and sitting at the junction of the rivers Rhine and Ruhr, Duisburg port has an area of 1,400 hectares and boasts excellent connections from the port to highways and rail lines.

With 130 cranes in operation, the port handles approximately 20,000 ships carrying 130 million tonnes of cargo per year. This is a significant portion of the roughly 450 million tonnes of cargo transported annually on inland waterways in Germany, making Duisburg an important inland port.

Duisburg's inner harbour is today completely renovated and developed. If you want to explore the harbour you can do so on the ship MS Gerhard Mercator, named after the famous cartographer who produced the world's first atlas in 1595, as well as the first world maps designed to be used for sailing navigation. Mercator is one of Duisburg's most famous past residents – he is buried in the St. Salvatore Church with a memorial in his honour.

Another good way to explore Duisburg port is from its bridges that cross the Rhine and Ruhr river, such as the Kiffward, Berliner, Karl-Lehr, or Friedrich Ebert bridges.

With Duisburg connected to the North Sea and Ferryl Deutschland GmbH factory and warehouses located in the south of Germany, containers of Ferryl goods are often shipped along Germany's inland waterways, on the way north to ports like Rotterdam.

With such a long history in shipping, Duisburg is a fantastic port. As I like to say: ports are like humans – all different. They are somewhat similar, but never the same!

Inland Ports: A New Exclusive Online Series

Every time Ferryl News goes to print I will present a new port in this series, so check back regularly! I will cover ports from around the world.

If you have any comments or questions, get in touch - I would love to hear from you. Do you know an important inland port that you think I should write about? Let me know. You can get in touch through the Contact tab at the top of the page.

With over 90 buyers attending the "Meet The Buyer" event, Ferryl was pleased to meet with many superintendents, purchasers and technical officers from around the world.

What was clear from the meetings at the event is that many companies that are not using Ferryl are experiencing issues with wire rope maintenance – and they were keen to speak to Ferryl about it.

Companies not using Ferryl voiced widespread concerns with their existing grease suppliers: wires rusting, wires snapping suddenly, grease needing frequent reapplication, wires needing frequent replacing. Importantly, even branded greases promising good quality were creating issues.

What is clear is that the shipping industry still puts up with subpar greases on their ships. There remains a widespread belief that this bad situation is as good as it gets.

With wire rope lubrication products provided by oil majors, most greases used are quite simply too simple. Conventional grease manufacture is not enough for exposed deck applications. The result: greases that do not stay where they are supposed to stay and rarely offer any rust protection beyond simply acting as a barrier between the wire and saltwater.

A major issue is that too much grease is being washed off, and it is washed off far too easily. Ferryl met companies at MTB who spoke of annual fleet-wide grease usage that can easily be reduced by 20-30% by switching to Ferryl grease. This shows how much grease is wasted, being far too easily washed off into the sea.

Not only is Ferryl's wire-rope grease designed in a completely different way such that it actively protects against corrosion, it also has a distinctly different texture. This gives Ferryl 202 Standard a stickiness that means that the grease stays on crane wires and mooring wires.

But the concern here is not just saving money by using less grease – safety at sea has to remain a priority. When a wire snaps, it is a dangerous situation, and really companies cannot afford to risk coating wires with grease that merely masks the rust building in the wire core.

Ferryl would like to thank the organisers of the MTB event in Bali and would also like to thank all the companies that they met. It is exciting to see what an improvement Ferryl can make to companies worldwide, in terms of function, money saved, and improved safety.

2. Manaus, Brazil

Which is the ultimate inland port? Well, in my mind the answer is easy: Manaus, Brazil.

To reach Manaus you have to go up the Amazon River - the largest river in the world in terms of volume and area. From the Atlantic coast, even big ships can easily navigate the 1450km inland to reach Manaus. 

The River Nile may be longer than the Amazon, but it can't take ships anywhere near as big as the Amazon can. With its source in the Peruvian Andes, the Amazon flows for 6400km. 20% of the water that runs on earth's surface is carried by the Amazon and 175,000 cubic metres per second are discharged into the Atlantic. This discharge is so great that it turns the salty water of the Atlantic into brackish water – even 150km offshore.

The delta system created by the river does not have towns and people along the river in the same way as the Rhein, Yangzte, Mississippi, Ganges or the Nile, but the formation is similar. As such, you can see from the Amazon how these deltas can lead to big cities like Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Alexandria, New Orleans, and so on.

Approaching the Amazon river delta, you pass by a bigger island that has formed in the delta, named Ilha Cavanna de Fora. There you see a lot of cattle. How did they get there? Quite a long time ago a ship sank close by and the cattle swam ashore. They survived and liked the island, and so beautiful cattle with horns now live there.

Going further in on the river you pass great places like Macapa, Santarem, and Parintins, as well as other rivers going into the Amazon. My favourite is Rio Tapajas – a big river with many small sandy islands where you can spend the day, watching the river float by and swimming in the warm water.

Though not actually situated on the Amazon, you turn starboard into the river Negro and after 18km you reach Manaus.

The first settlement in Manaus was in 1669. The name of the city comes from an Indian river tribe called the Manaos; in 1939 the spelling was changed to Manaus. The city itself overlooks the river. In 1902 floating wharves were built to allow for the annual 12m rise and fall of the river. From 1890 to 1920 the rubber boom caused the city to develop and a now famous opera house was built in 1892 in this rainforest city. It is a great feeling to stand outside the opera house in this great inland port!

Today principal exports from Manaus are rubber, brazil nuts, rosewood and coffee. Many industries are represented here, including breweries, ship building, soap manufacturing, chemicals, and petroleum refining of oil transported from Peru.

This is the heart of the amazon rainforest. When you are almost in the centre of South America it is funny to look at the navigation chart. You think you can't possibly be that far inland on a big ship, but that is the thing with this inland port - you can!

Asia has tigers and Africa has lions, but if you want to see jaguars then you can see them in this truly special inland port of Manaus, Brazil!

Inland Ports: An Exclusive Online Series

Every time Ferryl News goes to print I will present a new port in this series, so check back regularly! I will cover ports from around the world.

If you have any comments or questions, get in touch - I would love to hear from you. Do you know an important inland port that you think I should write about? Let me know. You can get in touch through the Contact tab at the top of the page.

First, standing at the Eurotunnel in the U.K., the distance remaining to his hotel was 202 km. Arriving in France, he drove down road number 202. Then, when finally at the hotel, he was given room number 202!

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To leave the Atlantic and go into the Indian Ocean, you round the Cape of Good Hope only 50km from the port of Cape Town.

It is not a natural harbor, but is made up from breakwaters that create three main harbours in a bay protected naturally to the south. It is an interesting approach as you circle the harbours – going port into container ports, straight into oil, bulk, tanker and cruise ports, and starboard into fishing ports.

The port has come a long way since Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company first constructed a jetty there in 1654. From here vessels bound for the East Indies were supplied with victuals.

Shipping losses after violent storms motivated the construction of breakwaters – construction of the Victoria and Alfred Basins began in 1860. By 1890 the breakwaters and piers had been extensively extended. In 1938-45 dredging took place to create the Ben Schoeman Dock for larger vessels, where the current container terminal lies.

As the green Ferryl drums have been delivered through ship supply since 1955, a port founded on ship supply is special to us!

40 years ago I stood alone at the Cape of Good Hope. Today you find it is a big tourist attraction. A lot has changed, but the Cape area remains a very special place.

One of the newest members of the Ferryl team, Oceantech are busy introducing the Ferryl products to Greek ship owners and managers.

Several tests of Ferryl products have had excellent results, such as below trial of Ferryl Ferrycid Rustremover. The before and after pictures below really speak for themselves.

Applied by brush to a Cummins engine cylinder head block, Ferryl Ferrycid was left to react. The rust that covered the entire block was removed, transforming the block, which was in an unusable condition before.

These results are dramatic, but the application is kept as uncomplicated as possible, making the product easy to use.

Armed with excellent products and technical service know-how, Oceantech are able to assist local customers with product application, to ensure the desired result is achieved. In this case, as in most cases, the result and improvement is undeniable!

This is the goal - to combine great products with great service to get great results.

Dates: 11th-13th September, 2017.

Location: AMBEREXPO Exhibition and Convention Centre in Gdansk, Poland.

We are exhibiting with our exclusive Polish agent, Baltic Star Ship Supply & Technical Support.

For more information about the exhibition, or to register as a visitor, please visit: http://www.baltexpo.ztw.pl/en/about_baltexpo.

Now it is time to present the inland port with the most special location – Volgograd, on the river Volga. The location is fantastic. You can reach this port from the north or from the south on the river Volga. Join me on the trip! Both routes are great. Both are best started in the Atlantic.

For the first route, we travel through the English Channel and the North Sea into the Baltic Gulf of Finland, and onwards to St. Petersburg. From here we go into the river Neva, on the big lakes of Ladoga and Onega and then into the northern part of the Volga.

The Volga is a very long river. At 3,692 km, it is the longest in Europe. It is also Europe's largest river in terms of discharge and watershed. The source is in the north arctic region of Russia, not far from where we are now, on our journey south to Volgograd. The river flows through central Russia, down to Volgograd and the Caspian Sea. 

At Astrakhan it has its delta, where the famous caviar can be bought. On our way down to Volgograd, we pass through famous Russian cities like Rybinsk, Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Ulyanovsk, Saratov and Kamyshin.

The Volga has a symbolic meaning in Russian culture and folklore and is often referred to as the mother river. I know that rivers are the source of human life and the river Volga floes steady and safe like the best mother you can imagine. A great river has great tributaries, like children. The Volga has the rivers Kama, Oka, Vetluga and Sura. The cold climate makes it freeze for most of it length for about 3 months per year – life is not easy for a river mother, either!

The second way to reach Volgograd is just as fantastic. Going through the Gibraltar Strait into the Mediterranean Sea towards the Greek islands, you go through the Marmara Sea and through the Bosporus Strait into the Black Sea. From here you enter the Sea of Azov through the narrow Kerch Strait towards Rostov, in the gulf of Taganrog.

Here you see many ships from Taganrog – a great place. From Rostov, we continue on the river Don towards the Volga, but just before the Volga the Don turns north. We reach the Volga and Volgograd through the Don-Volga canal. Volgograd is just to the port side when we come out. We have arrived again to Volgograd. What a port and what a location!

Volgograd is one of the largest cities in southern Russia. The city was first known as Tsaritsyn from 1589 to 1925, then as Stalingrad from 1925 to 1961 and finally as Volgograd since 1961. Today it is named after the Volga river that flows through the city.

The city has a very difficult history. Almost completely destroyed in World War 2, it has been rebuilt into a modern city. Today it is a major industrial, transport and cultural center. Industries in the city include shipbuilding, oil refining, chemical, and car manufacturing. The main cargo transported on the Volga is oil and grain. The city has 1 million residents, spread along 90 km of the banks of the Volga river.

Volgograd became famous for the battle of Stalingrad in WW2. This fierce battle in 1942 between the Germans and the Soviets saw the Germans bomb the city and gain about 90% of it before the Soviets fought back and took it back. Today some places are still in ruins in remembrance of these difficult times. At the time, a population of Germans were living along the Volga, engaged in industries like brewing and manufacturing of various goods. Where could they go? Not west, so they went east into Kazakhstan. Still today these minorities can be seen living there, keeping their language and traditions.

To commemorate the resistance, Volgograd was given the name of 'hero city'. A memorial was built on the highest point of the city at Mamayev Kurgan. In 1967, a statue was erected here called  'The Motherland Calls'. At 85 meters, it is the tallest statue in Europe and the largest statue of a woman in the world. What a great thing to have at the mother river of Volga!

I have seen many famous sights – the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate bridge, the Colosseum, the Pyramids, Christ the Redeemer in Rio, the four presidents at Mount Rushmore, the Sydney Opera House, and so on. But, the statue 'The Motherland Calls' in Volgograd is a best kept secret in this range of sites. It is a very special place to visit, going up the hill from the banks of the Volga.

The approach to Volgograd is second to none. It is a great place and a fantastic inland port.

Photo credits: CC BY-SA 2.0 - Alexxx Malev / CC BY-ND 2.0 - www.bbmexplorer / CC BY-SA 2.0 - Michael Clarke

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Today, Mina Rashid still operates, but Jebel Ali is Dubai's major port. The 9th biggest port in the world, it has over one million square meters of container yard space. It is also the world's largest man-made harbour. Expansion plans aim to make it the world's largest port, which is quite a fantastic achievement for a country that became independent as recently as 1971.

With a population of 9.4 million, the U.A.E. has a land area of 83,600km2. The 7 emirates – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Umm al-Qaiwain, and Ras al-Khaimah – have many ports, including major ports of the world.

In Abu Dhabi, Mina Zayed handles general cargo, Ro-Ro and cruise ships, and Khalifa port handles all container traffic. Sharjah emirate has two main ports: Mina Khalid is the only natural deep sea port in the U.A.E. and in the region and Khor Fakkan is Sharjah's container port.

The U.A.E. is a fantastic country and we are proud to be part of it. It is special every time a Ferryl drum is delivered in the U.A.E.!

With both technical knowledge and shipping experience, Marcin is excellently equipped to help customers in Poland to find the ideal Ferryl product to improve their vessel.

Of particular interest was Ferryl 202 Aluminium Anticorrosive Grease for lashing equipment. With many container vessels and ro-ro ships operating in the region, with limited time in port, lashings need to work. With a thin, paint-like coverage and excellent sea-water resistance, Ferryl 202 Aluminium ensures easy opening and closing of lashings. Shortly after the exhibition, Marcin supplied Ferryl 202 Aluminium and other products to the Ro-Ro vessel Stena Baltica, upon her call to Gdansk port.

The Ferryl samples case let Baltexpo visitors get hands on with Ferryl products, to see for themselves how Ferryl products differ from other products on the market. Visitors could touch samples of all products as well as see products applied to equipment.

Ferryl would like to say thank you to all Baltexpo visitors for a great event!

Baltmarine offer supply and sales service of Ferryl products in all ports in Lithuania and Latvia, including Klaipeda, Ventspils, Riga and Liepaja.

Established in 2004, Baltmarine's headquarters lie in Klaipeda – a major port city in Lithuania, situated on the Baltic Sea coast and one of few ice-free ports in Northern Europe. With container, bulk freight, ferry and cruise traffic, it is Lithuania's largest port.

In October, Ferryl was pleased to visit the Baltmarine teams both in Klaipeda and in Riga. Having met with the entire team, Ferryl can now ensure the Baltmarine team is well informed about Ferryl products. After product demonstration meetings at Baltmarine's offices, Ferryl met with several clients in the region with Baltmarine Director, Mr. Raimondas Strašinskas, and Manager of the Riga office, Ms. Elena Romanova.

Using Ferryl's product samples case, Ferryl could show clients samples of all products so they could see the benefits from using Ferryl as well as understand the application areas themselves.

The main advantage of Ferryl's sample case is that customers get to see the products. One might think that grease is just grease but when it comes to Ferryl, you can really see the difference.

Given the chance to touch samples, the special properties of the greases become clear. You see the rubberized binders that ensure excellent adhesion of Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease to wires, or the thin but resistant layer created by Ferryl 202 Aluminium Anticorrosive Grease, applied on lashings.

Director Rubens Carvalhaes de Paiva Neto contacted Ferryl earlier this year, having received multiple enquiries for Ferryl products. Stock is now available from Presserv Brazil's warehouse in Santa Lucia, Brazil.

Importantly, Presserv Brazil is not just a supply company, but a service company. Founded in 2010, the company specializes in anticorrosion products and preservation services for the shipping, oil and gas industries. They are also specialized in rig maintenance and subsea services. With representatives throughout Brazil, they offer excellent coverage in the Brazilian market.

Ferryl products fit perfectly into Presserv Brazil's range, given Ferryl's focus on anticorrosive products for the marine environment. Ferryl are excited to enter this brand-new market and to offer customers supply in Brazil.

The Georgios Averof is an armoured cruiser built in Italy for the Greek Navy early in the 20th century. Launched in 1910, she is today the only ship of this type still in existence. Serving as the Greek flagship for many decades, the Georgios Averof served successfully during the Balkan Wars, World War 1 and World War 2. The Averof was also the only armoured cruiser to serve in both world wars in her original state.

The ship is an important ship for Greece as a monument of Greek history. Significantly, even when Greece was occupied by the Nazis, the Averof never lowered the Greek flag.

Ferryl supplied both Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease and Ferryl Ferrycid Rustremover to the Averof, in order to support the maintenance of this vital part of Greek history.

Today the Averof is an important museum ship in Greece. As such, Ferryl products are perfect to use to ensure the ship is kept in great condition. Ferryl 202 Standard has been used on the ships wires, armoured doors, hatches and moving parts. Ferryl Ferrycid has been supplied for deck maintenance to remove any rust, including from painted surfaces.

As Ferryl's exclusive agent in Greece, Oceantech have the technical expertise to introduce Ferryl to diverse new Greek companies. The Georgios Averof was one special new user of Ferryl products!

Both Ferryl and Oceantech were happy to contribute to this historical ship, giving people the opportunity to experience a ship from the past that has played a role in such major historical events.

The lake has a shoreline of 273km and is 63km long and 14km wide. Even though the lake is seen by many to be the source of the River Rhine (much like Lake Victoria is seen as the source of the Nile River), many claim the true source is the river that flows into it.

The outflow of the river Rhine forms the German-Swiss border as it flows west, until it reaches Basel. From Basel it flows north through other great inland ports like Strasbourg, Mannheim, Cologne and Duisburg. Altogether the Rhine is 1,230km long, and enters the North Sea in The Netherlands.

It has been an international waterway since the Treaty of Vienna in 1815. Originally the river turned a lot, just after the city of Basel, like rivers do. It was straightened along a length of approximately 150km to make the river more like a straight road on water.

In The Netherlands the Rhine breaks up into branches like the Leek and Waal. The 1986 Delta Project closed main branches. Now the river's water reaches the North Sea via sluices and canals. The new waterway/canal at Rotterdam is the main navigational link from Basel, along the Rhine to the North Sea and onwards in the world. Travelling from Basel to Rotterdam is like a motorway on water - you meet ships all the time!

Basel lies along the river Rhine at the mouth of the Biers and Wiese rivers. The Rhine, bending northwards, divides the city into two parts linked by six bridges. To the north lie the Rhine ports and industrial region. The Port of Switzerland comprises the national transport hub in the freight corridor between Rotterdam, Basel and Genoa.

The port of Basel has three sites: Basel-Kleinhüningen, Birsfelden and Muttenz. Combined, they handle over 6 million tons of goods per year and more than 100,000 containers, comprising over 10% of all Swiss imports. Every third litre of mineral oil and one in four containers are handled by the Rhine Port terminals. Excellent connections by rail and road allow the transport of all kinds of goods. In total 80 port companies provide storage and capacity for containers, bulk, general and liquid cargo.

Basel is an important distribution centre for chemical and pharmaceutical industries, electrical engineering, manufacturing of machinery and silk textiles. There are currently 212 Rhine ships in the Swiss fleet under Swiss flag.

Basel is truly a great inland port right in the centre of Europe.

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The exhibition was a success for Oceantech and Ferryl, giving existing customers a chance to catch up with Ferryl.

At the same time, new customers could see samples of products to see and hear how they can benefit their vessels.

With a relentless drive to grow and improve, when asked how the exhibition went, Anastasios Mylonas of Oceantech acknowledged that it went well, but insisted that next time will be bigger and better!

Ferryl sales to Greek vessels is growing, an effort headed by Ferryl Product Manager Christos Rigopolous, whose enthusiasm for the Ferryl products is quite contagious.

The exhibition boasted over 2000 exhibitors from 92 countries. As a major player in the global shipping industry, Greece tops the list of ship-owning nations.

Like Ferryl, Rudolph Seldis GmbH is a family business in the third generation.

More importantly, it is Seldis' expertise in wire-ropes that makes this cooperation an excellent fit with Ferryl.

As Managing Director Stephan Weise says: quality wire-ropes should be paired with quality greases!

Seldis are concentrated on service and supply to Hamburg-based shipowners and suppliers - their focus now for over 60 years.

Ferryl customers will benefit from the excellent local expertise of this new Ferryl agent, who is now serving customers with the Ferryl products. More than just a stock point, Seldis will build on the development of Ferryl to increasingly provide technical expertise and service.

Hall B2 EG, Stand No. 208

At the exhibition you can get to know Seldis and learn more about Ferryl products as well.

Ferryl and Seldis look forward to meeting you there!

The Baltic Sea is one of the largest inland brackish seas in the world, with catchment drainage basins four times larger than the sea itself. Travelling along the coast of Germany, you turn starboard into the Bay of Gdansk, which extends 64km north to south and 97km east to west.

The bay receives the mighty Vistula River - the largest river of Poland, rising in the Beskid Mountains of southern Poland and entering the Baltic Sea through an extensive delta region. Its length is 1047km. From its source it flows through Krakow and Warsaw. In the Bay of Gdansk you have arrived to the 3-port complex of Poland.

First there is Gdynia, which began as a fishing settlement in 1253. Big growth after World War 1 means that Gdynia now boasts shipyards, passenger terminals, the base for the Polish navy and large harbour basins. Lumber, coal, and sugar are exported, whilst iron ore and food products are imported.

Gdansk has two main port areas - the New Port and North Port. The North Port has a large maritime development, handling coal and petroleum imports, processed at nearby refineries. The city centre, Stor Miasto (Old Town), lies at the mouth of the Motlawa river, a tributary of the Vistula.

Lastly, the city of Sopot, a large seaside health resort since the 16th century, is situated between Gdansk and Gdynia. Here you can sit in peace, eating bigos (the national dish of Poland), and watch the ships coming and going.

The 3-port complex, Troj Miasto, in Poland is a truly special area in the Baltic.

As of July 2019, the Ferryl Anticorrosive Products will be on stock in Busan, Korea. Ferryl is cooperating with Hanil-Fuji, a leading ship supplier in Korea with over 40 years' experience.

With offices and ample warehousing in the Busan New Port, Hanil-Fuji is ideally situated to supply vessels calling Busan and other Korean ports, as well as new-builds under construction in Korea.

With Hanil-Fuji a member of the Fuji group, Ferryl is excited to further expand their global cooperation with Fuji, which began over five decades ago in Japan.

Increasing demand from ships calling Korean ports, as well as ships under construction in South Korea's many shipyards, means that Korea is an important supply point for many ship owners. Ferryl is happy to now be able to cater to this demand.

To really appreciate the port you must first have a feeling for its location coming inland. Going over the Ethiopian highlands you suddenly go down to lowlands and the great rift valley opens up. Here you have an abundance of wildlife – elephants, lions, giraffes and leopards. From the air you can see on the coast a big island, 15km2, in a bay - Mombasa.

Mombasa was founded by Arab traders in the 11th century. Vasco da Gama came here in 1498. With its strategic position, the city was continually fought over by Arabs, Persians, the Portuguese and Turks. In 1840 the Sultan of Zanzibar gained control. In 1895 it became a British protectorate and in 1928 it became a municipality.

To reach the port from the Indian ocean you go straight ahead towards the island and Fort Jesus, built by the Portuguese in 1595. If you go starboard to the island you enter the old port, today used by dhows and smaller craft. Going port you reach the main port. Further into the bay is Kilindini, the main container terminal and where cruise ships call. It is the only international port in Kenya and the biggest port in East Africa.

Today Mombasa is a booming port with main exports including coffee, tea, canned fruits, and titanium and two oil terminals handling crude oil. Two elephant tusks in the city form a gate towards the inland of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Lake Victoria. We are proud to be part of Mombasa with our green drums. This is truly an amazing place!

Vasco da Gama was the first to connect the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans by sea, starting ocean trade between Europe and Asia.

Throughout Lisbon you will see 202. 202 really is everywhere, including in major parts of shipping history.

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The 202 sighting was sent in from Ferryl's agent in China. Xi'an is where their headquarters are located.

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To enter the port, you would traditionally have to navigate by the sound of the bells. Different currents from the Atlantic and the Southern Ocean meet at this point to create frequent mist. Although the mist quickly dissipates inland as it meets the Kalahari Desert, it makes it difficult to navigate into the port.

Port Nolloth was originally developed as a fishing port and for shipping iron ore mined inland. It was also a transhipment port for copper from the nearby copper mines.

In the early 1900s it became a boom town, as diamonds were discovered in the region, earning it a legendary reputation as a port where one could arrive poor but leave exceptionally wealthy.

Diamonds can still be found in Port Nolloth, but these days you must dive for them. Divers go out from Port Nolloth to find diamonds that have been washed out to sea by the Orange River. It is also a popular gateway for adventure travellers looking to explore the arid south west of South Africa and Namibia just to the north.

Port Nolloth is truly a very special port in the south of the great African continent.

Ferryl had the opportunity to catch up with old friends and existing customers from around the world. Of course, Ferryl also introduced the Ferryl products to many new contacts. There was good interest from many companies who were less familiar with Ferryl, including ship owners and managers, ship suppliers, engineering companies and ship yards.

At the exhibition, Ferryl spoke to several people looking for special anticorrosion solutions. It was evident that there is a strong desire in the industry to speak to someone who really understands corrosion issues on deck. Simpler products are evidently not sufficing.

Many visitors to Ferryl's stand were looking for better wire rope protection, where Ferryl 101 Anticorrosive Oil and Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease provided solutions. Others spoke of special corrosion issues on stainless steel signs and pipes, where Ferryl 401 Anticorrosive Transparent Coating was able to provide a unique solution.

Ferryl would like to thank the organisers and their local contacts in Singapore for their support during the event.

Of course, thank you also to all who came and said hello at the Ferryl stand!

Philadelphia is the sixth largest city in the United State, the largest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is situated at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers.

It was founded in 1682, as a Quaker settlement – a religious society who seek to find the 'light within.' William Penn's Holy Experiment was to create a place where persecuted religious minorities could live peaceably together, and with the Native Americans.

Philadelphia is a major element in the official agglomeration of Delaware River ports. Together with ports across the river, in New Jersey, this is a very busy shipping center. The port grew from Philadelphia's earlier industrial focus, including food products, electrical machinery and manufacturing.

To reach Philadelphia, you have to sail into Delaware Bay and then 200 km north. (The Delaware River starts in New York state and flows south 650 km to the Atlantic Ocean. Trenton, the capital of New Jersey, is 210 miles upriver from mouth of the bay.)

The Delaware is not navigable above Trenton, so canals were created, on both sides, to move goods and raw materials north and south. Bethlehem Steel and U.S. Steel, for example, were at the north and south ends, respectively, of the Delaware Canal.

To facilitate traffic on the Delaware up to Philadelphia, a channel was dredged and is maintained from Delaware Bay. It is 10m deep and 180m wide, but you still have to navigate it carefully. I know, as I did it many years ago...but remember it as yesterday. It's a fantastic feeling to take a big ship up or down the Delaware.

But Philadelphia is more than ice hockey, basketball, baseball and football teams, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, cheesesteaks, and soft pretzels.

Independence Hall is where American independence from England was declared, and the Constitution of the United States of America was written and signed. And the Liberty Bell is displayed across the street from Independence Hall.

Philadelphia has a park that winds its way 22 km along the Schuylkill and its tributaries. It has a vibrant arts community, thousands of restaurants, the world-famous Philadelphia Museum of Art, the tallest City Hall in the U.S. (with William Penn standing atop it), wonderful neighborhoods, and great spirit.

Life has taken me to Philadelphia many times. My first studies abroad were there when I was 18 years old. Several years later, I boarded my first big ship there. We first started selling our green Ferryl drums in another river port – New Orleans – but after that, in 1978, came Philadelphia, in partnership with Scandinavian Ship Supply in South Philadelphia. I visited them whilst an enormous hurricane was shaking up the whole of Philadelphia – quite an adventure!

My daughter attended university just outside Philadelphia and there is a U.S. highway that runs from Delaware to Maine called 202! The last town in Pennsylvania, as you travel north on 202, is called New Hope, where our good friend, Chris Kerr, published Mariner's Annual for many decades.

I also had my first kiss in Philadelphia – no, I'm just joking – it doesn't go that far! But Philadelphia has a lot to offer visitors, and is one of the greatest inland ports of the world.

The location is just as spectacular as Manaus in South America in that it is very far inland. Chongqing can't take substantial ships like Manaus, but this does not mean that Chongqing is not an important inland port.

Approaching Chongqing on the river Yangtze with all the buildings of Chongqing in front of you is amazing and a sight I'll never forget. It looks like going to Brooklyn, New York, when going towards Manhattan.

Chongqing can be considered the largest city of the world, if you include the entire municipality of Chongqing.

The name Chongqing means double-blessed. It is the principal river port and industrial centre of southwestern China. It is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River, 2300km from the East China Sea.

Shielded by the mountains in the north from the colder winds, it has mild winters and hot summers.

The foundations of modern industry in Chongqing were laid between 1938 and 1945. It is a focal point for manufacturing and chemical industries for the surrounding Provinces. The city today boasts a multitude of architectural modern buildings alongside older traditional buildings.

Chongqing is a truly amazing inland port in the heart of southern China.

The Afros is in fact the first geared bulk carrier to be equipped with Flettner Rotors and was named ship of the year in 2018 by the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards.

Blue Planet Shipping Ltd. in Piraeus, Greece, fitted the special wind propulsion system as part of their commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.

Far from a new technology, the rotors were first trialled on a trans-Atlantic crossing in 1925. Only now in the 21st century, with sustainability and renewable energy often at the top of people's minds, is this technology gaining new momentum.

Relying on the 'Magnus effect', the cylindrical rotors fitted on the Afros' deck are turned by the ships engines, creating lift that drives the ship forward.

Like the Flettner rotors, Ferryl 400R Anticorrosive White Coating is no new technology, but is also growing in popularity. Providing a flexible, plastic-like coating, Ferryl 400R is used to protect mast wires as well as rubber cables and hoses.

On Afros, Ferryl 400R is applied on hatch-cover hydraulic hoses. The flexible, non-cracking coating provides a barrier to salt water and UV rays, prolonging the lifetime of the rubber.

Ferryl 400R Anticorrosive White Coating and the Flettner Rotors are both examples of how seeking out specialised technology can benefit ships. Tried and tested technologies that are specially designed for marine applications are available, and they offer clear benefits to the ship owner.

Ferryl have supplied their Ferryl 400R to most of Blue Planet's fleet of bulk carriers, including the Afros and is proud to supply special solutions to a special ship.

Ferryl 400R Sees Increased Demand for Protection of Hydraulic Hoses

The increase in demand for Ferryl 400R Anticorrosive White Coating in recent years is continuing in 2019. Used on mast wires and rubber hoses, many new customers have discovered the benefits of protecting their hydraulic hoses with this flexible, white coating.

Users report back that it is easier to inspect the hoses and couplings. Tapes and other thicker wraps that are sometimes used encapsulate hose couplings and hide what is actually going on underneath. Chief engineers have told Ferryl that the thinner white coating that Ferryl 400R provides makes it easy to see what condition the hoses and couplings are in, so there are no unexpected leaks or bursts.

Ferryl 400R is a one-component, plastic-like coating applied by brush or roller. The plasticisers and UV stabilisers in the product, along with its plasticity, provide a flexible, non-cracking and attractive finish.

But Ferryl 400R does more than look good! A barrier is created between the rubber and the sea, salt and sun, protecting the rubber in the hoses from drying out or becoming brittle and therefore extending the lifetime of hoses.

Ferryl spent some time with Baltmarine in October to introduce the Ferryl products to Estonian ship owners in Tallinn.

Ferryl is happy to report that there was good interest and Ferryl products are currently being tested on a number of vessels.

Ferryl look forward to continuing to grow with Baltmarine in the Baltic states.

Over four great days, Ferryl enjoyed networking, catching up with old Ferryl agents and customers, and introducing the Ferryl products to new clients.

Quality Grease with Quality Wires

What was special about this exhibition was that visitors at the Ferryl-Seldis stand could get expert advice on both wires and the greases and oils needed to maintain them.

This is the key idea behind Ferryl's cooperation with Seldis: because Seldis focus on quality wires, it makes perfect sense to offer quality grease to go with those wires.

With over 2,000 exhibitors and 50,000 visitors from 120 countries, the exhibition was a big success.

As always, SMM is a meeting place for the shipping industry and Ferryl was glad to catch up with members of the Ferryl network from around the world.

Ferryl held Product Demon­stration Meetings at Seldis' office in Hamburg to ensure the entire Seldis team have thorough knowledge of the Ferryl products.

Ferryl often see multiple products on board, for various types of rust treatment and cleaning. Crew report that they are not sure what product to use and often use whatever they find. For the manager this is a concern, because it means that proper maintenance is not carried out. It also means that expensive maintenance products intended for one application are used for another, leading to poor results and wasted money.

When on board, Ferryl often demonstrate Ferryl Ferrycid Rustremover. It is easy to use and crew see fast and clear results, usually within 15 minutes of applying the product.

Feedback is generally very positive, as one customer reported: "We operate in a harsh environment with a very limited amount of time to carry out a thorough maintenance so the product is a big help for us".

A ship was spotted moored to bollard number 202 - it is fantastic to see how 202 is doing its part in keeping this big ship safe and secure!

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In the highly competitive market of Rotterdam, how can a company distinguish themselves? Visser has found that sticking to company values of quality products, flexibility and service to all customers is the key within current Rotterdam market conditions.

Having already won the trust of their long-time established client base and increasingly earning trust from new clients, Visser has substantially grown. But, they are still able to serve clients with all their needs, expectations and urgent matters.

The choice of a "dare to be different" approach has paid off within a mainly price-based market. Visser van Raalte mainly sells more exclusive high quality brands which makes the relationship with Ferryl a perfect match.

As Joram van Dijk points out: "also having the trust for respected brands such as Ferryl for many years is treated as a bonus". By having a large stock of Ferryl products, Visser v/h I. van Raalte can serve any Ferryl customer in need of products within the ARA region, handling all Ferryl orders directly to all vessels in combination with engine and deck stores orders.

This is how Visser v/h I. van Raalte still proves that quality, flexibility and service is still and always will be a must.

Having undergone recent restructuring and growth, Behzad are now expanding their market share and product offerings. This relates to the product range in general, which includes a wide range of technical items for industry and marine, but also to Ferryl.

From 2020 Behzad will stock a wider range of Ferryl products and will offer more specialised anticorrosive solutions to clients. Selected Ferryl products will be available in Behzad's showrooms while the main stock will be kept in their large, temperature-controlled warehouses.

Ferryl was in Doha this year to meet with the Behzad team to provide product information and to discuss the market potential in Qatar. Armed with this knowledge, and with Ferryl's technical support, Behzad are introducing Ferryl products to a range of clients including local traders, Qatari oil and gas companies as well as various industries in the country, where there has already been good interest.

Dnieper is the fourth longest river in Europe. It is 2200km long. Only the Volga, Danube and Ural Rivers are longer. The river rises in the slopes of the Valdai Hills, west of Moscow, flows through Belarus and Ukraine, and ends in the Dnieper Estuary of the Black Sea.

The river consists of three parts. The upper part is swampy, 1300km down to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This region is very special to me, because it was first explored by the Vikings, finding their way down the River Dnieper to the Black Sea, following the coast of today's Romania and Bulgaria to Istanbul (then Constantinople), where there were lots of riches they were after.

On their way they founded the city of Kiev, ca. 800. It was a Viking settlement until ca. 1100. That is why you even today can see that people in Kiev and Ukraine look very much like Scandinavian people.

South of Kiev is a forest/steppe region for ca. 550km. The third and southern region is lowland, semi-arid for 320km, and it is in this region you have the three great inland ports I will tell you about.

In the River Dnieper you have 60 species of fish, and the river is navigable for 10 months of the year. For two months it is frozen. The construction of dams and reservoirs has deepened the river and facilitated navigation for about 1677km.

I know many of the great rivers on Earth, and they are all fantastic, but Dnieper is sort of the river of rivers. To explain that is not easy, but the big difference is that it doesn't look like a river in many areas. The river is so wide in many parts that it is like travelling on lakes. That is not an unusual phenomenon, and can be found in several places. But here on Dnieper it sort of goes on and on, only sometimes forming an appearance of what a river usually looks like.

The first port you reach coming downriver from Kiev is the river port of Dnipropetrovsk. Coming down the beautiful river, it's amazing to see the harbour cranes and beautiful river port. Located on the left bank of the Dnieper, Dnipropetrovsk was formerly known as Ekaterinoslav until 1925.

Like many other rivers, the Dnieper has been considerably widened to cater for ships in an effective way. The port is easy to reach and plays a big role in the development of Dnipropetrovsk into a major industrial centre of Ukraine. It has many facilities and factories for industries to produce a wide range of products, including cast iron, launch vehicles, metal products, pipes, various machinery, equipment for the agricultural industry, as well as tractors and farming machinery. In short, it is a heavily industrialised city.

There are many beautiful bridges linking the left and right banks. Walking into the city from the terminal of the Dnieper river I especially enjoyed coming to Academic Yavornitzky Prospekt, Dnipropetrovsk's central avenue. There is a beautiful pedestrian walkway where you meet the people of Dnipropetrovsk in various venues. Today Dnipropetrovsk has a population of about 1 million, and is 391km from Kiev. Leaving Dnipropetrovsk when the sun sets on the Dnieper river is a memory that stays with you forever.

Continuing further south on the Dnieper river you reach the next great port, the river port of Zaporizhia. As in many rivers, it is not always easy to cater to ships. A lot of work has been done to remove difficult rapids, which was successful, giving the port opportunity to grow.

When you reach Zaporizhia you see an island in the river, named Khoritza. I found this island especially interesting, because once upon a time, ca. 1780, people from Danzig, today's Poland, went there to settle upon a suggestion from Catherine the Great. They settled there and built mills and agricultural factories in the region as well. Later on during the Russian revolution and especially during World War II, they had to flee to eastern Russia, even into today's China, mingling with other German refugees from the Volga region etc. These people can still be seen in China's minority people.

The city is home to the Ukraine main automobile production centre. After the Russian revolution it has been an industrial centre, and the deposits of minerals like coal and iron ore make favourable conditions for large scale enterprises. The port is a very important place for trans-shipment. As I love cranes with wire, with Ferryl 202 on them especially, it's a great port to reach seeing the cranes along the river.

Leaving Zaporizhia in the evening, when everything was calm and the sun slowly setting, was great – going closer to the delta of the third great river port on Dnieper: Kherson.

For many years Kherson belonged to the Crimea. The name Kherson is interesting because it comes from Greece. It was once a Greek colony, founded approximately 2500 years ago, and Kherson is a contraction of Chersonesus. One of the first buildings was a fort and a church.

Kherson is close to the wide and beautiful delta of Dnieper. Kherson has a population of ca. 250,000, and is home to a major shipbuilding industry. For not being such a big city, the river port is substantial. I personally like to walk in the city and locate the towers. Kherson has its own TV tower, which is a famous construction for Kherson. It is also famous for a lighthouse, Adziogol Lighthouse, with a special format and structure for a lighthouse, and built already 1911. Having been to maritime school in my former home town of Malmö, Sweden, I enjoyed touring Kherson marine school. Kherson is a very enjoyable and pleasant shipping city, maybe especially because you have the delta and the Black Sea close by, giving it a special feeling for shipping people. Continuing down through the delta into the Black Sea is amazing.

The river Dnieper is an amazing waterway, which I have tried to show to you a little, presenting these three ports, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson, to you. I took many beautiful photos during my trip along the river. I hope you enjoy my photos and story.

Stainless steel is not supposed to rust, but in the corrosive marine environment, even higher grades of stainless steel quickly begin to tarnish.

Especially stainless steel that is on the outer deck is very exposed to corrosive sea water, leading to rapid corrosion of even higher grades of stainless steel.

The Issue

The managers of a fleet of LPG tankers approached Ferryl because they were having issues protecting their stainless steel.

The crew were cleaning the steel every 4 months to remove the rust. The vessels had significant stainless steel pipe cladding on the decks, so this was not an insignificant task.

The Solution

Ferryl 401 Anticorrosive Transparent Coating is a clear rust preventative coating that creates a barrier between the steel and the corrosive marine environment.

Typically a one-time application, Ferryl 401 removes the need for regular maintenance of stainless steel. Surfaces that are coated look shiny and rust free for years.

Before application of Ferryl 401 the rusty stainless steel pipe cladding was cleaned with Ferryl Ferrycid Rustremover. This brought back the original shine of the metal, which was then preserved with Ferryl 401.

The Result

The left pipe was last cleaned 4 months prior, showing the level of rusting in just 4 months.

The pipe on the far right was coated with Ferryl 401 and the result is clear. This pipe is completely rust free.

Ferryl 401 Anticorrosive Transparent Coating is an ideal solution to any stainless steel on any vessel, be it pipe cladding, pipe mounts, couplings, boxes, signs, frames, doors etc.

Montreal is located on an island in the St. Lawrence River. St Lawrence River has its source in Minnesota and is the third longest river in Canada at 4000km long. It goes through the Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Eire and Lake Ontario, and continues north along the border to USA. Further up it meets the Ottawa River. Here in the river there are several islands, and Montreal is located on the biggest one. The history goes back to fur trading days of the 17th century and has influenced the look of the city's buildings, whose architecture is a blend of old and new.

Approaching Montreal and the St Lawrence River from the Atlantic is one of the best seaman experiences you can get. There are two possibilities. You can go into the Gulf of St. Lawrence via Cobut Straight, between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Continuing straight ahead you see the island of Anticosti. Here you must turn port to get into the mouth of St. Lawrence River.

Coming from the north you can go into the Straight of Belle Isle, between Labrador and Newfoundland. On the tip of Newfoundland, at the straight, there is a small settlement, St. Anthony, which I had a possibility to visit some years ago. It was great to see the ships in the straight. Coming with a big container ship to the Straight of Corbut, turning down the St Lawrence mouth, and continuing down to Quebec in the evening is spectacular. All the lights are coming on, and the river narrows down. Now from Quebec to the Great Lakes, the average width will be 2km, but in the mouth it is 145m average width, so taking a ship down from Quebec to Montreal on the river is something very special.

Arriving to Montreal you see the big city, and it's a substantial inland port along the river. The port has approximately 100 berths and 5 container terminals, spread along approximately 25km of shoreline. It's easy to get into, you just turn starboard and you have arrived to this fantastic inland port, the city of Montreal, located on the island in the river.

Many years ago my grandmother came this way as an emigrant. She was born in Duluth on Lake Superior, as far as you can go on the lakes, in Minnesota. The St. Lawrence Seaway is a marvellous waterway, and fantastic in its own right. At that time it was a sailing ship going on the St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes up towards Montreal and further to the Atlantic Ocean. Creating the St. Lawrence Seaway is a great engineering feat. It is ice-free 250 days per year. Today grain is the big thing along with iron ore and coal, which is shipped in ships purpose-built for the Seaway.

Montreal started as a settlement in 1642, one of Canada's oldest cities, celebrating 350 years in 1992. Metropolitan Montreal is the second largest French-speaking metropolis in the world, home to over 4 million people. It takes its name from Mount Royal, a scenic backdrop to the downtown and it's situated on the Island of Montreal. It's the second-most populated city in Canada. It's linked to the south shore by the Jacques Cartier, Champlain and Victoria Bridges. Travelling over the Jacques Cartier Bridge is excellent to do to have a scenic way to see Montreal. And when you go over, you also see the Island of St Helene and Isle Notredame.

It is a busy port for grain, sugar, oil products, machinery and consumer goods. About 40 commercial shipping lines use Montreal. There is a clock tower out in the St. Lawrence River, looking into the old port. It's a tourist attraction and gives a great view over the port and the river. To see the river, port, city, islands, is easily done with a glass-topped sightseeing boat. And if you want to feel the river and the port even more there are floating hotels, which are nice and pleasant.

The best view of Montreal, however is from Mount Royal Park. You have to climb a lot of stairs to get 232 metres up, but from there you can see the whole city, including the famous Olympic stadium with its unique design.

The patron saint of Canada is St. Joseph. A shrine was built for him and the Basilica is visited by 2 million pilgrims each year. The shrine is 263m high up, the highest point in Montreal, with an illuminated cross erected in 1924 to symbolise the wooden cross said to have been erected on that spot in 1642. Montreal is a multicultural city. Two main languages, French and English, are spoken, but many other languages are represented and widely spoken. Other places to visit are the Botanical Garden, Rose Garden and Beaver Lake.

Montreal is one of my favourite ports and cities. There is a lot to do, whatever you fancy. Although I know Montreal well, I intend to come back to spend more time in this great city.

Photo credits: CC BY 4.0 - @sebaso / CC BY-SA 2.0 - Carl Campbell / CC BY-SA 2.0 - Dennis Jarvis / CC BY 2.0 - Dennis Sylvester Hurd

First you pass Gibraltar, the southern-most point of Europe, and go along the coast of Africa. Turning starboard, passing Sicily and Tunisia, you set course towards Crete, where we go into the Aegean Sea. It was among the Aegean islands where shipping started a long time ago, so it was my dream ever since boyhood to go through the Dardanelles into the Marmara Sea. You then reach the megacity of Istanbul on the Bosporus, with Europe on the port side and Asia starboard. You enter into the Black Sea and continue, at a slow pleasant speed to remember it all. Odessa is straight ahead and we have arrived. What sea voyage can be better?

In the 15th century the Tatars took over a Greek settlement called Odessos, from which Odessa takes its name. After a period of Lithuanian-Polish control, the region came under Ottoman rule from 1529, until 1792 when Russia took over. Odessa eventually became the second largest port in the Russian Empire.

Today Odessa is a multicultural and multilingual community, and the largest port in Ukraine. The ice-free port has well-equipped docks and ship repair yards, the base of a large shipping fleet, a large passenger port, and oil and gas storage facilities.

Odessa is a beautiful city. In the upper parts you can look down on the great port. Theatres, museums, and an opera serve a population of about 1 million. It's a city I love to come to. I celebrated my 55th birthday in Odessa and have a diploma to remember it. A part of Europe, but close to Russia and Asia, Odessa is very special

Where have you seen 202 lately? Send a photo to 202@ferryl.com and you'll receive a Ferryl gift!

But it is with the start of this decade that '202' really can be seen everywhere. The morning news shows '202'. The receipt from the store or your online purchase shows '202'. The date on the email you sent shows '202'. The reminder you receive to wish a loved one happy birthday shows '202'. Indeed, '202' really is everywhere!

2020 can be read as "twenty twenty", or as "two thousand twenty", but at Ferryl we choose to see it as "202-0". It is all a matter of perspective, and having the right perspective can be pretty important.

So, what is your perspective? What do you see when you see 2020? This number, this year, represents a lot of things – a lot of difficulties for many, no doubt. We urge you to look at this number in a different light. Let it represent challenges overcome, new opportunities, growth and positive change.

At Ferryl, we try to think outside of the box. We try to see the things that not everyone sees, so that we can develop products that others have not. We try to find the positives in things that are not always positive, because after all, when the current difficulties pass – and this too shall pass – life will continue.

So, maybe the Ferryl perspective can be helpful right now. This decade, 202 will be everywhere. A number that represents resilience, reliability, and tenacity. We have survived and thrived for 65 years, so for us it means adaptiveness, innovation and optimism.

We at Ferryl will continue to see 202 0. What will you see?

Passing the bridge, you turn starboard and line the ship up with the Manhattan skyscrapers. Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island make up the five boroughs of New York City, all islands except for the Bronx. It is said that New York City is the most linguistically diverse city in the world – a city where 800 languages are represented!

In the Upper Bay you pass the Statue of Liberty on the port side - a symbol of liberty and peace, but also freedom, democracy and opportunity. Next it feels like you are going right into the skyscrapers of Manhattan, but you start slowly turning starboard, into Brooklyn harbour.

The famous docks along the Hudson River have disappeared, with shipping going to the New Jersey side, although the old docks are occasionally used for passenger ships. Once our green Ferryl drums were stored in the centre of Manhattan. But, nowadays shipping has moved to modern facilities and ports outside of the city – just like in Rotterdam or London.

Walking the Manhattan island, you can find the small stream that makes Manhattan an island, connecting the Hudson River with East River. Millions of cars cross the George Washington Bridge, driving over this small stream, not realising they are traveling to an island.

Walking New York City you can't avoid finding the green oasis of Central Park - green like Ferryl drums. Amazing!

Seatrak Engineering Ltd. is headquartered in Takoradi, specialising in offering customers in the shipping, oil & gas, mining and construction industries with bespoke engineering and procurement solutions.

Preventative maintenance and corrosion prevention are core services offered by Seatrak, so Ferryl products are a great fit.

Supported by Ferryl, Seatrak are identifying corrosion issues among their customer base and are now able to provide anticorrosive solutions through the Ferryl range.

Ferryl is excited to reach new Ghanaian customers through Seatrak!

365 Marine is a technical supply company ideally positioned to supply any vessel sailing in or out of the Mediterranean, from their Algeciras headquarters.

Further, with a particular strength in logistics - with storage, logistics and customs clearance handled by partner ANT Logistica - 365 Marine can supply Ferryl products throughout Spain, as well as further afield in Portugal, Las Palmas or Morocco.

Fuelled by the enthusiasm and drive of Mr. Jamal Lamari – who has plenty of past experience with Ferryl products – Ferryl is happy to welcome 365 Marine to the Ferryl network.

September this year saw Ferryl team up with PT Intilube Sukses Abadi to make Ferryl products available in Indonesia.

Intilube is based in the capital, Jakarta – the location of Indonesia's busiest seaport. Intilube's core business is the supply of marine oils and lubricants to the Indonesian shipping industry.

With a well-established logistics network, they are also able to supply products and lube-oil services in various ports throughout the country's many islands.

Ferryl are pleased to be able to satisfy existing demand from established Ferryl customers who call Indonesian ports, but are also excited to introduce Ferryl to the local market together with Intilube.

A 3-digit number on a sports jersey might be rare, but when you love 202 exceptions can be made!

The founder of Ferryl, Sten-Eskil, was also a keen ice hockey player. We're sure he would agree: there's nothing like shooting down the ice with 202 on your back!

Where have you seen 202 lately? Send a photo to 202@ferryl.com and you'll receive a Ferryl gift!

Coral lagoons you can find in warm waters where coral thrive. Coastal lagoons can be found basically anywhere. Inside, behind the sand bars it often looks like big lakes.

That is the case with the great inland port of Abidjan. It was originally a small fishing village. In 1903 it officially became a town. Abidjan is situated on the edge of the lagoon N'dopé which means the lagoon in hot water.

In 1950 Abidjan's lagoon was connected to the sea by a 15-meter-deep canal named Vridi Canal. The canal enabled the inland port of Abidjan to grow to a substantial and important inland harbour. Not only serving Ivory Coast, but also important for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which were connected by road and railway to the port of Abidjan.

The port received approximately 20 million tons of traffic with a substantial part of petroleum products too. Exports include cocoa, coffee, timber, bananas, pineapples and manganese.

Abidjan is a very beautiful port to arrive to. Being outside Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea, going closer to the shore you see only beautiful beaches with palm trees. But, suddenly a small opening emerges, which is the entrance to Vridi Canal. It takes time to go through the canal, but then you arrive to the beautiful lagoon and in the distance you see a lot of ships and the port of Abidjan. The lagoon is named after the local language, the Ebrie lagoon. But nowadays French is the most spoken language.

You also see skyscrapers. Abidjan is a unique city in Africa. It is nicknamed Manhattan of the Tropics, Small Manhattan or the Pearl of Lagoons. With a population of approximately five million, it is one of the most populated cities in Africa, along with Lagos, Kinshasa, Cairo, Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam and Alexandria.

Abidjan is truly a very special inland port located on the most beautiful lagoon, characterized by a high level of industrialization and urbanization. The Pearl of the Lagoons, indeed.

Having manufactured anticorrosive products for ships since 1955, Ferryl has a well-established expertise in marine wire rope maintenance. Ferryl are proud to announce that this know-how has been used to develop state-of-the-art application equipment - the Ferryl Wire Rope Lubricator - as an alternative to manual application of grease.

The lubricator combines wire rope pre-treatment with internal protection of the wire rope core and external greasing of the wire in one step. Grease is pumped into the high pressure lubricating chamber where it is forced into the wire core, forcing out water and moisture. As the wire passes through, an even, uniform coating of grease is applied, inside and out. Read more about the benefits here.

Ferryl's Wire Rope Lubricator is also ideally designed to be used with Ferryl 202 Standard Anticorrosive Grease.

Ferryl products, although originally developed in Sweden, are today manufactured at Ferryl Deutschland GmbH in Germany, which is also where the Ferryl Wire Rope Lubricator has been developed.

The same high standards, attention to detail and specialisation for ships that are at the core of Ferryl's other products of course also apply to the Ferryl Wire Rope Lubricator.

Together with our agents worldwide, we are excited to introduce this product to the shipping industry!