NEWS

AFFF to Fluorine-Free: Decontaminating the System, Not Just Changing the Foam
Draining AFFF does not remove PFAS. Residue bound into pipe walls, hoses and bladder membranes leaches back into the new fluorine-free foam — and what a defensible changeover involves.

Oil Spill Response Equipment Procurement in Thailand
How Thai ports, terminals and refineries should tender oil spill response equipment: tier sizing, the budget drivers that matter, lead times and the evidence to demand before payment.

Fire Pump Testing in Thailand: What the Law Requires and What NFPA 25 Actually Checks
Thai law makes the test compulsory; NFPA 25 defines what a test is. The three-point curve, the 95% floor, and the two places the DIW form and NFPA 25 disagree.

Thailand’s LPG Tank-Cooling Rule: Requirements and the Passed Deadline
Every above-ground LPG tank in a Thai gas depot now needs a water spray cooling system to a set density and pressure, certified and trip-tested annually. The window closed 18 February 2026.

Oil Spill Response Equipment: What to Specify in Your TOR
The boom, skimmer, sweep and storage parameters that make tender bids comparable, the ASTM standards worth citing, and the five omissions that let unsuitable equipment win on price.

AI Security and Safety for Ports, Sea-Berths and Marine Operations
How machine-vision detection strengthens security and safety for ports and sea-berths — spotting vessels, swimmers and floating obstacles that radar and AIS do not see.

VR Emergency-Response Training for Ports, Sea-Berths and Marine Operations
How virtual-reality simulation delivers emergency-response training for port and marine teams, covering fire and oil-spill scenarios without taking a facility out of service.

NFPA 11 Compliance for Foam Proportioning Systems: A Practical Guide for Thai Refineries and Tank Farms
The five NFPA 11 requirements that drive proportioner selection, where Thai facilities most often fail audit, and how to build a compliance file that survives inspection.

PFAS-Free Foam: What Thai Operators Must Test Before Specifying
The five things to test before specifying a fluorine-free foam — proportioning accuracy with your own proportioner, listing stack, design density, seal compatibility and expansion at the nozzle.

IMO 2026 PFOS Foam Ban: What Thai Operators Need to Know
What the IMO 2026 PFOS rule changes for Thai operators, the retrofit decision between foam and proportioner, and a twelve-month roadmap from audit to class evidence.
1 – 4 September 2026, Hamburg Fairground, Germany.
SMM is the world’s leading trade fair for shipbuilding, marine machinery and maritime technology, bringing together more than 2,200 exhibitors and some 48,000 participants. The 2026 edition runs under the theme “driving the maritime transition”, with a focus on decarbonisation and sustainable shipping, and introduces a dedicated all about ports programme on the shift toward climate-neutral, resilient port operations.
SATU Innovative will be attending to meet our maritime technology partners and review equipment for Thai ports, terminals and shipowners — oil spill response, marine detection and shipboard fire protection. If you would like to meet us in Hamburg, contact us and we will arrange a time.
23 – 25 September 2026, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore.
SpillAsia is the Asia-Pacific event in the triennial series that also takes in Interspill in Europe and IOSC in the United States — three days connecting the experts and organisations behind marine spill research, prevention, preparedness, response and restoration, with a full conference programme running alongside the exhibition.
Two of the manufacturers SATU Innovative works with in oil spill response are exhibiting together on Stand C07: Markleen of Spain and AllMaritim of Norway, alliance partners since 2022. Between them the stand covers containment and sorbent booms, boom reels and deployment systems, skimmers and recovery units, and the spill kits and support equipment behind port, terminal and naval response plans here in Thailand.
SATU Innovative will be at the show. If you would like to see this equipment first hand, or meet our team in Singapore, contact us and we will arrange a time.
4 – 6 October 2023, Hall 6 Impat Exhibtion Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
Enwastexpo is Southeast Asia exhibition & conference platform focused on the environmental sustainability and waste management industry. The Theme is “Join the movement towards a better planet”.
1 – 3 March 2023, Bangkok Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
IPTC is focused on the dissemination of new and current technology, best practices and multi-disciplinary activities designed to emphasise the importance of the value chain and maximising asset value. The knowledge, capabilities and strengths of the participating countries and the sponsoring societies global membership, over the spectrum of multi-disciplinary technologies, are central to the success of the conference and the corresponding exhibition.







