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A taste for the traditional
Three years ago, inco Danmark, one of
Denmark’s largest wholesalers, made its
first delivery to a cruise line. Since then
the company’s turnover in this sector has
increased steadily every year.
“Summer 2009 was a good season for
inco Danmark’s cruise division,” says sales
manager Lis Haukohl, “we added new
customers while our existing customers
increased their orders.
“The cruise industry is becoming
greener and is increasingly choosing local
suppliers instead of transporting goods
across Europe, which doesn’t make sense
from an environmental point of view. Cruise
lines also benefit from the quality and
flexibility of having a supplier close by.”
With over 25,000 items in its wholesale
store, and situated only 15 minutes from
Copenhagen harbour, inco Danmark is a
reliable and convenient food and
beverage supplier.
Further information: inco Danmark
Tel: +45 332 114 21 Fax: +45 332 114 31 Email: inco@inco.dk Website: www.inco.dk
Hull performance technology
Ecospeed is an environmentally safe hull
coating system that improves ship
performance and offers long-lasting
protection. It consists of a unique system
that combines the advantages of a superior
coating applied by a specialised method, a
surface treatment for hydrodynamic
optimisation and a long-term underwater
maintenance service system.
Ecospeed comes with a ten-year
guarantee and is expected to last the
lifetime of a vessel. This is in contrast to
traditional anti-fouling paints where a new
application is necessary during each
drydock. With Ecospeed, only one
application is required and the cost of any
future repainting is eliminated. Planning
upcoming drydock sessions becomes a far
simpler procedure, giving ship owners the
benefit of being able to focus on the
technical maintenance of the vessel and
reducing the time in drydock to the
Key ingredient: inco Danmark excels at supplying Scandinavian cuisine.
Innovation is a top priority at inco
Danmark, which delivers to most of
Denmark’s top restaurants. It also has close
contact with suppliers, which ensures
continuous development and solutions that
bring value to the food service market.
“inco Danmark would like to share its
broad knowledge of the Scandinavian food
market with cruise lines,” adds Haukohl.
“Nordic cuisine has become well known the
last couple of years. The old ‘grandma
cooking’ is having a renaissance, with
absolute minimum,
which in turn results in
less off-hire time.
A key feature of
Ecospeed is that it is
conditioned underwater
after curing. It is carried
out with specially
designed tools and
brings the smoothness
of the paint surface to
an optimum condition.
This makes it difficult
for fouling organisms to
attach themselves to
the hull. In this manner, superior
antifouling properties are achieved.
Conditioning is followed by regular
underwater cleaning to remove any
marine fouling at an early stage of
development, thereby maintaining and
even improving the ideal surface
Further information: Ecospeed
Tel: +32 321 353 18 Fax: +32 321 353 21 Email: info@ecospeed.be Web: www.ecospeed.be
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famous chefs making new and fancy dishes
from local fruit and vegetables. Many small
suppliers are producing unique delicacies.
“It would be very interesting, working in
cooperation with cruise lines, to get these
concepts on board. Whether it is a fivecourse
menu from a famous Michelinstarred
chef or a Danish dinner evening, we
are able to provide the recipes and raw
materials to give passengers an exceptional
experience from their Scandinavian tour.” �
The Ecospeed coating only needs to be applied once.
characteristics throughout the service
life of the vessel. This procedure is made
extremely easy by the coating’s
properties and can occur whenever
needed, at any point in its life span,
without causing damage or deterioration
in quality. �
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