Company Hilon carried out a long – standing research that proved: The use of anti – fouling coatings for 60 months did away with reduced loss of stroke, approximately, by 4%. Taking into account that compensating for a percentage reduction in the speed of travel requires a 3% increase in fuel consumption, the total fuel economy was more than 10% – a saving of more than $150,000 per year fuel.
The fouling of the ship’s Hull is one of the key parameters affecting fuel consumption (from 7% to 12%)....