biocide-free

Hempel introduces new Hempaguard Ultima hull coating

Hempel has introduced a new two-layer hull coating system called Hempaguard Ultima. It combines the company’s proven Hempaguard X7 with a new biocide-free silicone topcoat, Hempaguard XL, to prevent the growth of marine organisms while ensuring long-lasting hull protection.

Building on the success of Hempaguard X7, which has been applied to more than 4,000 vessels and is third-party verified and validated for its effectiveness by DNV, Hempel calls Hempaguard Ultima its
“most significant...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/hempel-introduces-new-hempaguard-ultima-hull-coating/

Pacific Basin to apply graphene-based propeller coatings on 40 ships

One of the world’s largest bulker operators, Hong Kong headquartered Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, is to apply a sustainable graphene-based propeller coating, XGIT-PROP, across its entire fleet. The innovative coating has been developed by Canadian company GIT Coatings, which notes that it has demonstrated the potential to enhance vessel performance by up to 4%, making it a highly effective solution to improve CII and RightShip GHG ratings.

Following successful application and obtaining...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/pacific-basin-to-apply-graphene-based-propeller-coatings-on-40-ships/

AkzoNobel: 10 years of Intersleek 1100SR data demonstrate big fuel and CO2 savings

AkzoNobel says that real world performance data gathered from ships coated with its International brand’s Intersleek 1100SR fouling release coating indicate that, in the ten years since its release, it has cut ships’ fuel bills by $8 billion and saved 41 million tonnes in CO2 emissions,

The biocide-free foul release coating has now been applied to more than 3,000 vessels since then, with demand rising steeply in the past 18 months ship owners work to cut CO2 emissions to comply with new carbon...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/akzonobel-10-years-of-intersleek-1100sr-data-demonstrate-big-fuel-and-co2-savings/