fouling

AkzoNobel unveils new updates to Intertrac Vision coatings performance prediction tool

AkzoNobel’s International marine coatings brand has announced a series of updates to Intertrac Vision, its “big data” tool designed to provide accurate and transparent predictions on the fuel and CO2 savings potential of fouling control coatings.

The latest enhancements include CII rating prediction, EU ETS cost impact and detailed breakdowns of cost savings across multiple drydockings, all designed to further support data-driven decision making.

Intertrac Vision analyzes insights from more than...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/akzonobel-unveils-new-updates-to-intertrac-vision-coatings-performance-prediction-tool/

222 Philip Chaabane – CEO i-tech

Revisiting a Swedish maritime startup, now noted on NASDAQ

Antifouling coatings are necessary to protect a ship’s hull from attaching marine organisms. Ship owners need marine coating solutions that deliver fouling prevention for vessels with differing activity levels, shipping routes and construction. 

Selektope® is a unique biocide that, through biotechnology, creates the possibility of more sustainable and efficient marine paint systems.
When attached to a ship’s hull, barnacles harm the...

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How To Save A Ship From Rotting?

During a ship’s lifetime microorganisms, plants, algae, or animals will gather in its hull, during a process called hull fouling. These organisms can negatively affect a ship’s operation. However, there is a solution and is called antifouling.

Previously, ships cleaned from organic seams by hand, with the help of special scrapers. Otherwise, the vessel could quickly rot and let flow.

How do ships hull protect today?

Today there are several types of paint that do not give living organisms to...

https://mfame.guru/how-to-save-a-ship-from-rotting/

How Much Fuel Loss From Hull Fouling?

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%)....

https://mfame.guru/how-much-fuel-loss-from-hull-fouling/

I-Tech: Over 40% of ships had unacceptable levels of barnacle fouling before COVID-19 costing industry billions in additional fuel spending

More than 40% of vessels were suffering from over 10% hard fouling coverage on […] The post I-Tech: Over 40% of ships had unacceptable levels of barnacle fouling before COVID-19 costing…

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/i-tech-over-40-of-ships-had-unacceptable-levels-of-barnacle-fouling-before-covid-19-costing-industry-billions-in-additional-fuel-spending/

Hapag-Lloyd’s Self Painting Robots To Handle Ship Fouling

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is currently testing ship-painting robots with nine of its ships, says an article published in their website.

Manual work replaced with robots

Traditional manual work is increasingly being replaced by automated processes, such as self-driving Automated Guided Vehicles in container terminals. 

Thanks to robots, the quality of ship painting can also be improved and the docking time shortened. Hapag-Lloyd is currently testing the process with nine ships.

Ho...

http://mfame.guru/hapag-lloyds-self-painting-robots-handles-ship-fouling/

Peru becomes the latest country to accede to anti-fouling treaty

IMO informed that Peru has now acceded to an important IMO treaty helping to protect the marine environment. Namely, the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS) Convention.

The treaty prohibits the use of harmful organotins in anti-fouling paints and sets out a mechanism to prevent the potential future use of other harmful substances in anti-fouling systems.

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https://safety4sea.com/peru-becomes-the-latest-country-to-accede-to-anti-fouling-treaty/