Lomar, a maritime subsidiary of global business group Libra Group, has revealed its collaboration with tech provider Alicia Bots to integrate robotic hull inspection and grooming solutions into its biofouling control practices.
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Swiss freight trader Cargill has completed two pilot projects with Safetytech Accelerator, a dedicated technology accelerator […]
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Norwegian shipping company Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) will expand its roll-out of the semi-autonomous hull cleaning solution, Shipshave ITCH, with five additional robots to reduce hull fouling on its fleet.
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The maintenance of ocean-going vessels is of prime importance. Cleaning a ship’s hull represents both a logistical challenge and high monetary cost, yet a failure to carry this out has consequences on the smooth passage of the ship as well as the risk of overlooking maintenance issues.
The average cost of cleaning a ship’s hull is between 150,000 to 300,000 Australian dollars. It takes around 8 days to complete and means the vessel is out of service during that time. The current method of...
Marine software firm Greensea Systems has launched a spin-off company that uses its digital expertise to offer a subscription model robotic hull cleaning system. The post Greensea launches…
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The US-based shipowner Eagle Bulk Shipping has signed a commercial agreement with marine coatings provider Jotun for the adoption of hull-cleaning solutions to minimise biofouling and accelerate…
Striving to be more eco-friendly, Estonian Port of Tallinn has established new rules of cleaning and other procedures on ships’ hulls underwater surfaces which can be carried out only with the…
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Three global shipping leaders have united to sign a MOU in a push for cleaner, more efficient and greener vessel hull performance.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), which controls about 10% of the global newbuild market, has reached agreement with container line giant HMM Co., Ltd and Jotun, the world’s number one supplier of marine coatings, to utilise Jotun’s revolutionary Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) on a series of newbuilds. The agreement, signed 8 December, will see Jotun HullSkater...
HullWiper Ltd has announced the launch of its self-contained 40ft container to meet the need for safe, eco-friendly hull cleaning operations at remote locations.
HullWiper worked with MFC Concepts, a leading producer of highly engineered modular and offshore containers, to modify the container so that its Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) can be transported, by road or sea, to far-flung locations that its present hub bases cannot serve. The customized container includes a fully functioning engine...
Jotun has signed the first commercial contract for container vessels with its ground-breaking Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). The contract was signed with global container shipping and logistics leader MSC, Mediterranean Shipping Company.
MSC, a company committed to investing in decarbonising its operations, will install the Jotun HullSkater, the first robotic technology that has been designed for proactive cleaning, and the specially developed high performance SeaQuantum Skate antifouling...