PPG completes landmark drydocking for COSCO Shipping Energy

PPG has completed the first drydocking project for COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation using the electrostatic application of its PPG SIGMAGLIDE® fouling release coating.

The project was carried out on the Yuan Chun Hu, a 333-meter crude oil tanker owned by COSCO Shipping, at the Liuhengdao shipyard in Zhoushan, China. The vessel’s underwater hull was coated with PPG Sigmaglide 2390, while the boot-top received PPG NEXEON 810 antifouling coating.

As the operator of Asia’s largest tanker fleet,...

https://container-news.com/ppg-completes-landmark-drydocking-for-cosco-shipping-energy/

PPG wins 50th order for electrostatic application of antifouling

PPG (NYSE: PPG) has won its 50th order for the electrostatic application of marine fouling control coatings. The project will be carried out on the VLCC Sidr a 336-meter oil tanker operated by Bahri Ship Management at the Asyad Drydock Company shipyard in Oman, using PPG Nexeon 810 antifouling coating on the hull.

Drawing on its decades of experience in the aerospace and automotive industries, PPG introduced electrostatic coating application to the shipping industry just over a year ago....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ppg-wins-50th-order-for-electrostatic-application-of-antifouling/