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Paints and Coatings

coating, the tool will estimate the number of carbon credits that condition. With the eco innovations they are achieving a fuel
could be claimed if the owner chooses to enrol in the initiative.consumption of just 23 tonnes in sea trials.

Mr Hindmarsh said the tool was now being actively used Lemissoler Navigation has coated four of the eight
across the shipping industry, with the irst consultations receiving newbuilds with Dynamic and, based on its successful

a positive industry response from ship owners and operators.performance, is planning to coat the remaining vessels with the

“The current version of Intertrac Vision is only the same product.
beginning for the tool, and there are plans in place to Andreas Glud, Hempel’s Group Product Manager, said:

incorporate more functionality as required to suit the needs of “Dynamic is a low friction, hydrolysing silyl acrylate, which gives
ship owners and operators and the changing dynamics of the our customers an outstanding antifouling service and delivers

shipping industry.”average fuel savings of up to 4%.”
Mr Kidd said International would welcome the opportunity He explained how the patented microiber technology

to develop new collaborations with interested third parties and gives it an exceptional mechanical strength that
ship owners to further develop Intertrac Vision and “support reduces cracking and peeling. Based on the fuel savings

future improvements in ship eficiency”.demonstrated in these trials, our Dynamic antifouling is a
Another coatings supplier, Hempel, says shipmanagement contributing factor to an overall fuel saving of 7% for the new

company Lemissoler Navigation has achieved signiicant fuel Frontmarine vessels.”

savings from coating its newbuild 58,500dwt supramax bulk Limissoler Group’s Technical Manager Dimitris
carriers with Hempel’s Dynamics antifouling product.Solomonides said: “We are delighted with the results of the

As part of an environmental eficiency drive, the Cyprus- recent sea trials of the irst four new vessels. Lessening the
based company has adopted a unique hull design for the environmental impact of our activities and improving fuel

vessels, itted them with fuel-eficient propellers and coated eficiency is one of our top priorities and we believe that the
the undersides with Hempel’s Dynamic antifouling.innovative design of the newbuilds, the fuel eficient propeller

According to the design speciication, fuel consumption and Hempel’s Dynamic antifouling have proved to be a winning
was calculated at 24.7 tonnes per day at 14.2 knots in ballastcombination in delivering these eficiencies.” u

New coatings e-learning course is launched

A
new global training solution has been jointly launched by AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business and e-learning provider
Marlins, to support the effective onboard application and maintenance of the International range of marine coatings.

‘Paintings and Surfaces’ is designed to be undertaken by any seafarer with responsibility for marine coatings and highly
visual and engaging imagery is used throughout the course to maximise user understanding of the subject matter.

Robert Wong, Marketing Director of AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings, said: “There are significant benefits of undertaking
effective onboard marine coatings maintenance, both in terms of reducing long-term operational costs and improving a

vessel’s overall maintenance and operation standards. Painting and Surfaces deconstructs the complexities of coating

application, and educates a ship’s crew in an easy-to-understand and approachable manner.”
Mike Pearsall, Product Manager, Marlins, added: “In a truly global industry such as shipping, the importance of delivering

effective and universally understandable training solutions is key to furthering seafarers’ learning and development. By applying
AkzoNobel’s in-depth knowledge and experience of marine coatings to an interactive and e-learning course, we’ve been able to

effectively communicate the importance of marine coating application and onboard maintenance to seafarers.” u

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