A-LF Sea is being put on Gaslog vessels being drydocked in 2020-2021.
Piraeus, Greece, based gas service provider driver Gaslog Ltd has actually decided to use Nippon Paint Marine’s A-LF Sea hull covering as component of its present drydocking program.
An progressed ultra-low rubbing covering system, A-LF Sea utilizes a copyrighted copper silyl acrylate copolymer innovation with a high quantity of solids to offer exceptional antifouling efficiency over extended periods. The covering is secure in self-polishing and also works in whatever aquatic atmosphere the ship cruises. It has actually currently been effectively put on virtually 3,000 ships worldwide.
Gaslog runs a fleet of 27 modern-day LNG providers of in between 145,000 cu.m and also 180,000 cu.m capability, and also has 7 even more on order, 2 of 174,000 cu.m and also 5 of 180,000 cu.m capability.
“At Gaslog we are constantly seeking ways to reduce our environmental impact through innovative products and processes that span our entire operating cycle,” states Kostas Karathanos, Gaslog’s Innovation and also Technology supervisor. “Antifouling paints are no exemption therefore we had our very first test with A-LF Sea back in 2013 when it was used on among our TFDE ships. The exceptional outcomes of this test offered us the self-confidence to broaden the application of A-LF Sea to our vessels being drydocked in 2020-2021.
He includes: “Our experience so far indicates that A-LF-SEA is outperforming the competition as the rate of power increase is notably less.”
“Nippon Paint is proud to have been chosen as a supplier to Gaslog Ltd, one of the world’s leading gas carrier operators,” states Nippon Paint Marine Europe General Manager,Theodosis Dimopoulos “This demonstrates Nippon’s capabilities in coatings’ technology, technical service and logistics.”
According to Nippon Paint, A-LF Sea is easy to use, utilizing typical application strategies, can be used over existing finishes or as a newbuild application. With a fresh layer of A-LF Sea used at each drydocking, the fouling resistance and also water capturing feature can be preserved throughout the vessel’s life span.
“Reduction of CO2 emissions is a global concern,” statesDimopoulos “We, as a paint maker, can add to a shipowners’ carbon impact decrease programs by lowering drag out the undersea hull surface areas.
“Following the sulfur cap regulations that kicked in on January 1, 2020, ships that are not fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems have been forced to use very low sulfur fuels, which carry a high cost premium. A-LF Sea can help those owners, by cutting the amount of high-cost bunker fuels required.”
A-LF Sea was created under a task taken on by Nippon Paint with the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and also Tourism (MLIT) together with category culture ClassNK and also Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). It abides by IMO-AFS2001 as a tin-free anti-fouling system and also is accredited by the significant category cultures.
