Seven Seas Explorer has actually been used with Nippon Paint Marine’s A-LF-Sea hull finishing as component of a fleet-wide contract with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (Norwegian)
Nippon Paint Marine has actually authorized a lasting supply agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (Norwegian) to offer antifouling systems to 13 cruise liner running under the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and also Regent Seven Seas Cruises brand names.
The contract, authorized late in 2015, will certainly see Nippon Paint use its low-friction SPC antifouling, A-LF-Sea, to 6 Oceania vessels, 5 Regent Seven Seas Cruises vessels and also Norwegian Cruise Lines ships Norwegian Epic and also Norwegian Dawn.
A-LF Sea has actually currently been used throughout eleven drydockings while 3 vessels, Marina, Nautica and also Norwegian Epic will certainly be covered with the hull finishing throughout set up drydockings later on this year.
The fleet-wide agreement complies with the efficiency success of the low-friction self-polishing copolymer related to vessels under specific contracts.
“Due to the impressive performance of A-LF-Sea in the past, we decided to broaden the scope of supply to half the Norwegian fleet with a more formal, long-term agreement,” stated Carlo Paiella, Vice-President, Technical Operations forNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings “Nippon’s technical service and worldwide supply capabilities complement the excellent fuel-saving performance we have seen from this low-friction paint.”
“As leaders in the cruise ship sector,” proceeded Paiella, “we believe it is vitally important to do all we can to mitigate against any operations that may influence global climate change. The use of A-LF-Sea has helped towards our ships meeting the very stringent emissions reduction targets we have set.”
In December 2019, Nippon Paint’s low-friction hull finishing system LF-Sea won the 2020 Japanese Government Award forGlobal Warming Prevention Activity The evaluating panel located use the finishing added to decreased drag, as a result causing reduced gas usage and also decreased CARBON DIOXIDE exhausts from those vessels that have actually used the hull finishing.
John Drew, Director of Nippon Paint Marine Europe, stated: “We are pleased that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has actually chosen Nippon Paint Marine as its recommended finishes distributor for these vessels. Norwegian’s demands are not surprisingly very requiring however many thanks to its forward preparation, along with the integrity and also efficiency of this finishing, these vessels will certainly gain from higher gas and also functional performances.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings runs a fleet of 28 cruise liner. The 13 vessels to which A-LF-Sea have or will certainly be used are Oceania Cruises’ Insignia, Marina, Nautica, Regatta, Riviera, and also Sirena; Seven Seas Explorer, Seven Seas Mariner, Seven Seas Navigator, Seven Seas Splendor, and also Seven Seas Voyager; and also the Norwegian Cruise Line’s ships Norwegian Epic and also Norwegian Dawn.
Nippon Paint Marine is likewise dealing with Norwegian in the confirmation screening and also efficiency surveillance of its biocide-free hull finishingAquaterras An examination spot has actually been related to a concealed cruise liner and also outcomes are being benchmarked versus a traditional biocide-coating.
“The cruise industry has been an early proponent of this ground-breaking technology,” statedDrew “Like other cruise lines, Norwegian also recognizes that Aquaterras is a hugely significant breakthrough in the antifouling market, providing similar levels of performance to those systems containing biocides, such as cuprous oxide.”
