Hyundai Respect is among 7 Danaos- took care of containerships recoated with Nippon Marine Paints antifouling this year.
Nippon Paint Marine has actually finished the recoating of 7 Danaos- took care of containerships, with the last 2 vessels in the collection, the 8,463 TEU Phoeb e as well as the 6,500 TEU CMA CGM Moliere, leaving completely dry dock in June.
The very first vessel in the collection, the 13,100 TEU Hyundai Honou r, left completely dry dock in January, adhered to in May by sis Hyundai Respect, Hyundai Smart, as well as Hyundai Ambition, as well as the 366 meter Hyundai Speed in June.
Five of the 7 vessels got applications of Nippon’s A-LF Sea antifouling system throughout set up drydockings at Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard inChina Each hull was totally blown up before application throughout a 60-month drydocking period.
Nippon Paint Marine has a considerable record with Danaos, having actually used its A-LF Sea antifouling system to practically half the shipmanager’s 60-vessel fleet.
Theodosis Dimopoulos, General Manager of Nippon Paint Marine (Europe), claimed: “Danaos, which manages one of the world’s largest fleet of modern containerships, is a company dedicated to innovation, safety, efficiency, and environmental responsibility. This commitment to energy and environmental efficiency is manifest in the decision to use our hull coatings.”
Commenting on the layer’s fouling security as well as gas conserving efficiency, Danaos’ DCOO & & Technical Director, Vastarouchas Dimitrios, claimed: “As a leader in container delivery, it is critically important to all at Danaos that we do whatever we can to minimize the influence of our procedures on the atmosphere. Based on several years’ experience with Nippon Paint Marine, we have actually discovered A-LF Sea adds favorably to lowered drag as well as, subsequently, reduced gas intake as well as less CARBON DIOXIDE discharges.
In enhancement to A-LF Sea, Danaos runs vessels with Nippon’s reduced rubbing antifouling Ecoloflex SPC 150 HyB layer. The firm is additionally thinking about Nippon Paint Marine’s brand-new Aquaterras layer as a means of additional lowering the influence of procedures on the aquatic atmosphere.
“Based on the performance and experience gained from our other products, Danaos offered us the opportunity to present our revolutionary biocide-free antifouling Aquaterras,” claimedDimopoulos “The company expressed interest in the product for future application and we currently have a test patch applied on one of its vessels.”
A-LF Sea is based upon copyrighted copper silyl acrylate copolymer modern technology with a high quantity of solids to supply outstanding antifouling efficiency over extended periods. It is verified to supply quantifiable hull rubbing decrease of approximately 10%.
The layer can be used over existing finishes or as a newbuild application, as well as, to day, has actually been related to greater than 3,000 ships worldwide.
