Jotun's antifouling paints cut fuel use, lowers CO2 emissions: tests
MARINE paint maker Jotun has analysed the data collected from the dry-docking of a vessel treated with its hull performance solutions (HPS) over five year period and found antifouling coating achieved saving of US$1.5 million in bunker burn and 12,055 tonnes emissions.
The paint limits the growth of organisms on the hull, while sensors measure hull performance and the efficacy of the coating.
"As the first vessel to be coated with SeaQuantum X200, we were excited to see data on how well the hull performance," said sales chief Stein Kjolberg. "The results were even better than we hoped for."
He said the company had long argued that the right marine paint represented one of the most cost-effective ways for owners to reduce emissions.
Despite undergoing less operational activity than expected and at lower speeds, conditions that would usually encourage fouling, the initial visual inspection showed it to be completely fouling free aside from the usual areas of mechanical damage.
MARINE paint maker Jotun has analysed the data collected from the dry-docking of a vessel treated with its hull performance solutions (HPS) over five year period and found antifouling coating achieved saving of US$1.5 million in bunker burn and 12,055 tonnes emissions.
The paint limits the growth of organisms on the hull, while sensors measure hull performance and the efficacy of the coating.
"As the first vessel to be coated with SeaQuantum X200, we were excited to see data on how well the hull performance," said sales chief Stein Kjolberg. "The results were even better than we hoped for."
He said the company had long argued that the right marine paint represented one of the most cost-effective ways for owners to reduce emissions.
Despite undergoing less operational activity than expected and at lower speeds, conditions that would usually encourage fouling, the initial visual inspection showed it to be completely fouling free aside from the usual areas of mechanical damage.