Jotun celebrates 10,000th SeaQuantum application

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 — Coatings manufacturer Jotun and COSCO Dalian Ocean Shipping Company recently celebrated the 10,000th application of Jotun’s premium antifouling SeaQuantum. The ship marking the milestone, COSCO Dalian’s 297,336-dwt tanker,

Spanish ferry owner signs up for carbon credit program

APRIL 24, 2015 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària has enrolled its passenger ferry Martin i Soler into an AkzoNobel scheme that financially rewards shipowners by enabling them to generate income in the

MSC opts for Jotun Hull Performance Solutions for 12 ships

FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — Jotun Marine Coatings reports that Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has opted for Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) on 12 vessels – including the world’s largest containership the 19,224

Innovative fouling defense coating racks up references

OCTOBER 23, 2014 — Just over a year after its introduction, Hempaguard, a ground-breaking hull coating concept from Danish coatings manufacturer Hempel, has already been applied to more than 170 full ships

Maerk’s Triple E ships to get slippery treatment

JULY 4, 2014—Sustainability is a core focus of Maersk Line, particularly when it comes to operating its new Triple-E class of 18,000 TEU containerships. At 400 meters long, 59 meters wide and

GAC launches diver-free underwater hull cleaning system

DECEMBER 16, 2013 —GAC EnvironHull, part of Dubai headquartered GAC Group, has launched HullWiper, offering diver-free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning. GAC EnvironHull says that, espite its compact size of just

Jotun launches performance package for eco ship builders

OCTOBER 23, 2013 — Jotun Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) has launched the HPS Newbuilding Solution at the Kormarine event in South Korea. The aim is to help shipbuilders delivering eco-design vessels to

Jotun launches new antifouling at Cruise Shipping Miami

MARCH 12, 2013 — Jotun AS is now offering SeaLion Resilient, a high performance marine antifouling coating based on epoxy-polysiloxane technology. Epoxy-polysiloxane, a compound of resins and hardeners, provides highly resilient hull

Dubai crew boat gets non-toxic antifouling system

FEBRUARY 21, 2012 — Netherlands based Maritime Technology Company Micanti BV has applied its patented non-toxic antifouling system on the crew vessel Lady Rasha in Dubai. Micanti’s Thorn-D is an adhesive foil