Coatings of today
Over the last century, basic coatings to protect against fouling have evolved into the advanced anti-fouling and fouling defence solutions available today.
Hempel, the worldwide leading coatings manufacturer, has over 100 years’ experience in developing marine coatings, and offering customers solutions to ensure their ships cross the oceans efficiently.
The best of today’s advanced fouling defence coatings, such as Hempel’s award-winning Hempaguard, are so effective that they can deliver up to six per cent on average fuel savings over the entire docking interval, regardless of trading patterns, speed and idle periods.
Ship shape
But to remain profitable in the increasingly competitive cruise market of today the efficient solutions offered to ship operators cannot end there. Hempel is at the forefront of efficiency initiatives on an industry level and was integral to the development of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 19030. This standard defines the methods for determining changes in hull and propeller performance in addition to calculating basic indicators that provide industry standard measures for propeller efficiency.
Hempel launched its new hull performance system SHAPE (Systems for Hull and Propeller Efficiency), in January 2018, based on the ISO 19030 framework. SHAPE combines elements of hull and propeller efficiency optimisation to maximise the quality of performance data analysis. This allows Hempel to deliver expert advice and solutions to every ship, regardless of whether it’s operating in the cruise sector or commercial shipping, enabling all ship operators to maximise their ship’s hull efficiency and their return on investment.
Raising the bar
Fouling and mechanical damage to the hull can increase the engine power that a vessel needs, by up to 20 per cent. Hempel’s SHAPE can monitor the long-term trends via in-service key performance indicators. By using the transparent system, in combination with Hempel’s hull coatings, ship operators can now make data driven decisions and operate more efficiently and competitively irrespective of vessel type, age, size, maximising their vessel’s profitability regardless of its operating patterns.
SHAPE customers enjoy;
- A tailored hull performance programme with a dedicated Hempel performance analyst
- Expert data interpretation and advice from Hempel’s team of chemists, physicists and hydrodynamicists
- Key performance indicators based on speed loss measurements to track performance gains over time
- Monitored and guaranteed speed loss – directly related to fuel savings – applicable for hull coatings specified for up to 60 months dry docking intervals
- Transparent cost-effective performance monitoring following the ISO 19030 methodology
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