Nippon Paint Marine and Lloyd’s Register Advisory have entered into a technical collaboration agreement to examine the long-term speed loss performance of FASTAR and AQUATERRAS hull coatings.
Lloyd’s Register Advisory will conduct an independent review that aims to assess how these coatings of Nippon Paint Marine perform across a range of vessel types, including container carriers, bulk carriers, tankers, very large crude carriers (VLCCs), pure car carriers (PCCs), and cruise ships.
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AQUATERRAS is a biocide-free fouling protection coating. It features patented polymer technology with hydrophilic and hydrophobic micro-domain structures, according to Nippon Paint Marine.
FASTAR, part of Nippon Paint Marine’s HydroSmoothXT range, uses a hydrophilic and hydrophobic nanodomain resin structure.
Nippon Paint Marine president Gladys Goh said: “We are committed to helping our customers to achieve their net-zero carbon ambitions and deliver efficiencies and sustainability within their operations.
“Trust and proof in performance and return on investment is a critical element in driving the uptake of clean technologies across the shipping industry.”
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By GlobalDataThe review is intended to provide an analysis based on data gathered from the vessels, reflecting the impact of hull fouling, which varies according to ship routes and operational patterns.
By examining vessels from different sectors, the collaboration seeks to build an understanding of speed loss and its relationship to fuel consumption and emissions, supporting shipowners in selecting appropriate hull coatings.
To create a validated database for this assessment, Lloyd’s Register Advisory plans to use multiple sources of information such as noon reports, high-frequency vessel data, automatic identification system (AIS) tracking, and metocean data. The evaluation will follow ISO 19030 standards.
This process involves identifying the resistance caused by environmental effects so that the performance of the coatings can be measured throughout the period under study.
The analysis is intended to demonstrate how hull condition contributes to vessel speed loss.
Lloyd’s Register strategic business partner (Singapore) Goh Chung Hun said: “We look forward to working with Nippon Paint Marine to develop this technical collaboration and realise an independent assessment for their hull coating performance.
“Our technical expertise and impartiality underpin our commitment to delivering analyses to the highest standard. We are delighted that Nippon Paint Marine has placed their trust in us to provide a performance verification assessment of their hull coatings.”
