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Reduce Coating Work 40 Percent

In a bid to help yards achieve higher productivity and quality levels, a compre- hensive, yet rationalized paints package for the entire ship construction process has been introduced through the Chugoku

Innovative Ship Coating System (CIS).

Chugoku Marine Paints' initiative is claimed to offer reductions of up to 40 per- cent in the amount of coating work that has to be undertaken in protecting the fabric of the hsjll and its internals during the produc- tion of a newbuilding. Cutting the number of treatments and individual coatings con- tributes directly to man-hour intensity and building schedules. CIS has been struc- tured to ensure that immediate benefits to yards are paralleled by long-term advan- tages for contractual owners in paint qual- ity and maintenance-free characteristics.

The system has been formulated in mind not only for the production implications of the shift to double-hulled tankers, but also of the industrial environment in Japan where the managing of large newbuild projects faces extra pressures due to the shortage of skilled coatings applicators among already much slimmed-down work- forces.

Chugoku has sought to rationalize the range of coatings required through the whole construction program by improving the quality of individual paint systems, so reducing total cost of paint per sq. m. in materials and application, while benefiting long-run maintenance. Marty of the prod- ucts have quick-drying properties and oth- ers offer environmental advantages safient not tStily to existing or proposed future leg- islation governing antifoulings, but also health and safety considerations irt ship- yards.

The concept of build efficiency and improved protection through rationaliza- tion in the number of products used and. "passes" employed is common to CIS in all its configurations, which obviously depend on the type of vessel involved. In the con- struction of a bulker, for instance, a univer- sal primer called Bannoh 500AC can be used as the single anti-corrosive, tor-free treatment over the whole of the outside shell to simplify the coating arrangements, with a related epoxy binder employed for the underwater areas.

The antifouling medium would be a tin- free, self-polishing coating named Sea

Grandprix 100. Chugoku claims that the latter, which uses copper as the main antifoulant and polishes due to hydrolysis, offers a performance similar to that of tin- based products and therefore much improved on existing, non-tin antifpulings.

The range available under CIS includes a single type of primer, Bannoh 200, for the exposed deck and superstructure and a heat-resistant, inorganic primer Cerabest for the engine room. Modified tar-free epoxies Nova 1000 or 2000 for the ballast spaces come in light colors to facilitate tank inspections and meet new regulations, while another version of the Nova series has been developed for the protection of cargo hold areas. which KHI is experiencing a surge in orders arising mainly from con- tainer newbuilding projects. The

Chinese factory will also serve as a procurement base for the Japanese partner.

Strengthened In The

European Market

Mitsui Engineering &

Shipbuilding (MES) has strength- ened its standing with the

European ship owning community in recent months by landing bulk carrier contracts in the Polish and

Italian markets.

The Japanese company's propen- sity for developing niche business in the bulk shipping field has been particularly well illustrated by its long running production of ships of the open-hatch type, incorporating maximum width hatchways for efficient working of unitized car- goes of forestry products and other goods. In the case of the new con- tract from Polish Steamship

Company (PZM), the subject design will enable navigation into the Great Lakes while offering a relatively high capacity of 34,600 dwt.

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