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Hempel

Onboard Marine Coating e-Learning Course

Hempasil X3+ kzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business and Marlins

Building on its Hempasil range of have launched a global training solution to support fouling release systems, Hempel

Athe effective onboard application and maintenance launched a new antifouling to deliver of the International range of marine coatings. “Painting and optimal fuel savings and return on in-

Surfaces” combines the experience of AkzoNobel’s marine vestment. Hempasil X3+ is a top of coatings business and its International bramd with Marlins’ the line, biocide free, two-component, capabilities in training development and delivery, creating an fouling release coating with a high e-learning program that supports the long-term maintenance solids content that ensures clean hulls and performance of coatings. for longer periods. It is designed to “Painting and Surfaces” is designed to be undertaken by any create a smooth, low energy surface seafarer with responsibility for marine coatings. Highly visual with unique fouling release proper- and engaging imagery is used throughout the course to maxi- ties. Its hydrogel micro layer prevents mize user understanding of the subject matter.

fouling organisms from ? rmly ad- “There are signi? cant bene? ts of undertaking effective on- hering to the hull while retaining the board marine coatings maintenance, both in terms of reducing self-cleaning properties of silicone. “Painting and Surfaces” will be included in the next update long-term operational costs and improving a vessel’s overall

The product is a completely biocide maintenance and operation standards,” said Robert Wong, to the Marlins eLearning Suite for Seafarers. The course can free paint and has no impact on the also be purchased by individuals via the Marlins online shop,

Marketing Director of AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings busi- marine environment.

ness. “Painting and Surfaces deconstructs the complexities of as well as being available to clients of AkzoNobel marine

Hempasil X3+ is based on a unique coatings brand International as part of their package or as an coating application, and educates a ship’s crew in an easy-to- hydrogel technology comprising a optional add-on.

understand and approachable manner.” network of advanced polymer chains www.international-marine.com/seastores which absorb high amounts of water (to a level of more than 99%), to cre- ate a water-like boundary layer. This layer effectively tricks the fouling

PPG PHENGUARD PRO organisms into believing the hull is tion at newbuild and/or maintenance PPG Protective and Marine Coatings than 3,400 cargoes, delivering maxi- a liquid and not a solid surface and unveiled PHENGUARD PRO, a tank mum ? exibility to the product tanker with trusted and proven performance for this minimizes protein and bacterial the owner,” said Sijmen Visser, PPG’s trades. coating system that is designed to pro- adhesion.

vide bene? ts to shipyards and shipown- PHENGUARD PRO has been speci? - Global Marketing Manager Marine. ers. For shipyards and at installation, cally designed for use on IMO II and III PHENGUARD PRO has been devel- the coating system provides potential chemical/product tankers typically in oped from the PHENGUARD phenolic New Tank Coating, too epoxy product technology. the 30,000–60,000 dwt range. ef? ciency gains of more than 20% com- Hempel also launched a new pure ep-

PPG identi? ed market demand in the “PHENGUARD PRO is truly a game pared to traditional three-layer coating oxy tank coating, Hempadur 15460, systems, according to PPG. For owners changer for the product tanker market IMO II/III product/chemical tanker seg- to replace its Hempadur 15400 tank ment for a two-layer phenolic epoxy the manufacturer claims it provides the offering shared bene? ts to both the ship- coating. Hempadur 15460 is de- yard and owner/operator by combining system that offers maximum cargo ? ex- widest chemical resistance and the lon- signed speci? cally as a tank coating ibility with improved ef? ciency at in- gest carriage time on the market of more over 20% ef? ciency gains on applica- for chemical vessels and is based on stallation. The result is PHENGUARD amine adduct cured epoxy technol-

PRO, engineered and launched for both ogy, which the manufacturer says newbuilding and refurbishment proj- delivers resistance to continuous im- ects. mersion in a range of chemicals, in- “The coating system can be applied in cluding crude oil up to temperatures temperatures down to 5°C making it an of 80ºC/176ºF. The coating uses no ‘all year round’ solution that reduces the toxic products and can be used to coat costs of heating for winter application,” all liquid cargo tanks. It is also suit- said Visser. able for grey and black water tanks,

Finally, PHENGUARD PRO is de- mud and brine tanks, refrigerated signed to provide a very smooth ? nish seawater ? sh tanks and other vessel that is easy to clean, saving time and tanks.

labor at cargo switching and tank clean- According to Hempel, the bene? ts ing. Ship owners will also bene? t from of Hempadur 15460 include higher well-documented guidance and proce- volume solids with reduced solvent dures for cargoes requiring pre-wash, emissions; low cargo absorption and thus extending the coating life. retention meaning quicker cargo turn- around and greater ? exibility; and application in a two coat system to reduce application times.

PHENGUARD PRO is a tank coating sys- www.hempel.com tem that is designed to provide bene? ts to shipyards and shipowners. www.marinelink.com 55

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