BRAND-NEW
JOSCO Will Apply the FASTAR® Coating to Its Next Generation 1100TEU Liners The antifouling system FASTAR® I developed by Nippon Paint Marine will be used to protect energy efficient vessels.
T
he Tsuneishi Group Shipbuilding has
“We have very good experience with Nippon
biocides that we have been able to deliver
recently announced that it is using Nippon
Paint Marine systems on our vessels, so were
a high-performing, low-polishing antifouling
Paint Marine’s nano-based antifouling
keen to add to the overall energy efficiency
system that not only delivers unprecedented
FASTAR I to protect a trio of energy-efficient
of these next generation vessels with the
commercial benefits but also helps shipowners
box ships that the company is building for
new FASTAR system. With the installation of
and operators meet emissions abatement and
Jiangsu Ocean Shipping Co (JOSCO). Each of
advanced technologies designed to reduce
energy efficiency targets,” added Gerald Mao,
the three vessels has an overall length of 146
energy consumption and emissions, these
the Senior Director of Nippon Paint Marine.
metres and a 23.25 metres beam and employs
vessels will be the greenest in the JOSCO fleet.
“Liner operators like JOSCO are facing
Tsuneishi’s low-resistance hull form and an
The application of these two technologies
increased congestion at port with at least
array of energy-saving technologies: the TOP-GR
combined with FASTAR is expected to
30-day waiting times so need a coating that
system optimises number, diameter, shape and
contribute to significant fuel savings and help
delivers consistent 60-month performance
geometric distribution of propeller blades to
us meet environmental standards,” stated Lian
unaffected by seawater temperature and
achieve greater propulsive efficiency, while
Jian Guo, the general manager of the Technical
vessel speed. FASTAR I has been designed to
MT-FAST adds a wing-like device to the front of
Division at JOSCO.
deliver optimum performance and save fuel
the propeller to alter water flows.
“JOSCO’s experience with our LF-Sea and
after longer idling times, when conventional
In addition, the company is planning to also use
A-LF-Sea® antifouling systems has delivered
coatings experience increased biofouling.”
the antifouling FASTAR I, a solution developed by
fuel savings of up to 8%, which can equate to
The antifouling FASTAR system has already
Nippon Paint Marine that contains completely
a voyage free of fuel costs every twelfth trip or
been applied to a passenger ferry and a bulk
new hydrophilic and hydrophobic nano-sized
so. We anticipate FASTAR will deliver further
carrier, and Tsuneishi will also employ it for
silyl acrylate components that will allow a more
cost savings and environmental efficiencies.
three similar 1091TEU vessels designed for
precise control of the release of biocides.
It is by precisely controlling the release of
the intra-regional trade that the company is
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planning to construct for Taicang Container Lines Co., LTD. “For a containership with 80% activity, operating at 18kts in seawater temperatures of 26 °C, a FASTAR scheme provides 60 months of service from a dry film thickness of 260 μm on the vertical sides and a 160 μm coat of on the flat bottom. A conventional antifouling covering the same 2000m2 area would require 1018 litres of paint versus 1330 litres. We are delighted that Tsuneishi Group’s next generation of energy efficient box ships are being specified with FASTAR. It’s a win-win coating for owners and builders,” concluded Jun Ye, the M & R Sales Director for Nippon Paint Marine in China.
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