requirements. We will be glad to offer our expertise in advising
yards and owners on this subject.”
The marine market is constantly evolving as customers look
for easier-to-apply and better products. “In addition, technolog-
ical advancement and development of products that help to
improve health and safety, and contribute to environmental
care and energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important,”
said de Coninck. “As a conscientious, global organization we
believe in responsible business growth, a principle that under-
pins all our commercial activities. So we’re committed to oper-
ating in a manner that is protective of people and all environ-
mental issues. Through our business and manufacturing prac-
tices, as well as our innovative products, we’re focused on stew-
ardship and conservation, which not only helps protect the
environment, but also gives PPG Protective and Marine
Coatings a competitive advantage in the marketplace.”
PPG Protective and Marine Coatings has launched antifoul-
ings that allow for extended laid-up periods, meet the latest
IMO PSPC regulations for water ballast tanks and reduce the
cost of onboard maintenance. “We obviously have to keep the
market condition in view when developing or re-engineering
our products,” said de Coninck. “Product development usually
requires thorough testing, which is not always in-line with the
pace of changes in the market.
Looking medium- to long-term, factors such as fuel con-
sumption, environmental footprint and hull performance will
be key issues, particularly when the bunkering cost will rise
again, according to de Coninck. “As a globally responsible
organization we already have fouling release and antifouling
coatings, such as the SigmaGlide product range and the Sigma
SylAdvance 800,” he said. “These coatings solutions reduce fuel
consumption and carbon dioxide emissions as a result of the
improved hydrodynamics of the ship’s hull.”
International Paint has introduced a new range of universal
primers for the newbuilding market to address the productivi-
ty, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of shipyards
and ship owners. “Ship builders and owners can now better
choose how they meet productivity and performance targets
and comply with the IMO’s Performance Standard for
Protective Coatings (PSPC) and new regional regulations lim-
iting VOC emissions, such as the EU’s Solvents Emissions
Directive,” said Brown. “While newbuilding shipyards all have
different construction methods, build different vessels, are
exposed to seasonal fluctuations in climatic conditions and are
subject to global and local regulation, our new range of univer-
sal primers offers shipyards worldwide customized products to
meet those different needs.”
For the newbuilding shipyard the product range offers uni-
versal application, high volume solids with low VOC, year
round workability with fast drying, low temperature cure and
long overcoating intervals. For the ship owner the range pro-
vides long term asset protection with controlled through life
maintenance costs, high performance corrosion and abrasion
resistance and PSPC compliance.
International’s Intershield 300 is an IMO PSPC compliant
anticorrosive. This abrasion resistant, (>9%) aluminum pure
epoxy coating can be applied to multiple vessel areas over
mechanically prepared shop primer and offers long term asset
protection and control of through life maintenance costs.
New Intershield 300HS, is a high solids version of the
market leading technology which offers 78% volume solids,
lower VOC and application direct from the can without thin-ning. With the aluminum content maintained >9%,
Intershield 300HS will continue to deliver the same outstanding corrosion control the shipping industry has come to
expect, according to Brown.
New Intergard 7600 is a light colored, pure epoxy universal
primer providing good abrasion resistance. It offers excellent
application properties, low temperature workability and true
long term overcoating intervals with no requirement for surface roughening.
Intergard 787 is a high, 80% volume solids light colored aluminum pure epoxy coating with good corrosion protection and
abrasion resistance. Intergard 787 can help meet the environmental challenge on VOC emissions and has an excellent
track record in Korean newbuilding. Currently available in
Korea. Intergard 5600 and Intergard 5620 complete the
range. These light colored, epoxy universal primers have
evolved from Intergard 403 and Intergard 423 technology.
These products have excellent sprayability all year round and
have proven long term anticorrosive performance with an
extensive track record.
Sherwin-Williams has launched a number of new products
for the marine coatings market. SeaGuard HMF is an ablative
coating that utilizes a metal-free organic biocide agent and provides the same effective antifouling protection as traditional
copper-based coatings. Because the antifouling agent has an
extremely short hydrolytic half-life, it doesn’t persist or accumulate in the marine environment and will not harm marine
organisms. Sher-Release Silicone Fouling Release Coating
System hull coating contains no heavy metals or biocides., combines epoxy anti-corrosive system and a tough, protective silicon surface coat interlocked by a unique elastomeric formula,
provides steady, long-term performance less prone to mechanical damage than “softer” silicone systems and provides 6 to 10
percent fuel savings, reducing CO2 emissions.
Euronavy ES-301 epoxy is a solvent-free anticorrosive epoxy
formulated for application over marginally prepared surfaces.
It offers lower surface preparation costs and can be applied
directly on damp surfaces. It’s a durable, moisture- and sur-face-tolerant coating that allows customers to protect their
steel assets against corrosion, even when it is applied in wet
and cold conditions. It is engineered for ballast tanks, crude oil
tanks, wet spaces, bilges, decks and external hull applications,
provides outstanding durability and long-term performance,
requires minimal surface preparation and is IMO PSPC
approved to be applied over a zinc-free shop primer.
Sherwin-Williams’ FastClad ER Epoxy is engineered for
immersion service in sea water ballast tanks, fuel/sea water
ballast tanks and petroleum storage tanks. It features rapid
return to service – designed to walk-on conditions within
four hours, 24 hours for full immersion service, high build
properties, greater than 70 percent edge retention and is
low odor and low VOC. CW
