Coatings World - September 2015

Performance Solution and DNV GL’s ECO Insight solution, to collect and analyse data on hull degradation. This will enable customers to cut their fuel bills and reduce emissions.

Experts suggest that hull and propeller degradation accounts for up to 17 percent of the world fleet’s fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced hull coatings solutions or more regular hull and propeller cleaning are already widely accepted as effective preventive measures. However, there is no conclusive evidence showing which coating solution is the most effective or when and how often propellers need to be cleaned.

“Our Hull Performance Solution (HPS) combines state-of-the-art hull coatings and application technologies with ISO-CD-19030-2 compliant performance measurements and high performance guarantees – helping customers reduce fuel costs and emissions by up to

16 per cent,” said Stein Kjølberg, global sales director, Hull Performance Solutions at Jotun.

DNV GL will provide Jotun with hull and propeller performance computations based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models that include the complete operational range of the vessel. “This approach generates a much greater amount of baseline data than a conventional model tank test could deliver and provides customers with the information they need to prove that they reduced both fuel consumption and emissions to charterers for example,” explained Torsten Büssow, DNV GL’s head of Fleet Performance Management.

ECO Insight computations also show how much resistance is added over time due to hull fouling. The portal further provides customers with the opportunity to benchmark measured hull and propeller degradation with other ships in their fleet as well as relevant peer group averages.

Axalta Becomes Exclusive
Supplier of Hoau Group to
Repaint Its Logistics Fleet

Axalta Coating Systems has announced that China’s prominent freight and transportation operator Hoau Group has appointed Axalta as the exclusive supplier for its corporate rebranding program to re-paint Hoau’s fleet of heavy duty trucks. Axalta’s Nason refinish systems will be used to re-spray Hoau Group trucks.

As a pioneer in the Chinese freight transportation industry, Hoau Group has recently unveiled its new corporate image. Founded in 1995, Hoau Group is a leading freight and transportation company in China. Hoau has 54 transit hubs and 1,500 commercial networks in over 600 cities across China.

After several rounds of testing, Hoau chose Axalta’s Nason refinish systems to re-spray all its trucks with its new brand image. Hoau will spray it trucks with its Axalta’s Nason Bus Surfacer and Top Coat products, which provide vivid