AkzoNobel’s pioneering carbon
credits initiative as a key part
of our strategy to deliver a more
sustainable, profitable and ulti-
mately successful business.”
Added Oscar Wezenbeek, managing
director of AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings
business: “This is a landmark moment
for AkzoNobel, Neda Maritime and the
wider shipping industry. It demonstrates
how our carbon credits initiative can in-
centivize investment in more sustainable
practices, accelerating carbon reduction
within the shipping industry, and en-
abling owners to gain from operational,
environmental and bottom line benefits
from clean technologies.”
Neda Maritime will use its carbon
credits to voluntarily offset other sourc-
es of CO2 emissions within its business.
Each carbon credit accrued represents the
removal of one ton of CO2 from the at-
mosphere, which means the company has
offset a total of 13,735 tons of CO2 from
its business.
Developed in conjunction with The
Gold Standard Foundation and Fremco
Group, the first issue of carbon credits through the scheme – worth more
than $500,000 – was announced in
February 2016.
Hempel’s Fouling Defense
Product Hempaguard
Applied to 500 Vessels
Hempel has announced – after only two
and a half years on the market – its award
winning innovative fouling release product Hempaguard has now been applied
as a full vessel coating to 500 ships. This
milestone was reached yesterday with the
coating of a 61,614 dwt, 2011-built, container vessel.
Environmental obligations are at the
top of the agenda for all responsible ship-
ping companies and Hempaguard was in-
troduced to the shipping industry against
a backdrop of rising bunkering costs,
tightening environmental regulations
and the introduction of mandatory Ship
Energy Efficiency Management Plans
(SEEMP), according to the company.
Originally launched in 2013 as a
new innovative low cost fouling defense
product, Hempaguard has shown an outstanding resistance to fouling during idle
periods (of up to 120 days), providing
shipowners with full trading flexibility.
Unlike regular hull coatings that, in general, are specified according to a vessel’s
speed and activity level, Hempaguard
retains its effectiveness when switching
between slow and regular steaming and
so is suitable for all vessel types. This has
been a major contributor to its success –
alongside proven fuel efficiency levels of
around 6 percent.
Commenting on reaching the 500 ship
milestone, Claes Skat-Roerdam, marketing manager, Fouling Control, Hempel
A/S said, “Hempaguard’s success is a true
testament of how well our coating has
been received by shipowners. The combination of silicone-hydrogel and biocide
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