- Bermudan tanker proprietor and administrator Team Tankers International has submitted four extra ships.
- This ensures the utilization of the security of the counter barnacle dynamic operator Selektope®.
- After recognizing the fouling anticipation execution during a 40-month trial of an antifouling covering containing the innovation on a MR tanker in their fleet it was introduced.
- Team Calypso have found barnacle free hull by the usage of Selektope®.
Various officials confirmed the benefits of Selektope®.
In a recent development, Team Tankers International has announced that they have signed up more ships to use Selektope®-powered hull coatings, says a press release published on their website.
- Bermudan tanker owner and Team Tankers international have recruited 4 more ships to using the protection of the anti-barnacle active agent Selektope.
- Independent third parties also have produced some data that proves the results of Skeletope®.
Specifications of the Ship
The vertical sides of the 46,067DWT synthetic and items transporter Team Calypso were covered with Chugoku Marine Paints’ SEAFLO NEO CF-Premium antifouling covering that contains Selektope® amid its five-year drydocking at the Sembcorp shipyard, Singapore in 2015.
During the most recent 40 months the MR tanker has been in dynamic task over a wide scope of exchange courses all inclusive, regularly cruising in worldwide biofouling hotspots with > 25oC (up to 32oC) water temperatures where the danger of biofouling is high.
The vessel has additionally spent a few expanded periods sitting in these zones.
In any case, during the preliminary, barnacles neglected to stay themselves to the tanker’s body on account of the assurance from Selektope®.
This initiates the barnacle hatchlings’ octopamine receptor, keeping them in swimming mode and keeping them from joining to the frame with non-lethal impact.
Team Calypso’s hull found barnacle free
A structural examination led at month 35 in the tanker’s in-water-review calendar set up that Team Calypso’s frame was essentially barnacle free with no delicate fouling inclusion.
Independent third party has likewise checked the fouling avoidance execution of the Selektope®-controlled structure covering.
- At month 40, all out included obstruction Team Calypso’s frame and propeller due to fouling is outstandingly low, at 16%, contrasted with up to 30% expected for a reference ship of comparable age, estimate and exchanging designs.
- Of that 16% aggregate, included opposition the body represented 10% while included obstruction the propeller represented the remaining 7%.
- The improvement of included opposition was determined at a rate proportionate to 0.4% every month, contrasted with the normal rate of somewhere in the range of 0.5% and 1.5%.
Team Tankers’ Outlook
Team Tankers Performance and Environmental Manager Capt. Pär Brandholm remarks: “Group Calypso has worked for more than a long time since last dry dock, and we can presume that the fouling of the body stays at a low dimension and we trust the pattern will keep being level”.
He also said theta –“We anticipate similar performance for our vessels Team Tapatio, Team Toccata, Team Tosca and Team Leader utilizing a similar structure covering containing Selektope®.”
Usage of Selektope® useful?
I-Tech AB CEO Philip Chaabane remarks: “This tanker proprietor is receiving the fuel sparing rewards related with a Selektope®-controlled antifouling covering.
The free information investigation combined with the submerged frame review demonstrate that Selektope® conveys solid assurance from hard fouling, whatever the vessel’s action or exchanging design.”
Chugoku Marine Paints Sales Manager Northern Europe Peter Douma remarks: “Chugoku Marine Paints is glad to offer an antifouling framework containing Selektope® that conveys exceptional execution for a large number of vessel types, docking interims, exchanging examples and movement. The viability of our SEAFLO NEO CF-PREMIUM has been shown by the outcomes accomplished on Team Calypso.”
With numerous real coatings providers currently going to this antifouling dynamic specialist to improve the hard fouling counteractive action offered by their antifouling items, I-Tech AB is asking ship proprietors to check whether Selektope® is present in the antifouling frameworks being considered during their covering determination process.
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