Trading in ice is the toughest challenge for a hull coating. Regular anti-fouling paints or regular epoxy coatings are usually scraped off by the constant abrasion of the ice, and extra drydockings are needed to repaint, often after just one season.
This was a major issue for Hamburg-based shipowner Interscan Schiffahrt, which controls a fleet of 23 vessels, many of them operating in the Baltic Sea and seas in the far north.
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“After 10 years of trading on the same routes, the Patriot’s Ecospeed coating is still going strong.”
