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Long-term protection of static offshore assets

Steel must be fully coated and insulated against seawater and corrosive elements, with a durable, impermeable coating so no corrosive elements can reach the substrate.

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VESSEL REVIEW

Sir David Attenborough – British Antarctic Survey's Large Capacity Research And Supply Ship

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More Ecospeed Protection for Eckerö RoRo Ferry

In 2019 Finnish shipping company Eckerö coated the open cargo deck of their roro passenger ferry Finbo Cargo with Ecospeed. This was done to protect the deck against damage from cars and cargo. One year later the deck was still in excellent condition, in strong contrast to previous years.

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Ice-strengthened props at the ‘heart’ of new Russian AHTS vessels

Construction has begun on two Russian ice-class AHTS newbuilds, while development is underway for Qatar’s first well stimulation vessel and a leading Norwegian OSV owner finalises a financial restructuring.

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Tug & OSV July/August 2019

Subsea Industries has received an order for application on two Robert Allan Ltd-designed ice-breaking tugs.

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The Matter of Biofouling

Recently there has been a lot of discussion about biofouling. A word coined to describe marine life attached to ship hulls, it is seen as a ship speed breaker, a destructive factor to hull coatings and a cause of alien invasive species. To call it fouling is in fact a misnomer. It is marine life and it was there first, long before any ship or boat had entered any water.

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The end of cavitation damage on running gear

Over the last few months a large number of vessels belonging to eight different owners received Ecoshield protection for their rudders, bow thruster (tunnels) and nozzles.

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Application of second coat of Ecospeed nontoxic hull coating

Switch to new hull coating solution could cut fuel consumption by up to 8%

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SRN No1684

Subsea Industries has applied its hard-type Ecolock protective coating to the hull of a 26,320 m³ FSRU nearing completion at the Wison Offshore & Marine shipyard in Nantong, China.

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Seatrade Maritime Review June 2017

Ecoshield - a hard option for US inland waterways.

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Marine Engineers Messenger issue 27, 2017

ZF Marine Krimpen is applying Subsea Industries’ Ecoshield hard coating to the nozzles and underwater components of its azimuth thruster units supplied to vessels operating in inland waterways.

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Ecospeed Strengthens Polar Code Compliance

Subsea Industries has received an order for its specialist hull and rudder coatings for application to a shallow draught anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel under construction at Turkey’s Atlas Shipyard.

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EcoCoaster sets short-sea efficiency benchmark

Finland’s Meriaura Group plans to transform its fleet with a visionary concept of ice-trading vessel that drastically reduces fuel consumption and which can run on bio-oil.

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Ship Repair Newsletter Issue 1614

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Ocean News & Technology January 2015

Ecolock is a new product from the makers of Ecospeed and Ecoshield. It is designed to protect offshore vessels for decades without the need for drydocking. I

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Ship & Offshore May/June 2014

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MER december/January 2014

Hull biofouling is a wellknown contributor to the transfer of invasive species, but coatings manufacturers differ on how they believe the problem can be alleviated. For instance, Belgium-based Subsea Industries professes that applying its vinyl ester-based Ecospeed coating to hulls will limit the transmission, provided regular hull cleaning is undertaken.

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Shipbuilding Industry Vol. 7 Issue 6

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SORJ October/November 2013

Earlier this year the underwater hull of the newbuild research vessel MYA II was given a lasting Ecospeed protection. The application was carried out at the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany.

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Canadian Ice Class Ferry Given Lasting Ecospeed Protection

Last June, the 88-meter ice class passenger ferry Lomer-Gouin was coated with Ecospeed on the Isle-aux-Coudres in Québec, Canada.

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Ecospeed Protects Rudder of Heavy Lift Vessel Against Corrosion

Last month the rudders of three ships were coated with Ecospeed at shipyards in China.

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Interview with Boud Van Rompay at GST Conference 2013

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Shipping & marine Issue three 2013

Smooth operators. Mike Garside discusses fuel efficiency and hull coatings.

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Ship & Offshore November 2012

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Maritime by Holland September 2012

Economically, the growth of organisms on the hull of a ship will mean trouble. Ships move slower through the water, consuming more fuel and thus increase costs for a ship owner. Several companies share their coating products and knowledge with Maritime by Holland Magazine.

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Tug & OSV July/August 2012

New rudder coating helps to break the ice.

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SRN1921

Over the last few months the rudders and running gear of different types of vessels were given an Ecoshield protective coating at yards in France, Turkey, the Netherlands, Finland, Namibia, the US and China.

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A permanent solution for rudder cavitation

An interview with Mr. Emilian Jianu, Coating Performance Specialist for Seaspan

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Lasting protection for scrubbers and outlets

Recently the Ecospeed coating system was applied on the scrubber pipes, outlets and diffusers of several oil tankers and a bulker.

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Dry Cargo International June 2020

Ecospeed from Subsea Industries, was designed to be maintained regularly while keeping the coating intactfor 20 years or longer

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Californian boat owner returns for second Ecospeed application

Two years after Ecospeed was applied to the hull of a ferry in California, a second vessel of the owner was given the same lasting protection.

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Dredging and Port Construction September 2019

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No Repaint Needed After Sailing in Ice for Many Years

The number one consideration in a hull coating for ice-going vessels and icebreakers is the ability of the coating to protect the hull in the harshest marine environment there is.

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DFDS RoRo Gets a New Coat

Last July the underwater hull of the roro vessel Magnolia Seaways was coated with Ecospeed in Gdansk, Poland. This non-toxic and easy washable coating system will keep the hull smooth for the service life of the vessel.

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SORJ August/September 2018

The rudder of a LPG tanker was given the full treatment in China. First Ecofix was applied to restore the surface of the damaged rudder back to its original condition. Next it was coated with Ecoshield.

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Subsea Industries presents its underwater coating systems

Subsea Industries’ NACE coatings inspector Manuel Hof explains why shipowners can no longer afford to gloss over the marine environment issue, the company said in its press release.

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Tug& OSV September/October 2017

British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) decision to apply Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed hard coating to the hull of its new polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has been validated by the recent drydocking of sister vessel RRS Ernest Shackleton.

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Drydock magazine September 2017

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ShipBuilding Industry Vol.6 2016

With an increased trend for thruster and rudder manufacturers to finish their products with self cleaning protective hard coatings, Subsea Industries has introduced a filler coating for use with its award-winning Ecoshield hard coating system.

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Maritime Holland N° 6 - 2016

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Shiprepair & Conversion Technology

In response to the growing trend for thruster and rudder manufacturers to finish their products with self-cleaning protective hard coatings, Antwerpheadquartered Subsea Industries has introduced a filler coating for use with its Ecoshield hard coat system

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Maritime Journal February 2016

IN NOVEMBER AND December last year Ecospeed, from Belgian company Subsea Industries, was applied on the hull of the multi-purpose research vessel Imor in Gdansk, Poland.

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Jastram Named Canadian Agent for Hydrex, Ecospeed

Jastram Technologies Ltd. (JTL) announced it has been appointed agent for Canada for the underwater hull coating Ecospeed and cavitation/corrosion barrier Ecoshield, and for Hydrex underwater repair and maintenance services.

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Ecospeed Brings Efficient Hull Protection for Ice-Going Vessels

When it comes to protecting the hulls of ice-going vessels, the glassflake reinforced surface treated composite (STC) Ecospeed has proven to be remarkably durable, typically outperforming many specialized ice class paints.

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Ports & Shipping Vol.2 Issue 2

Having spent most of his seafaring career trading in the North of Europe and the Baltic Sea, Captian Van Eck was on the lookout for a better hull coating for ice conditions. He found it in Ecospeed.

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New Canadian Tugboat Protected with Ecospeed

When it came to the hull coating for its newest tug, the TundRA 100, the most powerful harbor tug ever to be built in Canada, Group Ocean chose Ecospeed.

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Marine Propulsion October/November 2013

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Green Marine Magazine

Underwater dry zones and a non-toxic coating that lasts.

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Measuring the Fuel Efficiency of Hull Coatings

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Green hull coatings for the offshore sector

Steven Ferry of Ecospeed looks at the importance of choosing the right hull coating system and maintenance regimen for vessels in the offshore oil and gas industry.

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Tug & OSV March/April 2013

Exploring non-toxic alternatives to hull protection.

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Drydock Magazine December 2012

In focus: The great anti-fouling debate.

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Marine Propulsion & auxiliary machinery October/November 2012

Rudders that do not need recoating. Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed rudder coating claims to offer lasting defence against the effects of cavitation.

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Ship and Offshore Repair Journal June July 2012

One year after the Ecospeed underwater hull coating had been applied on her rudder, USG Corp’s 47,761 dwt bulk carrier Gypsum Integrity entered Portugal’s Lisnave, Setúbal, while Ecospeed was applied on the rudder of her sister vessel, Gypsum Centennial at the same location.

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SRN 1884

In April 2021 the 31,992 dwt icebreaking bulk carrier Umiak I was coated with Ecospeed. Application was carried out at Poland’s Remontowa, Gdansk

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Ecospeed in excellent condition after 10 years

Ten years after Ecospeed was applied on two of the Hydrex workboats, one of them docked in Antwerp. The coating was still in near-perfect condition and no repaint or touch-ups were required.

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Coatings for scrubbers as important as good quality material of scrubber components

Corrosion has emerged as the arch-enemy of the exhaust gas cleaning systems as the uptake of the technology rose with the entrance into force of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap.

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Ecoshield still in excellent condition on rudder after 10 years

Ten years after Ecoshield was applied on the rudder of a container ship, the coating was still in excellent condition and only small touch-ups were needed.

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Seatrade Maritime review Issue 2 - 2019

As environmental concerns seriously mount, the aptly named RRS Sir David Attenborough polar research vessel is about to be launched, opening up new frontiers in climate change research.

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Golden Gate ferry gets Ecospeed coating system

Subsea Industries reports that its Ecospeed coating system has been applied to the aluminum-hulled 750-passenger capacity Spaulding class ferry M/S Marin, owned and operated by the Golden Gate Bridgem Highway and Transportation District.

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Oppervlaktetechnieken Juni 2018

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ECOLOCK Long-Lasting Protection for Offshore Hulls

Ecolock is designed to protect offshore units for decades without the need for drydocking.

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Maritime Executive September/October 2017

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Ship&Offshore December 2016

Subsea Industries reports it has received an order for its specialist hull and rudder coatings for a shallow-draught anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel currently under construction at Turkey’s Atlas Shipyard.

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Marine Propulsion August/September 2016

Subsea Industries has run a series of roadshows to showcase its Ecospeed hard coating, which creates easy to clean hulls with no impact on the environment.

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Daily News Clippings 2016 - 097

In the second half of 2015 application of Ecolock started on a newbuild Floating Storage and Regastification Unit (FSRU) in China. This is the second project carried out for EXMAR nv, after the application on the Caribbean FLNG in 2013.

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Offshore Industry Vol. 9 issue 1

The paint inspector at work.

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HANSA 2015/1

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SWZ Maritime March 2014

Hard Coatings for Ship Hulls. Viable, Non-Toxic Alternative for a Long-Lasting Smooth Hull.

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Ice – The Ship Hull Nemesis

Part I: Shipping In Ice. For as long as men have traveled and traded by water-routes, ice has been a nemesis for ships and their hulls. And with good reason since, on average, sea ice covers about 25 million square kilometers (9,652,553 square miles) of the planet—amounting to about two-and-a-half times the area of Canada.

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Shipping & Marine Issue 104

Mike Garside discusses how an increasing pressure to reduce marine fuel consump-tion is putting pressure on paint manufacturers.

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A 100% non-toxic underwater hull coating for an ecofriendly newbuild research vessel

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Drydock magazine September 2013

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RRS Ernest Shackleton in thick ice

Underwater Hull Protection to Arctic Vessels

When it comes to protecting the hulls of ice-going vessels, the glassflake reinforced surface treated composite (STC) Ecospeed has proven to be remarkably durable, typically outperforming many specialized ice class paints.

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SORJ February/March 2013

W&R Shipping chooses Ecospeed.

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The Motorship December 2012

W&R Shipping chooses Ecospeed.

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Ship and Offshore repair Journal October/November 2012

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Marine Maintenance September 2012

Maintaining icebreaking and ice strengthened vessels does, as you might expect, have its challenges.

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Ship & Offshore Special GreenTech 2012

The decrease of polar ice as the planet warms has opened up the Arctic region to a massive increase in shipping traffic, which now threatens to cause a proportionately greater environmental impact, writes David Phillips, editor of the Journal of Ship Hull Performance

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