AkzoNobel NV has secured a two-year deal to continue supplying its award-winning Intersleek 1100SR foul release coating to Qatari shipping and maritime giant Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd).
Established in 2004, Nakilat operates one of the largest fleets of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the world and offers a wide array of maritime services such as ship repair, shipbuilding, towage and shipping agency services.
The two companies already have a long-standing relationship and the new agreement means that by the end of 2018, more than 640,000 litres of Intersleek 1100SR will have been applied to 108 of Nakilat’s LNG vessels across the globe.
When fouling organisms settle on the underwater hull, they have an adverse impact on a vessel’s fuel consumption. For example, a layer of slime can result in increased fuel consumption of between 2 percent and 10 percent, weed growth in the region of 10 percent and 30 percent, and animal growth (such as tubeworms or barnacles) in excess of 40 percent.
AkzoNobel NV has secured a two-year deal to continue supplying its award-winning Intersleek 1100SR foul release coating to Qatari shipping and maritime giant Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd).
Established in 2004, Nakilat operates one of the largest fleets of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the world and offers a wide array of maritime services such as ship repair, shipbuilding, towage and shipping agency services.
The two companies already have a long-standing relationship and the new agreement means that by the end of 2018, more than 640,000 litres of Intersleek 1100SR will have been applied to 108 of Nakilat’s LNG vessels across the globe.
When fouling organisms settle on the underwater hull, they have an adverse impact on a vessel’s fuel consumption. For example, a layer of slime can result in increased fuel consumption of between 2 percent and 10 percent, weed growth in the region of 10 percent and 30 percent, and animal growth (such as tubeworms or barnacles) in excess of 40 percent.
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