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AkzoNobel’s New Digital Tool Helps Ship Owners Improve Dry Docking Efficiency Owners and operators of shipping fleets can now better control their
informed decisions about upcoming dry docking requirements,
dry docking costs with an ingenious new digital tool developed by
which in turn will help them to better control their maintenance costs.”
AkzoNobel.
Adds Massimo Rubesa, Coatings and Materials Specialist at
K
Stolt Tankers Shipowning: “As a company that sees the value in nown as DryDoQ Insights, it closely predicts the condition of a
exploring the latest innovations in terms of products and services
vessel’s underwater hull without the need for visual inspection.
for improving vessel efficiencies, we are pleased to be part of the
Using data analytics, it has a unique capacity to build a complete
conception of DryDoQ Insights. We look forward to further developing
picture of the corrosion and fouling on the surface – helping to improve
the tool, which has the potential to bring clear benefits to the industry.”
maintenance planning and increase efficiency.
The new tool makes its predictions based on proprietary data enriched
The technology has been launched as a minimal viable product to
with multiple external data sources. It highlights specific areas for
one of the world’s largest fleet operators, who will carry out testing
consideration, taking into account the specific vessel type, trading
and provide continuous feedback so that further developments
pattern and previous dry-docking events.
and improvements can be made. The system is simultaneously also available to the wider market.
AkzoNobel’s Marine and Protective Coatings business is a leader in
It’s the latest example of AkzoNobel’s vision on innovation, exploring
big data analysis in the marine industry, with more than 40 years of
new horizons to deliver solutions beyond the expectation and
experience. A range of digital tools has been developed for customers,
imagination of customers.
including Intertrac Vision, which projects the effects that various coating
“As a premium solution and service provider for the shipping industry,
scenarios will have on the hull performance of a vessel before they
we are always looking for ways to give our customers a competitive
have been applied.
edge,” explains Michael Hindmarsh, the AkzoNobel Incubator Lead for the UK. “DryDoQ Insights enables vessel owners to make more
For further information: www.drydoqinsights.com
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DryDoQ Insights closely predicts the condition of a vessel’s underwater hull without the need for visual inspection.
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