ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 2019
L O W F RIC TIO N A N T I F O U LIN G PA IN TS Th e Sh i ppi ng ind u s tr y is re co g niz e d as more en ergy efficie nt th an many f o r ms o f trans p ort, b u t t he i n cre a s ing re g u la tio ns o n e mis s ion s a n d i n c rea s ing f u e l p rice s , co ntinu e to d rive t h e n eed f o r v ia b le me a ns o f e nerg y s av in g a n d redu c ing o p era tio na l co s ts . O ne o f th e w a y s t o a c h ie ve th is , is th ro u g h th e u s e o f l ow fri c t i o n a n ti- f o u ling co a ting s , w h ich imp rove t h e en ergy e f f icie ncy o f s h ip s , b y re d u cin g hu l l ro u ghne s s a nd f rictio nal d ra g . L ow fri c t i on, a nti- f o u ling co ating th o u g h is a c o n fu si n g ter mino lo g y , mainly link e d to t h e h i ghes t ra te d P aint M a k ers ’ s ily l / co p per a c r y l a t e a nti- f o u ling co ating s , p rov idin g a l o n ger id ling p erio d . F u r th er mo re , l ow fri c t i o n paints a re s aid to co ntrib u te to t h e reduc tion of c a rbon footprin t. Da n a o s, b e ing in co o p eratio n w ith h er ma j or pa rtn ers , h a s in itia ted th e s tudy a n d bein g a pion eer, m oved t o th e ap p lica tio n o f low f rictio n A /F pa in ts s in c e 2017 a n d til l toda y h a s c ompl eted 11 proj ec ts , w hi l e 4 pro je cts a re o ng o ing . T h e g o al f o r th e forth c omin g yea rs is th e a ppl ic a tion of l ow- fric tion pa in ts t o t he en t ire f le e t th at is g o ing to b e d r y doc k ed.
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