Savvy shipowners are treating their vessels like super athletes – making marginal gains that increase commercial performance to the tune of £38 million over a five year docking cycle

The shipping industry has seen huge technological changes in the past 10 years to help cut costs, including shark-skin coatings, air lubrication and self-cleaning vessels.

But now shipowners, like Olympic athletes, are fine-tuning in a bid to shave off 0.25 per cent to help improve performance, say industry experts.

AkzoNobel scientists explain the hull cleaning challenges facing the shipping industry.

A clean ship using AkzoNobel products can still save you £38 million over a five year docking cycle. A dirty hull can cause you to burn 40% extra fuel and emit an extra 27,000 tonnes of CO2.
Source: Akzo Nobel