Marine Coating Paint or Anti-fouling paint or bottom paint is a specialized coating applied to the hull of a ship or boat to slow the growth of sub-aquatic organisms that attach to the hull and can affect a vessel's performance and durability. Hull coatings may have other functions in addition to their anti-fouling properties, such as acting as a barrier against corrosion on metal hulls that will degrade and weaken the metal, or improving the flow of water past the hull of a fishing vessel or high-performance racing yacht.
Your vessel’s hull is a key factor in maintaining optimum operating efficiency, safety and fuel economy – so choose a proper coating to keep it smooth and corrosion free. Fouling defense, anti-fouling and fouling release systems keep your vessel’s hull smooth and clean, which reduces drag in the water and cuts your fuel bills. But you need an anti-corrosion system to protect your hull and coating system against abrasion, corrosion and impact.
With a full range of anti-corrosion coatings, you can select the perfect system for your vessel design and operating conditions. Whether you need a versatile universal primer to increase application efficiency or a specialist coating for particularly harsh service environments, such as ice-trading, there are range of a proven coating to meet your needs. For optimum performance, the anti-corrosion system should be chosen at the new building phase, as this will ensure the best long-term results and lowest maintenance costs over your vessel’s service life.
Advanced Fouling Defense coatings deliver up to 6% fuel savings on average over the entire docking interval, regardless of your vessels’ trading patterns, speed and idle periods. With Fouling Defense you get the best of two worlds: silicone-hydrogel and diffusion control of biocides, all in a single coat. The result is excellent performance and the ultimate in trading pattern flexibility with docking intervals up to 90 months.
