Continued success for Ecoshield

Over the last few months, several newbuild container vessels, a cruise ship and a Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability tanker (MARS) have had their rudders coated with Ecoshield at shipyards in China, Singapore, Germany, Italy and South-Korea.

The applications will protect the rudders against cavitation and corrosion damage for the remainder of the vessels’ service lives.

Some of the owners are returning customers and some new, but all vessels were suffering from severe cavitation damage on the rudders which were originally painted with conventional coatings.

Most of the owners are now converting their entire fleet to Ecoshield protection because of how well the coating has performed over several years. Last year m/v Maersk Deva came into drydock five years after application without having to replace its Ecoshield coating.

Besides offering rudder protection, Ecoshield is also suitable for thrusters, azimuth thrusters, azipods, thruster nozzles, kort nozzles, thruster tunnels and other underwater ship gear which needs special protection from corrosion.

The coating can be applied at the newbuild stage or in drydock for ships already in service. Overcoating time can be as short as three hours, meaning that the two coats required can usually be applied in just day.