ABS, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and the Marshall Islands Registry JDP Creates Coating Needing Just One Application
Water Ballast Tank Coating Aims to Benefit the Environment(BUSAN) ABS, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI Group) and the Marshall Islands Registry (MIR) have completed a joint development project (JDP) to create an environmentally friendly, solvent-free coating for water ballast tanks that only requires one coat. ABS completed the Product Design Assessment on the epoxy paint, while MIR granted the system Approval in Principle (AiP). The system is designed to offer ship owners equivalent corrosion prevention performance and reduced costs, when compared to traditional two coat systems, while