China Merchant boosts efficiency of new VLCCs with Jotun Hull Performance Solutions
SANDEFJORD, Norway, September 10th2014
China Merchant Energy Shipping Co., Ltd (CMES) has decided to upgrade the antifouling solution on their VLCCs New Builds at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (DSIC) and new subsequent contracts to Jotun Hull Performance Solution (HPS) including SeaQuantum X200.
In today’s highly competitive market, facing challenge of environment protection and economic environment, most ship owners are paying more attention to improve efficiency and reduce cost.
“We actively respond to the call of energy-saving and emission reduction. According to the characteristics of our fleet, we closely track and adopt international advanced new energy saving and emission reduction technology, continue to promote the technological transformation of energy-saving and emission reduction,” said CMES Assistant president Mr. Tan Youquan. “It is known that HPS is a strategic and innovative antifouling solution towards our increasing demand on bunker savings and environmental performance, in addition to a clean hull against marine growth.”
“Our company always aims for conserving resources, improving energy efficiency, emission control and protecting environment. This target is also what management team lead by managing director Captain Xie Chunlin supporting and pursuing,” CMES’s Deputy General Manager Mr. Huang Yongquan added, “Advanced antifouling technology is central to optimizing hull performance and our fleet's energy consumption. HPS demonstrates its effectiveness, helping us to quantify efficiency gains and contributing to something we all want – a more sustainable, environmentally-friendly, and profitable shipping environment.”
According to Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings' President and General Manager, Mr Dong Zhaoming, “Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions is consistent with requirement of Sustainable Development, part of which involves taking active steps to reduce Green House Gas emissions. We are quite convinced that HPS can play a very significant role in further reducing fuel cost and Green House Gas emissions for customers and shipping industry.”
About CMES
China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. is jointly established by China Merchants Group, Sinopec Group, Sinochem Group, CNOOC Group and COSCO Group in 2004 and principally engaged in deep sea shipping business. The Company operates its businesses through tanker transportation, bulk cargo vessel transportation as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel transportation. It also involves in the shipping operation and management business. Now, the Company is operating 17 oil tankers (3.71 mdwt) and 21 bulker carriers (1.96 mdwt) and 6 LNG vessels (0.5 mdwt).The company also have 10 VLCCs, 12 bulker carriers contracts which will be delivered from 3rd quarter 2014.
About Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings
Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings (Qingdao) Co Ltd is a part of the Jotun Group one of the global market leaders within marine coatings including antifouling paints. In 2011 Jotun launched its ground breaking Hull Performance Solution (HPS) consisting of a top of the next generation antifouling (SeaQuantum X200), a reliable and transparent method for measuring the impact of the antifouling on vessel energy efficiency as well as a no-cure-no-pay business model.
For further information:
Siri Moldestad Sanna
Global Marketing Communication Manager
Tlf.: +47 33457000
Cell: +47 90132780
e-mail: siri.sanna@jotun.no
Wang Jian(王健), Ph.D.
Technical Director/Marketing Manager
Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings (Qingdao) Co. Ltd.
Tel: +86 21 63330800-225
HP: +86 18616212697
E-mail: wang.jian@jotun.com.cn
Jotun is one of the world's leading manufacturers of decorative paints, marine, protective and powder coatings. The group has 70 companies and 36 production facilities on all continents. Jotun products are available in more than 90 countries through own subsidiaries, joint ventures, agents, branch offices and distributors. Jotun's total sales in 2013 was NOK 16,022 million, and the Group has more than 9,400 employees. The Jotun Group is organised into four segments and seven geographical regions, and has its head office in Sandefjord, Norway.
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