Abstract
An analysis has been made to the costs of different methods of surface preparation of ships’ hulls, the costs of application of paints and the costs of different paint systems.
By comparing the total costs of several painting schemes with the costs of drydocking over four years, it has been found that one use of better paint systems has economic advantages.
Investigations have been made for cargo vessels, passenger vessels and tankers concerning the condition of the ship’s hull as a result of the difference in protecting properties of the paint systems, and changes in fuelconsumption for the voyages in several periods of service.
An economy on fuel costs of 10% may be obtained by using the best available products. This means an economy of approx. Dfl. 18,000,000. – per year for the Dutch Merchant Navy.
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