More shipowners, operators and maritime service providers are recognising the value of advanced hull cleaning solutions to address environmental and financial considerations The hull maintenance sector is growing rapidly at the moment, mainly due to regulatory pressures and technological advances. John Armstrong, managing director of leading remotely operated vehicle (ROV) hull cleaning technology supplier HullWiper, […]
New base in Guinea extends the global outreach of the patented underwater hull cleaning technology HullWiper has a well-established network that provides hull cleaning solutions through the deployment of its proprietary remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at key shipping hubs around the world, including Australia, Gibraltar, Mauritius, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and the UAE. One […]
Intelligent robots promise shipowners an ‘always clean’ approach that benefits CII ratings The management of biofouling is an increasingly important element within the fleet maintenance strategies of all shipowners and operators as they strive to meet demanding environmental protection and decarbonisation targets. The use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) is growing in response to […]
Subsea Global Solutions (SGS) supports offshore asset maintenance with in-water technical repairs worldwide and a recent project highlights its capabilities in this field Following an initial enquiry about a 27,000gt semi-submersible accommodation barge with underwater hull damage, and a requirement to remove its thrusters to facilitate repairs, SGS’ underwater specialists applied what Jonathan Baker, director, […]
Following a successful trial period of demonstrating hull cleaning robots with several commercial shipping operators, US-based Armach has announced the official commercial launch of EverClean, a new robotic hull cleaning service. The hull service robot navigates its way over the hull intelligently, and, like geo-referencing, maps the hull condition to its appropriate on-hull location. According […]