Why a straightforward coating maintenance routine is becoming a strategic advantage
For decades, onboard maintenance has relied on an assumption that every vessel carries experienced crews with the time, expertise and resources to manage complex coating systems. Increasingly, that assumption no longer reflects today’s operating environment
Gosh who would have thought chipping and painting could be so complicated.
It seems there is a trend everywhere to complicate simple things of the past.
Navigation was simpler then.
Now you have " mission ownership" , " situational ownership" , Human factors, elements , chains of errors, Swiss cheese and Italian pizza and what not.
You have voyage plans thicker then NP. Pubs and effing BRMs , alarms managements systems , ratting ,snitching , whistleblowing , NOXes, COxes and other paradoxes, equalities, inclusions and most of all confusions and shore side intrusions. Virtual arrivals and real time collisions ,explosions and fires
.It is all complicated now
Rather than a true Op-Ed, this article was nothing more than the author (a PPG salesman) trying to sell his one component paint.
There is a lot more to coatings then is generally acknowledged. A great deal of money can be saved by proper preparation at new build and in the first few months of service. Once out of the yard and on a delivery voyage a properly trained and skilled riding crew to apply additional coating while structure is accessible pays dividends later on.
. Maintenance and coating again.
The aging bulker and tanker fleet is becoming an increasing priority for operators focused on vessel performance and extending asset life to support long-term financial stability. Daniel Stapleton, marine deep sea marketing manager at International, AkzoNobel’s marine coatings brand, explains why prioritizing the right coating for each vessel is a smart strategy to optimize performance, enhance sustainability, and extend earnings potential.
