Hempel, a leading global coatings manufacturer, has applied Hempaguard®, its award-winning fouling defense coating, to more than 1,000 ships. The one thousandth full-vessel coating was achieved in April.
The unrivalled fuel-saving properties of Hempaguard means that, collectively, the owners of these 1,000 vessels have reduced their annual bunker bill by more than USD 400 million. This corresponds to a reduction in CO2 emissions of more than three million tonnes every year.