The Naval Architect February 2008

Feature 1
First newbuilding for Intersleek 900
MSC Cruises is the world’s first company to apply International Paint’s new
biocide free foul-release coatings system, Intersleek 900, on a cruiseship
newbuilding.
T
he application on the underwater hull applied to SPC antifoulings in good condition, John Willsher, Intersleek business
of the latest Intersleek 900 foul-release eliminating the need for grit blasting and development manager, EMEA said: ‘With
coating on the 23knot, 92,400gt MSC specialist waste disposal further reducing the Intersleek 900 quickly building a track record of
Poesia, scheduled to debut in March 2008, was environmental impact of the Intersleek coating 90 vessels, it is clear that operators are attracted
carried out at pre-delivery drydocking of the process. by the potential benefits on offer.’ NA
vessel in St Nazaire, France in early January
2008 by Aker Yards.
Introduced in February 2007, Intersleek
900 is a new and patented, biocide-free
fluoropolymer foul-release coating.
The product exhibits a smooth finish,
with what the coatings supplier terms
‘unprecedented low levels of average hull
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roughness combined with excellent foul-
release capabilities and good resistance to
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mechanical damage’.
In terms of reduced CO emissions and
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improved fuel efficiency, Intersleek 900
offers predicted savings claimed to be 6% in
comparison to biocide-containing SPC (self
polishing copolymer) antifoulings, although
in-service experience on a range of vessel types
has shown savings considerably higher than
this, according to International. The supplier
said the potential existed for even greater
savings in comparison to controlled depletion
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antifoulings. Other claimed benefits of
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Shipping Convention,
Intersleek 900 include no leaching of biocides
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into the sea, and reduced paint consumption at
March 10-13 2008
the next docking.
For the shipyard the Intersleek 900 system
on MSC Poesia was applied over Intersleek 717
Link Coat, a product especially designed to be
MSC Poesia – a first newbuilding contract
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