2. If ships didn’t use fouling control
coatings, fuel consumption could be
increased by as much as 40%
- WITH CURRENT FUEL CONSUMPTION RISING TO ALMOST 500 MILLION
TONNES PER YEAR
3. The world’s fleet uses 350 million tonnes
of fuel each year,
CONTRIBUTING ALMOST 1.1 BILLION TONNES OF CO2 AND MORE THAN 10
MILLION TONNES OF SO2
4. Fouling control coatings have an
important role in reducing fuel
consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions.
FOULING COATINGS MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEAN HULLS, IMPROVING YOUR
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL
COSTS
5. ‘Surface engineering by Torishima’ forms
our specialised coatings division, based
at our European Headquarters, in
Glasgow. We have a dedicated
coatings facility, where our exceptionally
trained staff can meet all of your
coatings needs.
TORISHIMA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1919 AND IS A MARKET LEADER IN PUMP
MANUFACTURE AND SERVICE SOLUTIONS.
6. THIS OFFSHORE COMPONENT WAS COATED WITH A BASE COAT OF SILICONE
ELASTOMER TIE COAT AND A FLUOROPOLYMER FOUL RELEASE COATING
FINISH.
This coating system provides a very smooth,
slippery, low friction surface onto which
fouling organisms have difficulty attaching
