FASTAR – A Next-Generation Hydrolysis Antifouling Paint Using Nanotechnology
Japan, 22 January 2021 – Precise – Predictable – Performance. In January 2021, Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co., Ltd., a group company of Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. will launch FASTAR, a unique nanodomain structured hydrolysis antifouling paint using nanotechnology. In January 2021, Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co., Ltd., a group company of Nippon Paint […]
Nippon Paint Marine Registers Spike in Turkish Drydockings Amid Asia Capacity Concerns
Turkey, 22 September 2021 – Nippon Paint Marine has registered a significant spike in Turkish drydockings as operators of small to mid-size tonnage redirect vessels from Asia due to capacity issues and a general tightening of COVID rules. According to the Japanese paint manufacturer, one of the global suppliers of marine coatings, ship repair projects […]
Ninety Months of Hull Protection from Nippon Paint Marine
The operator of a large 72,300 dwt container ship delivered in 2013 found Nippon slow friction LF-Sea hull coating was in excellent, pristine condition after more than 90 months of service. The box ship dry-docked for the first time in May 2021 after operating for seven and a half years. It dry-docked at a shipyard […]
AQUATERRAS Takes Home Green Technology Award
First as a Japanese Corporation, Nippon Paint Marine’s Antifouling Paint AQUATERRAS Wins GREEN4SEA TECHNOLOGY AWARD—Making a Major Contribution to Environmental Protection Through the Provision of World’s First Biocide Free Hull Paint Technology. Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Chairman of the Board, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Masaaki Tanaka) announces that […]
Iskenderun Provides Multi-ship Reference for Nippon Paint Marine’s New FASTAR Nano Antifouling
Turkey’s Iskenderun Ship Management has provided a first reference for Nippon Paint Marine’s new self-polishing antifouling paint FASTAR, Following an agreement to apply the novel coating to five bulk carriers scheduled to drydock in China this year. The Panamaxes Ata-M and Toros-M will drydock at COSCOs Guangzhou shipyard in March and April respectively, with the […]
