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Ship owners/managers
Paint and coating costs vary widely. The cost of repairing non-performing coating systems in service can be high and quite disproportionate to new build costs. Hence the need to identify coatings which meet the functional needs of the structure ideally at new build.
The cost of coatings and their application may typically represent:
- 0-5% of total ship cost at construction - commercial ships or
- 0-15% of total ship cost at construction - chemical tankers and
- 5-15% of annual maintenance costs for commercial ships
but up to 50% of dry docking costs – for large ships.
Safinah has the building and maintenance as well as the coatings knowledge to advise on the structural design, functional coating specifications, repair techniques etc for marine structures to provide the best technical solution which will save costs through life.
Case Study: Cargo Tank Contamination
The Client
Ship manager in Southern Europe
The Project
The client had 8 chemical tankers which had been rejected for cargo carriage as a result of perceived problems with the cargo tank coating.
Safinah investigated the nature of the contamination problems and made an independent assessment of alternative cleaning strategies for the client.
This work was the first of its kind to involve the analysis of the major proprietary cleaning agents and how they should be handled without damaging the very expensive coatings.
The Outcome
Safinah recommended a cleaning procedure and the appropriate materials suitable for the coating and the cargo carried. This has now been implemented by the owner and the ship is back in operation.
Case Study: Functional specifications to reduce through life costs
The Client
The owner of a fleet in Northern Europe
The Project
To develop a method to assess the technical merit of bids from rival paint companies after the owner had put a fleet coating contract out to tender.
Safinah used a functional coating specification approach to identify the key attributes for the client in the critical vessel areas.
The Outcome
The owner selected coatings based on through life costs and technical merit - rather than simply on the basis of the lowest bid.
The selected products are performing in line with expectations.
The client continues to use Safinah for technical support work.
Case Study: Failure cause, quantification and negotiation support
The Client
A leading European based loss adjusting firm
The Project
To identify the cause of a coating failure and to assess the proposed method of repair.
The loss adjuster, together with a number of Lloyds syndicates, was managing a claim resulting from a coating failure on an offshore structure.
The Outcome
Safinah identified the extent of the liability by reviewing both shipyard records and on site records to assess if the application had been in line with the manufacturer's specification.
The method of repair was reviewed and an alternative more robust approach recommended for those areas that fell within the terms of the insurance.
Latest Industry News
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Windfarm Coating Specifications
February 2010
As more windfarms are built companies are realising that a particular specification for the coatings is needed to prevent failures in use and costly repairs. Both land based and offshore towers need have particular specification requirements. Read the full article in PCE magazine here.
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Safinah Initiate 'Design for Improving Structural Protection' Research Project
December 2009
In partnership with
Safinah was audited by LRQA, in areas covering; "The provision of consultancy services for coating in the marine, protective, offshore and heavy duty markets" and gained accreditation to ISO9001:2000 in March