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Isle of Wight-based Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd has confirmed in a statement that it has chosen International Paint's Intersleek 1100SR as its coating of choice for the vessel Jasmine C [pictured].

Intersleek 1100SR is said to offer a reduction in hull roughness to improve hull efficiency, a reduction in vessel fuel consumption, and the option to be included in the carbon credit initiative where International Paint is the only marine paint company to qualify for the gold standard.

According to Carisbrooke, International Paint used the benefits of Intertrac - a software system that is designed to enable ship owners and operators to accurately assess and predict the risk of hull fouling dependent on the route their vessels are transiting - in order to demonstrate the operational fouling challenges and analyse the activity of the in-service period of each vessel.

Using the data and analysis, Carisbrooke's Technical Director, Martin Henry, decided upon a combination of high performance self-polishing co-polymer (SPC) Intersmooth 7460 and a hybrid SPC Interswift coating to improve the efficiency of the vessels.

Carisbrooke says that a "key operational decision" was made in March 2015 to award all its remaining 6,000-deadweight-tonne (dwt) K Class vessels to International Paint, allowing also for the 12,927-dwt vessel Jasmine C to be coated with Intersleek 1100SR - a patented fluoropolymer coating that is described by the UK maritime firm as offering "significant in-service enhancements for Carisbrooke Shipping operational requirements".

"This is the first time Carisbrooke Shipping has used this patented technology and is a milestone for both companies and demonstrates continuous fleet improvements to the fleets’ performance," Carisbrooke stated.

Image: Jasmine C