New year, new regulations: How hull coatings can support shipping as its inclusion in the EU ETS puts a price on carbon
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has now been extended to cover maritime transport emissions. This topic has been debated for years and now, shipping’s inclusion in the EU ETS from 1 January 2024 is a reality. The EU ETS operates as a ‘cap-and-trade’ system, in which the EU sets a limit on the […]
Condolences to those affected by 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake
The Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024 caused great damage mainly in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture. We pray for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives, and we extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by the disaster and their families. We sincerely pray for everyone’s safety and the […]
AQUATERRAS Receives Seatrade Maritime Award for Marine Technology
We’re pleased to share the news that Nippon Paint Marine’s biocide-free, self-polishing coating AQUATERRAS won the Marine Technology Award at last week’s Seatrade Maritime Awards in Shanghai. The Seatrade Maritime Awards honours shipping organisations going above and beyond to drive industry progress, raising the benchmark for excellence with their exceptional work. With fourteen categories, the […]
Supporting the shipping industry’s fuel challenges with proven coatings technology
Our article「How Nippon Paint Marine is supporting the shipping industry’s future fuels conundrum with our proven coatings technology」 is introduced in Kaiji Press’ COMPASS November 2023 Issue.. ＊Nippon Paint Marine Coatings has permission from Kaiji Press Co., Ltd. to upload this.
Nippon Paint Marine Expands into Vietnam as Country’s Shipbuilding and Repair Sector Looks Set for Significant Growth
10 May 2023: Nippon Paint Marine is expanding its coatings production to Vietnam, in response to the growing market demand for its marine coatings, following Vietnamese government investment in the country’s shipbuilding sector. Vietnam’s maritime industry has been declared a priority sector by the Vietnamese Government and is on track to become one of the […]
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings goes Biocide-free with Nippon Paint Marine’s AQUATERRAS
21 Mar 2023: Marine coatings leader Nippon Paint Marine has announced the application of its unique biocide- free self-polishing coating (SPC) AQUATERRAS to RIVIERA, a luxury cruise ship operated by Oceania Cruises, a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH). This application of Nippon Paint Marine’s award-winning AQUATERRAS product follows pre-pandemic testing on NCLH’s vessels. […]
Seatrade Cruise Global 2023
We are pleased to announce that Nippon Paint Marine (Europe) will be participating in Seatrade Cruise Global 2023. As one of the world’s leading providers of marine coatings and solutions, we are excited to showcase our innovations and developments in the industry. Our team of experts will be on hand to discuss our products―AQUATERRAS, A-LF-Sea, […]
Nippon Paint Marine’s AQUATERRAS offers Carisbrooke Shipping Solutions that Drive Performance
AQUATERRAS was applied as a test to Carisbrooke Shipping’s MV ONEGO ISLE’s vertical sides at Remontowa Shiprepair Yard in late 2022 to test AQUATERRAS’ performance alongside Caribrooke’s standard conventional SPC antifouling coating. AQUATERRAS is the world’s first biocide free self-polishing underwater fouling resistant coating. It was developed incorporating new patented hydrolysis coating technology derived from […]
Technology Showcase Success Results In Run of Orders For Nippon Paint Marine
Nippon Paint Marine’s innovative approach to marine coatings technology was the primary focus of this year’s Korea Showcase 2022, with a number of delegates praising the company’s range of antifouling and anticorrosion systems in meeting the shipping industry’s environmental and energy savings objectives. The event, a technology day established ten years ago to share the […]
Polaris Shipping Trio Opts for Nippon Paint Marine Hull and Hold Coatings
Polaris Shipping, one of South Korea’s largest bulk carrier operators, has specified Nippon Paint Marine hull and hold coatings for a trio of Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOC). Two of the 250,000dwt vessels – Stellar Young and Stellar Way – were applied with the company’s NEOGUARD® and FASTAR® coatings in July at Keppel Subic Shipyard, […]
