Jotun protects second ASENAV trawler/seiner for European waters
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Jotun protects second ASENAV trawler/seiner for European waters
Keywords Coatings,Jotun, Marine corrosion, Sea water
Recently delivered to Murman Fishing Company Ltd, Cyprus, the trawler/seiner Murman 2 is the second fishing vessel to be built at the Astilleros y Servicios Navales SA(Asenav) shipyard, Valdivia, Chile, for service in European waters. As a result of a joint venture between Murman Fishing and a Russian group, she will fish herring and blue whiting in the North Atlantic.
In close cooperation with the owners, Asenav again chose Jotun coating systems to provide full protection for the vessel against corrosion, abrasion and fouling. The coating contract was won by Industrias Ceresita SA, the Jotun group's Santiago-based Chilean company,the coatings being manufactured at the recently-expanded Jotun-Henry Clark Ltd production plant in Flixborough, South Humberside.
Of Vik and Sandvik design,the Murman 2 (Hull No. 121) was built to the highest Det Norske Veritas'classification (1A1 Fishing Vessel), and has a total length of 74.5m, a breadth on frame of 12.6m and a depth (first deck) of 8.2m. The vessel has an insulated fish hold capacity of 1,970m3 and a refrigerated seawater cooling system rated at 450m3, 18°C to 0-1°C in 5-6hr. She accommodates 20 persons and, in ballast conditions, develops a speed of 19.3kn.
Jotun manufactures a comprehensive range of marine coatings and, using carefully chosen products from this range, systems were formulated to give cost-effective protection for the differing working areas on board the Murman 2.
For the hull below the waterline, the Jotun system comprised "Marathon" mineralflake-reinforced epoxy coating, "Safeguard" coal-tar epoxy, and "Seamate HB 66" selfpolishing antifouling. "Marathon" claims long-term protection in the toughest of working conditions, and was also chosen for the fish hold of the Murman 2."Seamate HB 66" offers up to 60 months antifouling protection for vessels with speeds of 6-18 knots.
The topsides of the Murman 2, together with her superstructure, were treated with "Penguard" epoxy primer, "Primastic Universal" epoxymastic and "Pioner Topcoat".
The protective system chosen for the vessel's external deck, external bridge deck, between deck and netbin bulwark consisted of "Penguard" epoxy primer and "Jotamastic 87", which is Jotun's well known premium epoxymastic treatment, which claims optimum protection in arduous working environments. A low-temperature version of"Jotamastic 87" was also used for the bilge engine room.
Jotun is noted for the protection of ballast tanks, and "Balloxy HB Light", its state-of-the-art specialist coating was chosen for the Murman 2. A modified epoxy treatment with good penetration, this product is also stated to be free from the hazards of isocyanate and coal tar. "Balloxy HB Light" is not only light in colour to help application and inspection in dark restricted spaces, but also offers visual control over both mixing and applied thickness.
Details from: Jotun-Henry Clark Ltd. Tel: +44 (0)171 481 2741; Fax: +44 (0)171 265 1836.
