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In-water hull cleaning specialist HullWiper has formed a partnership with leading underwater and related services company World Subsea Services to bring sustainable hull cleaning solutions to vessels calling at the port of Colombo in Sri Lanka.
HullWiper’s Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) provides an eco-friendly, safe alternative to traditional methods of hull cleaning using divers with brushes or karts.“The shipping industry has moved into an era of performing eco-conscious operations, and with this comes the responsibility of ship owners and operators to use green solutions,” says Lalindu Jayawickrama, World Subsea Services’ CEO. “We are preparing now for the inevitable possibility that the option to clean hulls using traditional methods may become extremely limited by offering a service that will not disrupt business continuity for vessels.”
World Subsea Services joins HullWiper’s expanding family of partners around the world operating under a lease agreement introduced in 2017. Simon Doran, HullWiper managing director, adds, “Colombo’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key hub, with vessels sailing to and from Europe, East Africa, the Persian Gulf, East Asia and elsewhere in South Asia. Having access to advanced hull cleaning technology services at this key port will be beneficial both for ship owners’ and operators’ bottom lines, and the marine environment.”
Since its launch in late 2013, HullWiper has expanded from its first base in Dubai to key locations across the Middle East, as well as ports in Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Gibraltar, Mauritius, Namibia, Norway, Panama, South Korea, Singapore, and Sweden. To date, HullWiper has performed more than 1400 hull cleans for vessels worldwide.
