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HullWiper, GAC EnvironHull’s diver-free hull cleaning technology, has completed its 100th clean on a vessel operated by Maersk Line. The operation was conducted on the Maersk Ganges while it was berthed at the Jebel Ali Container Terminal, Dubai.
All of the hull cleans undertaken for Maersk Line to date have been conducted either in Jebel Ali, where GAC EnvironHull has special permission to operate the HullWiper in port waters, or the port of Singapore.
Stephan Martinussen, head of Maersk’s global vessel performance centre, said: “We place a high degree of focus to ensure world class bunker efficiency and thereby reduce our fleet’s carbon footprint. Hull performance plays a key role in achieving that objective and we continue to partner with GAC EnvironHull as it uses technology that is both eco-friendly and facilitates diver-free hull cleaning of our vessels.”
In a further endorsement, Dubai Maritime City Authority has recently recognised GAC EnvironHull’s hull-cleaning technology for its “exemplary role” in enriching the Emirate’s maritime sector’s culture of innovation and excellence. The HullWiper Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) was recognised in the inaugural Dubai Maritime Innovation Awards presented by H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on 2nd November, as part of Dubai Maritime Week.
“It is especially gratifying to receive such recognition from our industry peers in the place from which we first launched our very own ‘yellow submarine’ nearly three years ago,” said GAC EnvironHull’s managing director, Simon Doran. “This Award is further proof – if proof was needed – that people here really are getting the HullWiper message that ‘yellow is the new green’. The innovative spirit of Dubai is alive and well and fuelling growth and development, both locally and internationally.”
