Jotun adapts HPS guarantee to meet ISO/DIS-19030-2

It’s taken 12,000hr of development work, involving 53 expert stakeholders, across more than three years but ISO 19030 is finally nearing publication, in a move that has the potential to save the shipping industry as much as US$30bn/yr in fuel costs. In response Jotun has adapted its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) guarantee to ensure it is fully ISO/DIS-19030-2 compliant.

The standard, which prescribes practical methods for measuring changes in ship-specific hull and propeller performance, has now been approved by the ISO’s Draft International Standard (DIS) ballot and is expected to be publicly available at the end of Q3, 2016.

HPS, which was launched on the market in 2011, has proved its efficacy in delivering long-term efficiency and performance gains. In March, Jotun released data for its first ever five-year dry-docking of a vessel treated with the solution – Gearbulk’s Penguin Arrow ­ showing that it recorded a fuel saving of US$1.5M, cutting CO2 emissions by some 12,055t, across the 60-month period.