Hempel Coats Luxury Cruise Ship Silver Muse
Luxury cruise line owner and operator Silversea has appointed coatings supplier Hempel to deliver innovative coating solutions for its newbuild 40,700 GT cruise ship Silver Muse.
Silver Muse was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa Sestri Ponente and delivered on Monday, April 3.
Silversea selected Hempel’s advanced fouling defence coating Hempaguard X7 to protect the hull of its new vessel.
Hempaguard X7 uses an advanced combination of hydrogel-silicone and an efficient fouling preventing biocide in a single coat. According to the manufacturer, this technology releases 95 percent less biocide than traditional antifoulings delivering enhanced environmental performance. A six percent fuel saving compared with best-in-class antifoulings over the entire docking interval maximizes operational efficiency, Hempel said, adding the effectiveness of Hempaguard X7 over an extended docking interval of up to 90 months helps minimize maintenance costs.
Application of the entire coating system on the hull took just four days. Other products applied to the Silver Muse include Hempathane TC 55210 (a two-component glossy acrylic polyurethane coating) for the topsides and external areas, Hempadur Quattro 17634 (a two-component universal epoxy IMO PSPC compliant coating) for the ballast tanks, Hempadur 35560 (solvent-free two-component high-build polyamine adduct cured epoxy coating) for the potable water tanks and Hempadur 85671 (a two-component amine adduct cured phenolic epoxy (novolac) coating) for the grey water tanks.