Clean Ship Hulls: A Maritime Business Imperative
Driven by environmental regulations, keeping a clean hull is in vogue more than ever, but the business of maintaining a clean ship hull transcends checking off a box for regulators. Clean hulls are proven to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, and today there are a plethora of traditional diver based solutions and a long list of up and coming robotic solutions. Subsea Global Solutions offers both, and Karl Lander, SGS’ Environmental Services Director visited with Maritime Reporter TV to discuss the business case advantages. While final rules from the IMO will take years to formulate and enact, today ports are the drivers to modern hull cleaning and containment solutions.
