Many case studies testify to this success. M/v Maersk Deva came into drydock earlier this year, five years after application. The Ecoshield coating was still fully intact. More recently another container vessel drydocked in Shanghai. The vessel had been sailing with Ecoshield on its rudder for two years and the coating was still in excellent condition. No repaint or even touch-up was required.
The devastating effect corrosion can have on a rudder if not protected properly.
The coating provides the rudder with an impenetrable protective layer. At the same time its toughness and flexibility enables absorption of the forces that are produced by cavitation. Ecoshield is also ideally suited for other areas prone to damage, such as propeller nozzles, thruster tunnels, the bulbous bow or stabilizer fins.
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