S ust ai n a bl e t e c h n ol o g y o n t h e b a c k b ur n er, b ut n ot f or g ott e n


A n u pt a k e of gr e e n s ol uti o ns i n t h e p ost- p a n d e mi c p eri o d is vit al a n d a ntif o uli n g pr o d u cts will b e a k e y pl a y er, b eli e v es P hili p C h a a b a n e, C E O of gl o b al bi o-t e c h c o m p a n y, I- Te c h


A l t h o u g h m o m e n t a r i l y


o v ers h a d o w e d b y t h e C o vi d- 1 9 p a n d e mi c, t h e i m pl e m e nt ati o n of


I M O’s gl o b al s ul p h ur c a p, t h e tr a nsiti o n t o l o w s ul p h ur f u els a n d s cr u b b er i nst all ati o ns ar e still o n g oi n g, as ar e e ff orts t o pr e v e nt i n v asi v e s p e ci es tr a nsfer, w hi c h I- Te c h C E O P hili p C h a a b a n e cl ai ms will all s o o n ret ur n m ariti m e m e di a li m eli g ht. “ At s o m e p oi nt t h es e h e a dli n es will c o m e


b a c k i nt o pl a y a n d e m p h asis e t h e n e e d t o b e c o m e a cl e a n er, m or e e n vir o n m e nt all y fri e n dl y i n d ustr y. It’s cl e ar t h at p e o pl e h a v e b e e n s e ei n g a diff er e nt s k y, a n d I d o u bt h u m a nit y will a c c e pt g oi n g b a c k t o w h at w e h a d pr e vi o usl y. fh er e will b e a s o ci al- p oliti c al dri v e f orc e str o n g er t h a n b ef ore, t o c ut e missi o ns a n d b e c o m e m ore s ust ai n a bl e,” h e pre di cts. S ust ai n a bl e t e c h n ol o gi es n e e d t o b e


a d o pt e d b y t h e i n d ustr y t o re d u c e e missi o ns, C h a a b a n e i nsists, c o m p ari n g t his u pt a k e t o gl o b al str ate gi es us e d t o c o m b at t he C o vi d- 1 9 p a n d e mi c. “ We n e e d t o ‘ fl att e n t h e c ur v e’ s o t o s p e a k, w e n e e d t o dr o p t h e n u m b er of c as es a n d t h e s pre a d. It’s t h e s a m e i n o ur i n d ustr y, w e n e e d t o re d u c e e missi o ns, a n d i n s hi p pi n g t his is rel at e d t o t h e i ntr o d u cti o n of n e w t e c h n ol o gi es.” C h a a b a n e cl ai ms a ntif o uli n g pr o d u cts,


s u c h as h ull c o ati n gs t h at c o nt ai n I- Te c h’s s ol e pr o d u ct, S el e kt o p e (s e e T N A J a n u ar y 2 0 1 8, p. 3 4), ar e i m p ort a nt i n t h e C o vi d- 1 9 p eri o d, as a tr e n d f or l o n g er i dli n g p eri o ds is e m er gi n g d u e t o r e d u ci n g d e m a n ds f or tr a ns p ort e d g o o ds. E xt e n d e d i dl e ti m es will h a v e s e v er e i m pli c ati o ns o n h ull r esist a n c e t hr o u g h w at er w h e n t h e v ess el’s r et ur n t o s er vi c e, h e s a ys, as t erti ar y c ol o nis ers, n a m el y b ar n a cl es, will arri v e wit hi n w e e ks d e p e n di n g o n s e as o n alit y a n d t e m p er at ure. S el e kt o p e is a n a cti v e i n gr e di e nt us e d i n


ni n e c o m m er ci all y a v ail a bl e a ntif o uli n g p ai nts, C h a a b a n e e x pl ai ns: “It’s i ntr o d u c e d i nt o m ari n e c o ati n gs t o pr o vi d e st ati c p erf or m a n c e i n t er ms of resisti n g b ar n a cl es


T h e N a v al Ar c hit e ct J u n e 2 0 2 0 P hili p C h a a b a n e


fr o m s ettli n g o n a h ull s urf a c e. B ar n a cl es s ettl e o n t h e st ati c s hi ps h e n c e it is hi g hl y r el e v a nt f or t h os e w h o h a v e l o n g er i dl e p eri o ds a n d u n pre di ct a bl e tr a d e r o ut es.” C h a a b a n e c o m m e nts t h at alt h o u g h


I- Te c h h a v e f o u n d it di ffi c ult t o d et er mi n e t h e pre cis e n u m b er of v ess els c urre ntl y i dl e, esti m ati o ns fr o m t h e l ast fi n a n ci al crisis s u g g est t h er e w er e ar o u n d 1, 0 0 0 v ess els re p ort e d t o b e at w ar m l a y- u p, a st ati c p eri o d w hi c h c a n l ast u p t o si x m o nt hs. “ A n d t h at’s a si g ni fi c a nt a m o u nt of ti m e w h e n it c o m es t o i dli n g a n d bi of o uli n g. If t h e i dli n g g o es o n f or t o o l o n g a n d t h er e’s n o r el e v a nt pr ot e cti o n, t h e h ull will h a v e s e v ere f o uli n g,” h e a d ds. Bi of o uli n g w as h e a v y e v e n b ef or e


t h e eff e cts of C o vi d- 1 9, a c c or di n g t o dr y d o c ki n g d at a re c or d e d b y S a fi n a h Gr o u p i n a n i n d e p e n d e nt r e p ort c o m missi o n e d b y I- Te c h. C h a a b a n e p oi nts o ut: “ We h a v e s e e n t hr o u g h a r e p ort t h at m a n y s hi ps, asi d e fr o m t h e i dli n g t h at w e’re n o w t al ki n g a b o ut, are h e a vil y f o ul e d. Of a s a m pl e si z e of 2 0 0 v ess els, 4 4 % h a d o v er 1 0 % c o v er a g e of b ar n a cl e f o uli n g.” T his h as fi n a n ci al a n d s ust ai n a bilit y


i m pli c ati o ns, as li g ht t o m e di u m f o uli n g c a n h a v e a pr of o u n d e ff e ct o n f u el c o ns u m pti o n a n d e missi o ns. C h a a b a n e e x pl ai ns: “ Th es e ( b ar n a cl es) cr e at e a l ot of r esist a n c e a n d O N R, a n a c a d e mi c i nstit ut e li n k e d t o t h e U S


N a v y, h as q u a ntifi e d t h e i m p a ct of v er y s e v er e f o uli n g. At l o w er s urf a c e c o v er a g es of 1 0 %, t h e i n cr e as e d p o w er t h at n e e ds t o b e a p pli e d t o t h e s h a Th t o m ai nt ai n a 5 0 k n ot s p e e d is 3 6 %, w hi c h is li n e ar t o t h e i n cre as e d f u el c o ns u m pti o n re q uire d.” C o nsi d eri n g t his 3 6 % i n cre as e c o m p are d


t o n or m al c o n diti o ns, C h a a b a n e esti m at es t h at a Th er 6 0 d a ys s aili n g, a v ess el c o ns u mi n g a b o ut 4 0t o n n es of f u el d ail y c o ul d p ote nti all y s a v e ar o u n d U S $ 1 9 0, 0 0 0 b y usi n g a n a ntif o uli n g s ol uti o n, e v e n at a n oil pri c e of U S $ 2 1 6 p er t o n n e of f u el. Wit hi n t his s h ort p eri o d of 6 0 d a ys t h e


c ust o m er w o ul d s e e r et ur n o n i n v est m e nt, C h a a b a n e e x pl ai ns, s u g g esti n g t h at d es pit e oil pri c es p osi n g a c h all e n g e f or s ust ai n-t e c h c o m p a ni es, s h ort-t er m pri c e fl u ct u ati o ns are u nli k el y t o si g ni fi c a ntl y a ffe ct t h e a d v a nt a g es of i nst alli n g s ust ai n a bl e t e c h n ol o g y. He a d ds: “ We h a v e t o l o o k at t h es e i n v est m e nts o n a fi v e- y e ar h ori z o n or m or e a n d i n t h at c as e, l o w t e m p or ar y oil pri c es will li k el y n ot pl a y a r ol e, t h at’s w h at w e h o p e.” C h a a b a n e n ot es t h at t h e p a n d e mi c is


a n ot h er h ur dl e i n a n alr e a d y u n pr e di ct a bl e i n d ustr y. “If it’s n ot a tr a d e w ar it’s a vir us, if it’s n ot a vir us it’s oil pri c e hi c c u ps, t h er e ar e a l ot of t hi n gs c o mi n g i nt o pl a y w hi c h m a k e it di ffi c ult t o pr e di ct tr a d e r o ut es a n d o p er ati n g p o w ers.” N A


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