Norwegian-based Jotun said that it had taken 12,000 hours of development work, involving 53 expert stakeholders lasting for more than three years to get this far.
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, was recently approved by the ISO’s Draft International Standard (DIS) ballot, with 93% of members voting in its favour.
This approval paves the way for final publication, which is expected to be publicly available at the end of the third quarter of this year.
Geir Axel Oftedahl, Jotun’s HPS business development director, managed the project on behalf of the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO).
“Poor hull and propeller performance is estimated to account for around 10% of the world fleet’s energy costs ($30 bill),” he said. “There are very effective solutions for improving performance but, until now, no globally recognised and standardised way for measuring this and providing return on investment for ship owners. ISO 19030 satisfies that demand, prescribing measurement methodology and defining performance indicators for hull and propeller maintenance, repair and retrofit activities.
“We believe this will provide much needed transparency for both buyers and sellers of fuel saving technologies and solutions, and, in doing so, enable the industry to operate with genuinely enhanced efficiency and environmental performance,”he said.