A company from Malaga creates the first underwater cleaning robot for ship hulls.

The impact of ships in the marine environment gives rise to numerous reflections and, from them, ´Hull Hero Rov´ was born, a pioneering underwater cleaning robot in the world that has a firm from Malaga and that this Thursday was presented in the capital.

This tool cleans the hull of ships, collects the waste it generates and filters it to return completely clean water to the sea, contaminating the environment. After that, the waste is stored on deck until it is collected by an approved company, which issues a responsible management certificate for said material.

This pioneering system in the underwater robotics sector represents "a before and after" in the process of cleaning and preserving the marine environment in which ships move, according to Raúl Expósito, general director of Randal Systems, the Malaga company that manufactures and markets.

News and image obtained from "El Español":

https://www.elespanol.com/malaga/economia/20230720/empresa-malaguena-crea-primer-robot-subacuatico-limpieza-cascos-buques/780422289_0.html

 

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Spanish company bound4blue, which specialises in auxiliary wind propulsion systems, has successfully completed the installation of three eSAIL suction sails on board a product tanker, the Pacific Sentinel, owned by Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).

The installation of the three 22 m high sails was carried out at the Besiktas shipyard in Turkey, taking advantage of a scheduled shutdown of the vessel. The assembly of the systems was completed in less than three days, as planned.

The eSAIL auxiliary wind propulsion system developed by bound4blue is based on the use of a thick sail with an intelligent suction system. These sails are easy to install, operate and maintain, have very few moving parts and are suitable for almost all types of vessels. The company expects fuel savings of approximately 10%, depending on the route.

The installation of the systems on the Pacific Sentinel, a 50,000 dwt product tanker, presented a number of unique challenges, including the vessel´s strut and the existence of ATEX zones (where equipment installed on board must comply with explosion-proof regulations). It was carried out in collaboration with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), meeting classification and safety standards. ABS played a key role in granting the ‘wind-assisted’ notation, fundamental for the structural integration of eSAILs with the ship and their alignment with regulatory frameworks such as the ETS Directive, the FuelEU Maritime Regulation or the IMO´s IIC.

 

News and image obtained: ‘Asociación de Navieros Españoles’.

https://anave.es/bound4blue-completa-la-instalacion-de-tres-velas-de-succion-a-bordo-de-un-petrolero-mr/

 

 

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