Due to its outstanding service and commitment to fair customer pricing, IMS has gained increased recognition from more clients. In the three months since the end of 2023, IMS has experienced a significant uptick in orders, with a total of 6-10 projects on hand per month.By the end of February, garnered the attention of a prominent shipowner from the Middle East, hiring IMS representatives to supervise the complete coating upgrading of 31 COTs as well as hull treatment for the esteemed shipowner. Furthermore, IMS serves as the exclusive on-site technical inspection team authorized by Seacoat for SEASpeed V 10 X – a hard film Silane ship hull coating system renowned for its 10-year performance guarantee. Having successfully supervised the completion of two vessels with an Average Hull Roughness (AHR) below 20 micrometers, work on the next two ships is scheduled to commence at the end of March or early April.

IMS has obtained new recognition from an internationally renowned ship owner and has successfully completed DD supervision for the first vessel. The vessel was constructed in 2008 and the DD was completed on the 25th Mar. 2023 at Yiulian Dockyards (Shekou) Limited. The entire surface of external hull except for the topside, has been fully blasted and recoated with Jotun SEAQUANTUM antifouling coating system.Based on the positive outcomes that have been achieved, the owner is continuing to engage with IMS, and subsequent DD projects were supervised in China and Indonesia during April, May, June, and July. The next DD is scheduled to commence in August, and pending the upcoming tank coating refurbishment/upgrade projects as well.

The shipowner possesses and operates more than 55 supramax and ultramax bulk carrier ships. IMS was appointed by the owner as their coating representative to supervse the hull treatment and cargo hold coating upgrade, ensuring the best surface treatment and paint application.

Carboline Plasite® 3070 delivers significantly improved product performance and anti-corrosion resistance, thanks to its high cross-linked density powered by unique polymer technology, resulting in more than 150 times as many cross-links as high-temperature epoxies. Its superior performance is reflected in excellent chemical resistance, higher temperature resistance and higher resistance to absorption. and it is widely applied in various industrial sectors: Chemical Processing – Tanks, flare tanks, reactor vessels, hazardous waste hauling, etc. Paper & Pulp – Digesters, black liquor tanks, bleaching, etc. Steel – Pickling tanks, acid storage, acid waste, neutralization, etc. Mining – Acid tanks, scrubbers, etc. IMS was authorized by Carboline AS on February 23, 2023 as the exclusive applicator for Carboline Plastic 3070 in China due IMS’s reputation, experience and performance in the lining coating industry.