As part of the owner’s on-site team, the IMS Coating Expert carried out a systematic coating condition inspection of the cargo tanks immediately upon the vessel’s arrival at the yard. Based on the findings and thorough discussions with the shipowner, an optimal repair strategy was developed. Refurbishment of the tank bottom lining was determined to be sufficient to maintain the overall coating integrity, ensure long-term service performance, and minimize both repair time and associated costs.Despite the shipyard’s lack of prior experience in specialized tank coating applications, the IMS Coating Expert provided detailed planning, effective scheduling, comprehensive training for yard personnel, full on-site supervision, and strict quality control. As a result, the vessel successfully departed on schedule, meeting the owner’s expectations.

As the authorized on-site technical team by Seacoat LLC, IMS once again utilized the world’s most advanced – 100% non-toxic Sea -Speed V 10 X – a hard film Silane ship hull coating system, for the external hull coating upgrade of two chemical tankers from Ardmore Tankers. Upon the completion condition, the AHR was consistently below 20 microns.

Partial tank lining failures such as blistering, rust, and deep pits are challenging to repair. Full refurbishment is time-consuming and extremely costly. Neglecting maintenance poses a threat to both substrate protection and cargo safety, while partial repairs without proper workmanship often result in premature coating failures such as detachment.To reduce maintenance periods and significantly lower costs, IMS carefully surveys and precisely identifies repair areas of lining systems, leveraging years of repair experience, IMS has successfully developed a comprehensive maintenance plan for the partial coating failures of lining systems that greatly reduces both maintenance periods and costs.Five years ago, IMS provided and supervised partial paint repairs for the cargo tanks of a world-renowned shipowner. Recent inspection results indicate that the condition remains good, with no significant failures detected. The shipowner incurred very limited costs while ensuring the cargo tanks, which have been in service for 10 years, remain in excellent condition.

IIMS has once again gained the favor of a renowned shipowner from the Middle East. Under IMS’s supervision and guidance, the first chemical tanker successfully completed a tank lining upgrade for all 31 cargo tanks at Yiu Lian Dockyards (Shenzhen) Limited. Due to IMS’s outstanding on-site control during the project, the shipowner has decided to entrust IMS with upcoming dry docking (DD) projects for two chemical tankers starting in July, which will include hull treatment supervision and partial refurbishment supervision of the cargo tank coatings.