First applications with HEMPASIL X3 87500 in The Netherlands.

The “Filia Ariea” and “Filia Nettie” from Filia Shipping Company have docked recently at Welsec in Harlingen. Both vessels were painted with Hempel´s third generation silicone fouling release coating (HEMPASIL X3 87500).
The vessels were pre-treated and painted in the painting hall of Welsec.
The first vessel “Filia Nettie” was blasted after which the anti corrosive and silicone system was applied.
Due to a special primer (HEMPASIL NEXUS X-SEAL 27600) the silicone system was applied directly on top of the existing antifouling system on m/v “Filia Ariea”.
These dockings are the first applications with the silicone system of the third generation in The Netherlands.