ROV hull cleaning in the Suez Canal

摘要

GAC Egypt is now offering the HullWiper hull cleaning system to vessels berthing at ports in the Suez Canal. Mohammed Bada-wi, Managing Director of GAC Egypt, says: »HullWiper is suitable for all commercial vessels, but segments we are especially looking to serve in Egypt include container vessels calling at the Ports of Said and Suez, as well as the increasing number of offshore marine service vessels operating in the Mediterranean and Gulf of Suez.« Unlike other cleaning solutions, HullWiper uses seawater under high pressure as a cleaning medium, instead of brushes or abrasives, minimising damage to the anti-fouling coating. Removed residues and harmful materials are collected in a special waste unit connected to the ROV for ecologically-approved disposal on land, so waste is not discharged into the sea, meeting environmental regulations.