Nippon Paint Marine Coatings revolutionary ships’ hull coating AQUATERRAS yesterday won the Green4Sea Technology Award in an online-only event attended by the company’s President Seiichiro Shirahata.
The paint system, currently the world’s first and only completely biocide free, self-polishing(SPC) antifouling paint, came top in a global poll for making a “significant technological breakthrough” in marine environmental sustainability.
On accepting the award Mr Shirahata said: “We are honoured to receive the prestigious Green 4Seas Technology Award. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Apostolos and his team for continuing the GREEN4SEA Awards in these difficult times. The Technology Award is an extremely important category and Nippon Paint Marine is very proud to have won this award, especially as we celebrate our 140th Anniversary.
“Advancement through coatings technology has always been Nippon Paint Marine’s driving force and ethos. We are immensely proud that this commitment to technical achievement has been recognised by those forward-thinking ship owners that have applied the coating, but also to the global maritime industry in general for voting for this technology.
“The Nippon Paint Group’s Purpose Statement defines our goal as Enriching our living world through the power of Science + Imagination. This sets out our Environmental and Social Governance(ESG) and Sustainable Development(SG) goals. As a member of the Nippon Paint Group we will continue to develop world-leading technologies with the goal of solving social issues.
“In accepting this prize, we pay tribute to our fellow nominees, all of whom can be rightly proud that their products have been recognised in what is a demanding marine market.”
Other companies shortlisted in the category included Alpha Ori Technologies, Filtersafe, Solvang and Jotun.