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Dry bulk
Maintain hull efficiency across every voyage
Dy bulk carriers operate across diverse routes, ports and environmental conditions. Long voyages, long anchorage wait time with unpredictable schedule makes hull cleaning scheduling difficult. Extended periods between cleaning allow biofouling to develop and affect vessel efficiency. Moreover, there is often limited cleaning service availability at many ports.
Why it matters
Biofouling thrives in slow steaming, long anchorage wait time. It increases drag, reduces speed, increases fuel consumption and emissions.
Moreover, the fouling doesn’t reset when you finally get underway. You sail your next laden leg dragging a hull that is fouled, increasing fuel cost unnecessarily.
This could cost you an additional 1,000–2,000+ tonnes of fuel per vessel per year.*
*based on average 15% of drag penalty caused by microfouling of a container ship consuming 15,000 tonnes of fuel per vessel per year
Hullbot and Dry bulk
We deliver proactive grooming, removing biofouling early and often, reducing drag and fuel consumption
We turn your berth or anchorage wait time into your cleaning window, not adding time to your schedule
We deploy where your vessels go, globally
We clean niche and propellers
We are compatible with all coatings
We capture regular hull imagery to monitor coating and fouling condition
We build a consistent cleaning records for fleet and regulatory reporting
Proven results
15% average fuel savings from proactive grooming, from over 2,500 hull grooming missions.
What this means for you
Whether you’re an owner, operator, manager or charterer, Hullbot helps you achieve your goals.
Owners
Protect asset performance and operating economics.
Managers and operators
Keep vessels running efficiently without adding operational complexity.
Charterers
Maintain vessel performance and fuel efficiency across every voyage.