Hempaguard keeps fouling at bay, even during extensive idle periods, changing trading patterns, or slow steaming, and ensures extremely low average hull roughness. Hempaguard is a proven solution with over 4,000 applications since 2013 and DNV verified performance.

With Hempaguard, you will benefit from:

• An impressive average fuel saving of 19 per cent over the entire docking interval compared to average antifouling coatings
• Extremely low average speed loss down to 1.2 per cent – whatever your vessel’s trading pattern.

You can see the difference between a test area coated with Hempaguard and an area with a standard coating on a Suezmax oil tanker after laying up for 3 months in high-fouling Singaporean waters. It is estimated that had the entire ship been coated with Hempaguard, the operator would have saved $2.2 million on the fuel bill. 

Learn how Dorian, a major operator of gas carriers, improved their fleet's efficiency and reduced emissions with Hempaguard, Hempel's advanced silicone coating.

Key benefits Dorian experienced with Hempaguard:

• Lower emissions
• Better vessel performance
• Significant fuel savings
• Quick return on investment, often within a year

Watch our use case video to understand the real-world impact of Hempaguard on Dorian's operations and understand how this coating helps make maritime operations more sustainable and efficient.

A ship’s hull constitutes around 70% of its total structure, making hull-smoothness and biofouling prevention key energy efficiency measures across all vessels, regardless of ship type or trading areas. We apply Hempaguard to a wide range of vessels, including:

• Bulkers and tankers: 30%
• Containers: 20%
• Passenger ships: 16%
• Others, including LNG vessels: 34%

Download a vessel-specific assessment report to see how upgrading your hull coating can affect total costs, including payback period, impact on CII, EU ETS and Vref.

• Hempaguard X7: The standard-setting silicone coating with more than 4,000 applications.
• Hempaguard X8: Ideal for slow steaming and tropical waters, offering significant fuel savings.
• Hempaguard Ultima: The ultimate performance silicone coating system featuring Hempaguard XL.
• Hempaguard NewBuild: The "new build" silicone coating system that lets you skip pre-delivery dry dock.
• Hempablue: The biocide free silicone coating system.

Hempaguard's exceptional antifouling performance is driven by the innovative combination of silicone-hydrogel with our patented ActiGuard technology.

Perfected over more than five years of research, ActiGuard enhances the silicone-hydrogel's naturally slick characteristics. Upon contact with seawater, the hydrogel forms an impervious shield at the water-coating interface.

Additionally, ActiGuard introduces a highly controlled release system of the biocide—the chemical agents designed to prevent the attachment and growth of harmful organisms on the hull. This very precise and controlled release ensures that biocides remain within the hydrogel layer, preventing them from diffusing into the ocean and thereby minimising environmental impact.

Thus, Hempaguard uses 95% less biocide than conventional coatings while still providing unparalleled protective quality.

Find out how Hempaguard helps ship owners to optimise energy efficiency and enhance attractiveness of their fleet.

Vroon applied Hempaguard X7 to one of its IVER tankers and noticed clear improvements in hull performance compared to its sister ships.

Spar Shipping uses Hempaguard X7 since 2013 for lower fuel consumption and emissions in bulk tonnage.

Get behind the science of how Hempaguard increases speed and lowers fuel consumption in this in-depth yet easy to understand report.

Learn how we optimise the coating applications process and ensure you a long-lasting, low-friction hull with outstanding speed improvements and fuel savings.