Recent announcements from shipping giants like ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, and X-Press Feeders have put a spotlight on the traffic jams happening at Asian ports because of the Red Sea crisis and lousy weather. This traffic jam is causing ships to wait as if they are slowly crawling around on a roller coaster, ranging from 3 to 6 days, with some ships hanging around for a week or more before they can even berth, especially in hot spots like Singapore, Shanghai, Ningbo, and Malaysia.
All this hanging out makes ships sit ducks for biofouling, as marine organisms tend to target slow-moving or stationary vessels. During these delays, ships can end up looking like they’ve been part of an underwater barnacle festival, especially in the steamy, sticky weather of Asian ports, making things even worse.
To take on this challenge like a champ, we gotta talk about the superhero of ship cleaning: underwater robot hull cleaners. They can clean the hulls while ships are chilling out or taking a break, saving time, boosting gas mileage, and giving those hull coatings a longer lease on life to help shipping companies keep their losses to a minimum and keep the boat show running smooth.
It’s worth noting that Neptune’s underwater robot cleaners are like the Avengers of port cleaning, covering every anchorage and berth in China, even the murkiest waters of Ningbo and Shanghai. We specialize in automated hull cleaning using cavitation jet technology, effectively removing fouling without roughness and thickness to coating, provide 24/7, above and below-waterline. And guess what? We’re gearing up to take our show on the road worldwide. So buckle up, folks!
