Latest Innovations in Marine Barrier Products

If you’re still using toxic chemicals and old-fashioned lime washes to protect your cargo holds, it’s time to retire them and upgrade to safer, more cost-effective and environmentally friendly solutions. When you do, watch your crew’s cargo hold cleaning procedures become more efficient and turn-around times improve. The lifespans of your ships will also increase as more effective marine barriers make them more resistant to damage caused when transporting dirty and caustic cargoes. That is a lot more money in your pocket by making one change.

The dry bulk shipping industry has relied on so-so marine barriers like lime wash for too long. What’s worse is it was never a great barrier to begin with. But it worked well-enough for the time. Fortunately, science has continued to advance and new barrier solutions, like RBM HoldBlock®, have been developed, tested, and proven to work better and more reliably for bulk carriers today.

How do these new marine barriers work? It’s straightforward and user-friendly. Crews apply a light, spray-on solution to the hold. This creates a thin, flexible barrier that prevents cargo from coming into contact with the sides of the cargo hold. It’s a simple, yet effective fortification that minimises corrosion from caustic cargoes like sulphur, as well as staining from greasy coal and green delayed petcoke.

What’s more? These new solutions are 100% environmentally friendly. So they’re safe for your crews to use in their challenging work environments. And, they won’t harm the marine environment either, making MARPOL compliance easier too.

Have questions about marine barriers, or want to place an order? Contact RBM HoldSolutions at 1-604-531-8333, or send an email to rbm@holdsolutions.com.