Deep-Sea Drilling Vessel Protected By Marine Coatings

China has launched its first domestically designed and built ultra deep-sea drilling vessel, which is being protected by more than 300,000 liters of International marine coatings supplied by AkzoNobel (Reading, Pennsylvania). 

Christened “Dream,” the system has the ability to drill as far as 11,000 meters beneath the ocean into the Earth’s crust and upper mantle. Almost 180 meters long, the ship will undertake multiple missions, including deep-sea resource exploration, ocean scientific drilling and long-range marine research.

International products have been applied to the entire vessel, including the hull, deck, engine room and ballast tanks, providing a protective shield against ever-changing ocean conditions.

Capable of withstanding a super typhoon and working continuously for 120 days at sea, the Dream features a comprehensive range of AkzoNobel’s International coatings, including Intershield 300, Intersmooth 7465Si and Interthane 990.

AkzoNobel also supplied International products for China’s first domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, and the country’s domestically built icebreaker, Xuelong 2.