Photo: Jotun Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has reached an agreement with shipowner HMM and coatings firm Jotun to utilise robots for hull cleaning. Jotun will utilise its Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) on a series of 16,000 teu newbuilding boxships at HHI built for HMM. The HSS will be applied to ensure the ships meet environmental key performance indicators, maintain clean hulls and pristine coatings, gain optimal efficiency and limit any potential release of biocides. The HSS consists of a unique HullSkater, which adheres to vessels and gently removes all biofouling for an ‘always clean’ hull, the specially developed SeaQuantum Skate antifouling, and proactive condition monitoring utilising a proprietary big data algorithm tailored to individual vessel needs.