The Dutch Pilot Corporation will test Thorn-D® on one of their ships, the Mercury. The test will start in week 50 2010. DPC has been rewarded with several prices since they have managed to reduce the environmental footprint. The test will be a challenging one for Micanti since the ships of DPC are sailing 24/7 at full speed up to 28 knots. Reduced speed is not an option and critical for the efficiency at DPC. Besides the speed, we have to bear in mind the weather circumstances as well.

Preventing fouling on static objects is by far more difficult then on moving objects. Producers of toxic and silicon antifoulings make us of the movement while releasing the organism on a smooth surface. However, if a ship is less in use , like a coastal or a tug, fouling can accumulate easily. Thorn-D® is the only non-toxic antifouling which has managed to stay fouling free for a period of 5 years in row.