Maintain what Hempaguard helps you achieve
Continuous and transparent efficiency insight with SHAPE
Hempaguard’s silicone-based coating reduces drag and fouling risk from day one. But to maintain peak performance, you need to know how your vessel behaves in-service – no matter where it sails or how long it may lie idle.
SHAPE adds that visibility. It tracks sailing patterns, idle time, water temperatures, fuel consumption and speed. It flags conditions that increase fouling risk, and alerts you when performance may be slipping – so you can act before it becomes a cost.
Whether you're an owner or a charterer, SHAPE gives you the insight and expert guidance to manage hull efficiency in real time – guiding owners on when to move to active fouling defence, and supporting charterers in vessel selection decisions.
Key benefits of continuous in-service monitoring
How SHAPE helps you understand what’s happening below the waterline – and how to act
In-service Hull Management
Proactive fouling management
Our Fouling Exposure platform gives you a full fleet overview—no onboard integration needed. Instantly see where your vessels are, how they’re trading, and where fouling risks are building up.
By comparing vessel performance to global benchmarks, SHAPE helps you act early, optimise routing, and cut the costs of drag and downtime—so you can protect performance and reduce emissions before problems arise.
In-service Hull Management
Data-led performance insights
With SHAPE, you get more than just performance metrics—you get insights that drive action. From reducing fuel costs to meeting emissions targets, SHAPE helps you operate smarter, save money, and stay ahead of regulations. SHAPE's digital twin model makes vessel performance simple, impactful, and tailored to your goals.
In-service Hull Management
Alerts and AI inspections
SHAPE uses AI-driven image recognition to transform underwater inspection data into actionable insights—quickly and objectively. Trained on thousands of dives, it helps you identify when and where to clean, plan proactively, and reduce performance losses from fouling, all while saving time and cost across your fleet.
Combine AI and human expertise to elevate vessel performance
AI insights enhanced by over 100 years of expert knowledge
To unlock true vessel performance, raw data must be turned into actionable insight. With SHAPE, we do exactly that – combining advanced AI models with performance and visual data to deliver fast, objective analysis. But we don’t stop there. The insights are analysed by our leading fouling experts, drawing on Hempel’s 100+ years of experience in fouling prevention. The result: smarter decisions, faster interventions, and measurable improvements in fuel efficiency and operational reliability.
Stay ahead with ship-specific biofouling management
Proactive biofouling compliance – IMO 2023 and beyond
We help you meet – and exceed – the IMO 2023 biofouling management guidelines. By enabling you to build and manage ship-specific biofouling management plans, powered by SHAPE, we turn compliance into a performance advantage.
Keep your Biofouling Management Plan and Record Book updated in real time, and base inspections and cleanings on data-backed strategies tailored to each vessel.
We help ensure you’re not just ticking a box – you’re optimising performance while staying fully aligned with global standards.
