CASE STUDY
Further SeaShield™ Protection at the Red Funnel Ferry Crossing
SubSea & Splash Zone Coatings
Project Data
Location | Southampton, UK |
Client | Red Funnel |
Contractor | Seatech Commercial Diving Services Ltd. |
Products | SeaShield 2000FD™ System, SeaShield 70™ System, Denso™ Profiling Mastic |
Date | June 2023 |
Project Details
Work has continued at the Red Funnel Ferry Terminal in Southampton where multiple SeaShield™ systems have been administered and combined in order to protect 6 hexagonal piles on Dolphin No.1.
Using a combination of the SeaShield 2000FD™ and SeaShield 70™ Systems, the piles were wrapped in the usual way on site (circumferentially), however some featured obstructions, such as ladder supports and O-rings which hold chains connected to the fenders. Thanks to the user-friendly application of Denso™ Glass Outerwrap UV (GOW UV) – a key component of the SeaShield 70 System – Seatech Commercial Diving Services were able to protect the areas where a typical HDPE jacket could not be applied. Both systems were then overlapped, leaving a fully protected pile from top to bottom.
This second set of SeaShield applications marks a continuation of corrosion prevention works at the Red Funnel Ferry Terminal. The first round was completed in early-2022 and utilised the SeaShield 2000FD System for the protection of two hexagonal larsen piles (click here to view).
![A jetty pile with organic damage rising from some water.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_1.png)
A close up view of one of the damaged piles.
![A black plastic sleeve (SeaShield 2000FD HDPE Jacket) being closed around a jetty pile with the help of a large metal pincer (SeaShield Clamping Tool)](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_2.png)
A SeaShield 2000FD HDPE Jacket being applied to the hexagonal pile.
![A section of a jetty pile wrapped in a brown tape (SeaShield Marine Piling Tape)](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_3.png)
Denso Marine Piling Tape is applied to the piles.
![Multiple stages of the application of a black tape (Denso Glass Outerwrap UV) over the top of the brown tape.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_4.png)
Two stages of the Denso Glass Outerwrap UV (GOW UV) application.
![A clear cling-film being wrapped by two workers around the same pile, over the top of the black tape.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_5.png)
Application of Denso Clear Outerwrap to compress the GOW UV during curing.
![Two views of the same jetty pile showing tape applied across its length.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_6.png)
Two piles wrapped prior to SeaShield Jacket application.
![The same jetty pile now featuring a black jacket clamped around its length.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_7.png)
A finished pile demonstrating successful combination of the two SeaShield systems.
![A jetty pile with organic damage rising from some water.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_1.png)
A close up view of one of the damaged piles.
![A black plastic sleeve (SeaShield 2000FD HDPE Jacket) being closed around a jetty pile with the help of a large metal pincer (SeaShield Clamping Tool)](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_2.png)
A SeaShield 2000FD HDPE Jacket being applied to the hexagonal pile.
![A section of a jetty pile wrapped in a brown tape (SeaShield Marine Piling Tape)](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_3.png)
Denso Marine Piling Tape is applied to the piles.
![Multiple stages of the application of a black tape (Denso Glass Outerwrap UV) over the top of the brown tape.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_4.png)
Two stages of the Denso Glass Outerwrap UV (GOW UV) application.
![A clear cling-film being wrapped by two workers around the same pile, over the top of the black tape.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_5.png)
Application of Denso Clear Outerwrap to compress the GOW UV during curing.
![Two views of the same jetty pile showing tape applied across its length.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_6.png)
Two piles wrapped prior to SeaShield Jacket application.
![The same jetty pile now featuring a black jacket clamped around its length.](https://www.denso.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Red-Funnel_SeaShield_7.png)