OpenHull

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Innovators Struggle to Build Trust with Risk-Averse Shipowners

We help bridging the Trust Gap

Maritime innovation faces a fundamental challenge: shipowners operate on thin margins and cannot afford technology failures. Without robust, independent validation, even the most promising innovations struggle to overcome the industry’s inherent conservatism.

The gap between laboratory performance and real-world fleet operations creates skepticism. Claims without comprehensive data are met with understandable caution, leaving breakthrough technologies stuck in the early adoption phase.

Why Traditional Sales Tactics Fall Short

When every solution claims perfection, shipowners trust none. Credibility comes from honest, detailed evidence—not hyperbole.

Build Trust with Data, Not Just Claims

Structured, extensive, documented, and science-based impact data transforms skepticism into confidence

The Result: Credibility That Converts

Detailed proof shows real value, builds credibility, and gives shipowners the confidence they need to invest in innovation. By acknowledging limitations and demonstrating performance in specific contexts, you establish yourself as a trustworthy partner—not just another vendor making promises.

Tired of Drowning in Data? Get clear insights for Better Hulls.

Are you spending hours looking at PDF hull reports, images, videos, trying to compare two reports from different service providers, and then manually extracting key findings?

Do you believe there’s a significant loss of energy, efficiency, and valuable data from these reports?

Introducing the Digital Fouling Report

What if hull reports analysis could be simple, reliable, automated?

What if all hull reports were consistent, digital, unified, with similar zones and compatible biofouling scales?

What if these digital fouling reports could also be used to simplify your relationships with cleaning services, indicating the zones and niche areas to inspect and clean?

What if these digital fouling reports were compliant with the most stringent port regulations such as in New Zealand?

What if this digital format was a standard from an independent, non-profit organization that all your fellow shipping companies could use?

A transparent industry standard

OpenHull team has served as a Document Project Manager of the AMPP organization, and led a community of 53 professionals (including shipowners, diving and cleaning services, and coating companies) to create this digital report, under the name:

“GUIDE 21517 – Digital Fouling Report Format For Underwater Hull Cleanings and Inspection”

This Format has now been approved by the maritime community of the AMPP.

Let us help you make it a reality with your service providers.

Make it your reality

We adapt the Digital Fouling Report industry standard to each of your vessels.

We work with your network of service providers to comply with this digital fouling report.

We accompany your digital teams in making the most out of these reports.

At the end of our mission, your cleaning services will be able to provide the real value they bring to you.

Are you launching an innovative Hull Solution?

Transform your investment into proven Success

With our Project Management Assistance, we track the claims and responsibilities of technology providers and support the shipowner in the smooth running of hull operations over the full dry-dock cycle.

Find out if the innovation is delivering up to expectations.

Innovation is a leap of faith.
Be it innovative coating, or proactive cleanings, consistent data and clear project management can help decide if it should be extended to your entire fleet.

CareFull Hull is ideal for shipping companies who…

• Are investing in new hull technologies, such as low-friction coatings, proactive cleaning, biocidal-free solutions, onboard ROVs…
• Want to get the best out of their investment and of the risk they are taking.

Transform your tests into Confidence

Our approach ensures your CareFull Hull program is perfectly tailored to your vessel and operations: Coatings must align with operations and cleanings, and cleanings with operations and coatings.
A clearly defined protocol is the foundation for gaining the confidence and clear answers you need at the end of every innovation cycle.

A CareFull Hull program that fits your vessel and operations
We help clarify the innovation protocol, indicators, claims, and responsibilities, ensuring all parties are aligned.

Superior data & insights
We work with your inspection and cleaning providers to create Digital Fouling Reports using the new AMPP standard.

Peace of Mind
We accompany the technology provider and your team during the learning phase to ensure everyone is on board and confident.

A year of Project Management Support
We provide consistent support to ensure new solutions don’t go unused, helping you get the most out of your investment. This way, we keep your technology providers accountable for the promised results.

Final Report
We compile all learnings from the technology tests and extract key insights to help you identify the true benefits.

How does it work?

Long-term support for your project management

Ready to Ensure your Innovation Delivers?
Reap the full benefits of your choices for better Hull Management

Build trust in your Innovation’s True Value

Accelerate Your Market Penetration with Verified Results.

Are you ready to accelerate your market penetration? You’ve invested heavily in R&D, perfected your technology, and you know the impact it can make.

And yet, do you find it challenging to convince skeptical shipowners? In an industry where every new technology claims similar fuel savings and environmental benefits, how do you truly differentiate yourself and build the trust needed for widespread adoption?

It is time.
Time to drop the marketing mask and to enter the world of truth and acknowledgment.
Time to be noticed above the white noise of groundless claims.
Time to move further – from a few appealing images to reliable, third-party verified reports.

The OpenHull Advantage: Trust Through Transparency.

At OpenHull, we believe that openly sharing your real-world data, independently verified, is the most powerful way to build trust, differentiate your innovation, and prove its true value.

We understand the hurdles you face: the need for credible, unbiased results; the complexity of real-world trials; and the challenge of translating technical data into compelling business cases for shipowners. That’s precisely where we come in.

How We Empower Your Market Entry:

We act as your independent, expert partner, helping you bridge the gap between groundbreaking technology and industry-wide acceptance.

We tailor our service to your needs. Our Assistance for Innovators relies on:

• Asking the right questions: we act as a mirror, and help you question every claim that you do. We work together so that everything you say in your value proposition be backed by reliable and science-based facts.
• Independent Case Studies: We design and execute rigorous, unbiased trials that stand up to scrutiny. We work with you to collect and structure data from real-world deployments, transforming raw information into clear, verifiable performance metrics.
  • Benefit: Gain objective proof of your innovation’s impact, free from commercial bias.
• Data-Driven Validation: We help you structure and present your results, emphasizing your successes while also understanding and acknowledging any challenges. This transparent approach builds credibility and allows for continuous improvement.
  • Benefit: Turn complex operational data into compelling evidence that resonates with decision-makers.

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Why OpenHull?

OpenHull has been active since January 2023, driven by the vision for quality data generation and sharing for better hulls. Our insights are followed and trusted by a community of experts, shipowners, shipping companies, coating, cleaning, and robotic companies.

We are passionate about innovation and believe that there is much to do to pave the way toward cleaner hulls – and we mean cleaner for fuel consumption and for the planet.

We are a pluridisciplinary team with experience in robots, hull inspection, and coatings.

We are start-up builders. We have developed start-ups and felt this frustration – on how to convince shipping companies faster. We know where you are and will be happy to work with you to create actionable insights and convince your prospects.

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Our Process: Clarity, Credibility, Confidence.

Every innovation is unique. Every technology is different. We work with you to ensure your innovation trials deliver impactful, actionable results. Here’s how:

1. Scope of Work: Based on your marketing claims, the strengths of your innovation, and the needs of your customers, we agree on a scope of work.
2. Data Room: We open a data room to fuel the case study. We work with you to find the adequate data for your case: hull inspections, dry-dock reports, technology specifications, hull resistance calculations, previous studies by independent bodies, and more…
3. New data: We agree together on meaningful data that should be generated based on your claims. This can involve one your customers, or external lab analysis.
4. Performance Analysis: We meticulously analyze trial data, identifying key findings, validating performance against claims, and extracting valuable insights.
5. Transparent Reporting: We compile a comprehensive, independent final report that clearly outlines successes, learnings, and the true benefits demonstrated by your technology.
6. Market Communication: If you are willing to share the report openly, we help you by spreading the word within our community of maritime professionals who care about improving hulls.

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Ready to Transform Your Claims into Confidence?

Partner with OpenHull and let your data do the talking.

Get in the Loop if:

• You are a shipowner or maritime professional committed to reducing carbon emissions
• You believe in cooperation to find better answers to the coating & cleaning dilemnas
• Your company is investing in energy efficiency technologies
• You are seeking effective biofouling control strategies
• You wish to stay ahead with the latest in antifouling and cleaning technologies
• You believe that valuable knowledge already exists — and that sharing it can accelerate innovation.

The Loop is all about knowledge sharing. Finally understand everything you’ve ever wanted to know about biofouling control.

As a member, you will:

• Be part of a community of like-minded maritime professionals
• Find answers to your burning questions
• Get feedback to validate your biofouling control strategies
• Receive questions from other, and share your own insights based on expertise and experience

The Loop is the slack community dedicated to solve biofouling dilemnas.

• Access to the Loop slack community
• A channel to ask questions and share your expertise
• A monthly recap of burning questions and answers
• A growing database of meaningful information

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