Cathodic protection for corrosion control of ships and other steel structures in seawater

Abstract

As shipowners and shiprepairers will certainly be aware, costs of steel repairs resulting from corrosion, particularly in older and more vulnerable vessels such as tankers and bulk carriers are a significant proportion of the total maintenance expenditure. The economic problems of the industry in recent years have inevitably led to economies in maintenance budgets and, now the market has improved, the corrosion problems which have accumulated will have to be dealt with. In general, the two major techniques for corrosion protection, coatings and cathodic protection are complementary to one another and neither, on its own, can provide the complete answer.

Citation

Seymour, A.J. (1990), "Cathodic protection for corrosion control of ships and other steel structures in seawater", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 37 No. 6, pp. 4-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb007268