Ove Roessland, CEO of Schat-Harding said, ‘This move into a new business area will boost Schat-Harding’s direct services capabilities to shipping companies, taking us beyond LSA servicing. As we develop our worldwide network for LSA support it makes sense to offer shipowners other time critical services from the same network. We believe that an increasing focus on reducing bunker costs and more environmentally friendly operation will create demand for better hull cleaning, which we will now be able to provide worldwide.’