Halifax-based Graphite Innovation and Technologies and three partners plan to apply to Canada’s Ocean Supercluster for support for R&D into GIT’s product, a coating that protects ships and equipment from the sea.
GIT, which uses the innovative material graphene as the basis of its coating, announced Wednesday that it had joined a partnership to assess how well its product works in ocean settings. The other members of the partnership are:
- St. John’s-based Horizon Maritime, an offshore marine services company;
- Newfoundland Aqua Service, also based in St. John’s, a manufacturer and service