Dartmouth-based Graphite Innovation and Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with Eastern Pacific Shipping under which the Singapore-based shipping line will apply GIT’s protective coating to its ships.
The two companies issued a press release Wednesday announcing the partnership. It comes four months after GIT was accepted into the bluetech accelerator that Eastern Pacific operates with Techstars.
Founded in 2017 by CEO Mo AlGermozi and Marciel Gaier, GIT manufactures graphene coatings designed to prevent corrosion and improve the durability of ships' hulls, dams and other