No other industry deals with the same multitude of factors that the shipping and maritime industries do—extreme temperature fluctuations, expansion and contraction of materials, moisture problems etc. As a result, these industries set high standards for paint systems and coatings. Specialized protective coatings can be applied to increase the longevity and reduce the maintenance required of decks, hulls, ballast tanks, filling floats, freezing and cooling rooms, water tanks, holding tanks, fish hold liners, bilge liners etc.