Speakers
Biofouling Management: Ship Operations & Technology
Bio-fouling, invasive species, emission into air and sea and the marine environment generally are major topics within the sustainability agenda. Maritime stakeholders including the IMO (International Maritime Organization), the BIMCO (Baltic and International Maritime Council) as examples, several NGOs, ship owners, shipyards, ship managers, equipment manufacturers, Insurers, Bankers etc. all have bio-fouling on the agenda.
I-Tech’s presentation will give an overview about alternative technologies outside coatings. Furthermore, the presentation dives into under water coatings generics as well as into the substances and biocides being globally available making the coatings work.
Dan Isaksson will elaborate further on the efficacy of biocides being designed against Hard- and Soft fouling and will additionally talk about the future. The question is in which concentration biocides and other substances are needed to balance the environmental impact of substances into the water versus emission into the air and the oceans.
The presentation will inspire and neutrally describe low biocidal solutions using Selektope as an example. Dan will at the end elaborate briefly on the regulatory landscape of Selektope globally.
Biocides in the marine industry are a well-established and environmental protecting tool. We believe that Selektope and other biocides correctly used at minimum levels in marine coatings together with other technologies protecting the hull are the future of modern hull management. The task is always to choose the correct coating specification, and the challenge starts when vessels are trading outside the specification selected by the user together with the paint manufacturer. At the end it is about balancing the environmental impact of biocides, which should be minimized, and the specific needs as without a profitable shipping industry, less investment potential for the sustainability agenda could be the consequence.