New research commissioned by Swedish biotechnology company I-Tech AB has quantified the true extent of the barnacle fouling problem across the global shipping fleet.
I-Tech contracted independent marine coating consultants, Safinah Group, to analyse underwater hull fouling condition on a sample of 249 ships which drydocked over a four-year period between 2015-2019. The sample included all major ship types covering a range of trading activity.
It was found that nearly every vessel surveyed had...