Responding to the increasing concerns regarding the impact of hull biofouling on the marine environment, BIMCO and a group of industry partners have set out to create an internationally recognised standard.
The group includes eight different organisations, among of which paint manufacturers, ship owners and cleaning companies. They aim to establish an international standard that will work in practice. The standard is expected to be finalized in the autumn of 2019.
The standard aspires to ensure...
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