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MORSε Biofouling electronic record book

MORSε Biofouling electronic record book

How do you ensure compliance with Biofouling requirements?

MORSε Biofouling electronic record book ensures proper recording of all hull inspections and biofouling management measures as per IMO Resolution MEPC.207(62) & Australia, New Zealand and California local regulations requirements!

HIGHLIGHTED FEATURES:

Integrated part of MORSε  Web platform, eliminates duplicated entries via data sharing between logbooks.

Cloud/Web-based solution – also available...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/11/morsε-biofouling-electronic-record-book/

Container Ship Barnacle-Free After 5-Years’ Operating In Biofouling Red Zones

Container Ship Barnacle-Free After 5-Years' Operating In Biofouling Red Zones

Swedish biotechnology company I-Tech AB, developers of the antifouling agent, Selektope®, have welcomed outstanding five-year performance results achieved on a container vessel using a copper-free, Selektope-containing antifouling coating. The hull of the 8.900 TEU containership was coated in March 2016 with SEAFLO NEO CF PREMIUM.

This antifouling coating, supplied by Chugoku Marine Paints (CMP), was the first to be launched on the market suitable for ocean-going vessels that contains Selektope.

A...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/container-ship-barnacle-free-after-5-years-operating-in-biofouling-red-zones/

IMO-Norad Project To Demonstrate Solutions For GHG And Biosafety

The TEST Biofouling Project will run for four years (2022-2025)

A newly signed project is set to provide pilot projects in developing countries in order to demonstrate technical solutions for biofouling management in developing countries, address the transfer of invasive aquatic species and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. Biofouling is the accumulation of aquatic organisms on wetted or immersed surfaces such as ships and other offshore structures.

The TEST (Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies) Biofouling Project will run for four...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-norad-project-to-demonstrate-solutions-for-ghg-and-biosafety/

Keeping Ships’ Hulls Free From Thin Layer Of Slime Can Reduce Ship’s GHG Emissions By Up To 25%

Bio Fouling

Keeping ships’ hulls free from just a thin layer of slime can reduce a ship’s GHG emissions by up to 25 per cent, according to the preliminary findings of a new study, launched at COP 26 (4 November).

The preliminary findings of the study on the Impact of Ships’ Biofouling on Greenhouse Gas Emissions reveals that a layer of slime as thin as 0.5 mm covering up to 50% of a hull surface can trigger an increase of GHG emissions in the range of 20 to 25%, depending on ship characteristics, speed and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/keeping-ships-hulls-free-from-thin-layer-of-slime-can-reduce-ships-ghg-emissions-by-up-to-25/

Port logjams increase biofouling, harming fuel efficiency, marine life — study

Port congestion and increased idle times make biofouling worse, according to a recent I-Tech study.

Biofouling — the accumulation of barnacles, plants and algae on ship hulls — is only getting worse as waters warm and as port congestion increases idle time, according to a recent I-Tech study.

As it builds up, the biological material adds drag and reduces fuel efficiency, costing shippers money and releasing greenhouse gases unnecessarily. The study found that the risk of biofouling accumulation increases significantly when a vessel idles or is in warmer water.

“Fouling takes place significantly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-logjams-increase-biofouling-harming-fuel-efficiency-marine-life-study

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