When a ship sails through the sea, barnacles, mussels, algae, and other organisms stick to the hull of the vessel. This process is called biofouling – and it’s a big problem for the shipping industry.

OCEAN Technologies Group (OTG), the global leader in maritime human capital management solutions and operational technologies, launched a new e-learning title, Biofouling Management, addressing the ...

A newly signed initiative is set to provide pilot projects to demonstrate technical solutions for biofouling management in developing countries, address the transfer of invasive aquatic species and ...

Biofouling was a backburner issue until 5 March 2017. On that day the Government of New Zealand ordered the bulk carrier DL MARIGOLD out of NZ waters after the vessel’s hull was determined to be ...

THE Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority (Komsa) recently conducted a feasibility study as part of a proposed Official Development Assistance (ODA) project to improve biofouling management ...

Proactive biofouling removal led to "significant" improvements in emissions and fuel efficiency for two Hapag-Lloyd container ships, with repeated hull cleanings helping reduce water resistance and ...

A Mediterranean wide study has found that 71% of sampled recreational boats hosted alien marine species. Over half carried an alien species that was not yet present in the marina the boat was visiting ...

The transportation of harmful non-indigenous Invasive Aquatic Species (IAS), also known as, biofouling, poses a huge threat to Nigeria’s transition to Blue Economy, the Nigerian Maritime ...