Tag: biofouling

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier has recently become the first foreign ship ordered to leave New Zealand waters after found ‘dirty’. Now the ship has been allowed to leave the port of Tauranga after its hull was cleaned outside New Zealand, the Ministry for Primary Industries confirmed. From May 2018, vessels are required to comply with New Zealand’s biofouling rules.

The ‘’Craft Risk Management Standard for Biofouling on Vessels Arriving to New Zealand’’ has been published highlighting how to comply with the new clean hull requirements and manage the risk of invasive marine species in NZ waters. From May 2018, vessels must arrive in New Zealand with a clean hull.

New Zealand has ordered the 33,752 dwt bulk carrier DL Marigolto to leave its waters and have a thorough clean because of concerns about dense fouling to its hull. This is the first time a ship was told to leave New Zealand because of biofouling.

Join a survey of commercial vessels entering Australia from overseas and get a free dive report. The results will help the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources develop new internationally consistent biofouling standards for Australia. The survey is open until June 2017.

The BWMC entry into force this September will not prevent the transfer of invasive aquatic species (IAS) unless there is mandatory legislation in place to prevent biofouling on ships’ hulls, says Subsea Industries commenting on a presentation delivered at the World Ocean Council’s Sustainable Ocean Summit in December.

The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring work by Dr. Xuanhe Zhao, an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Zhao created an adhesive material that can help barnacle-fighting coatings stick to metal hulls better and longer; retain moisture and not dry out; and avoid the use of toxic chemicals and other pollutants.

A national workshop on the impacts of anti-fouling systems and of ships’ biofouling, held in Mauritius, raised awareness of the issues and developed capacity for the ratification and implementation of the anti-fouling Systems Convention and the implementation of the Biofouling Guidelines

The first branded marine coatings to feature the breakthrough antifouling ingredient Selektope have been launched by coatings major Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd. (CMP).

IMO has conducted a workshop in Djibouti in order to address ways to reduce the effects of biofouling, which occurs when aquatic organisms accumulate on ships’ hulls with potentially harmful effects for marine ecosystems.

The California State Lands Commission announced that it has decided to withdraw the proposed regulations entitled “Article 4.8. Biofouling Management to Minimize the Transfer of Nonindigenous Species from Vessels Operating in California Waters”.