Protect biodiversity

Preventing biofouling is not only improving fuel efficiency, but also reducing the risk of spreading invasive species to protect life below water.

The spread of invasive aquatic species to new environments by ships has been recognised as a major threat to the planet’s freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

Today, a documented clean hull is a ticket to port in some areas. The IMO has published Guidelines for the control and management of ships' biofouling to minimise the transfer of invasive aquatic species.

While there is no single industry standard addressing this at present, NGO Bellona Foundation and Jotun are leading the Clean Hull Initiative (CHI) – an industry consortium whose aim is to develop standardized ways for proactive hull cleaning to tackle biofouling.

Read more about the Clean Hull Initative here

Committed to protecting biodiversity

Avoiding the transfer of invasive aquatic species is made possible by maintaining an clean hull. The timely removal of biofouling at its geographical origin reduces the risk of spreading invasive species in the new waters. Proactive biofouling management is a solution to protect biodiversity.

Jotun Solutions

In Jotun, we design high performing antifouling solutions to helping to protect our oceans and water courses in a diverse range of aquatic environments across global shipping routes. Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) removes fouling at a microfouling stage before it becomes a biosecurity risk.

Jotun HullKeeper’s monitoring and prediction service identifies hull fouling at the earliest possible stage. If confirmed by the subsequent inspections, then cleaning the hull as soon as convenient will ultimately contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.

A clean hull ensures clean operations. Clean operations protect biodiversity. At Jotun, we believe our products and services play an important role in maintaining a clean hull and protecting biodiversity.

 

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Our products and solutions

Antifouling products

For close to 100 years, Jotun has provided products to keep ship hulls clean from biofouling. Our ambition is to provide our customers with the best possible products to assure efficient and reliable operations.

船体性能解决方案

佐敦的 HPS(船体性能解决方案)可帮助运营商轻松显著地提高船体性能,从而降低燃料成本,减少温室气体排放量。

船体焕新解决方案

佐敦船体焕新解决方案采用主动清洁技术,即使在要求严苛的运营条件下也能确保船体始终清洁无污。

HullKeeper - vessel

船体智能监控系统HullKeeper

船体智能监控系统HullKeeper提供一系列船体性能优化服务,能帮助您更快做出更加明智的决策。