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The need to improve sustainability in the shipping industry is accelerating. The global industry must cut carbon emissions, protect marine biodiversity and leverage the use of data for smarter decision making. With nearly 100 years of experience of charting through unknown waters, Jotun is committed to continuously innovate and develop advanced products and solutions designed to protect biodiversity and cut carbon emissions to support global sustainability ambitions and achieve cleaner operations for all industry players. A clean hull ensures cleaner operations.
Biofouling is responsible for one fifth of the shipping industry’s total GHG emissions and its contribution is massively underestimated. Protecting ships from biofouling would enable the industry to cut CO₂ emission by as much as 19%*. *Source: GloFouling report published in Oct 2022 (https://www.glofouling.imo.org/publications-menu)
The world’s biodiversity is at risk from climate change, and the shipping industry is a major emitter of CO₂ as well as responsible for the transfer of aquatic invasive species. Global transparent regulation will be a success factor to protect marine environments.
Protecting against biofouling will mean that the shipping community will spend less on fuel – shipping’s biggest expense representing as much as 50-60% of total operating expenditure A clean hull ensure clean operations. Clean operations save fuel.
To develop a global picture of biofouling management and related impacts, Jotun carried out an industry report including answers from 1000 ship owners and operators. The report investigates the hidden costs of existing knowledge gaps across regulatory penalties, fuel inefficiencies and environmental risks.
Jotun's Clean Shipping Survey takes a deep dive into the shipping industry’s knowledge of biofouling on ships’ hulls, the technologies available to manage it, and whether international regulations play a part in developing a response to the issue.
The survey of shipping professionals, conducted by Lloyd’s List, follows on from the recent GloFouling report published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and shows that most industry leaders underestimate biofouling’s negative environmental impact.
In Jotun we have a range of services, products and digital capabilities solving customer challenges today in having an always clean hull. Our solutions in hull performance supports more efficient operations, reduced costs and emissions.
With nearly 100 years’ experience and continuous investments in innovation, testing and development Jotun have an extensive track record with documented product performance.
Our leading data & digital scientists develop new solutions that enable smarter decisions - through transparent measuring, big data and inhouse algorithms paired with expert performance analysis.
With more than 1100 Certified Coatings Advisors and experts- we share insights and know-how from application, compliance to in-service performance.
Faced with challenges ahead we know that good is not enough, if better is possible. Therefore, we continuously invest in competence, R&D and solutions – we are committed to solve tomorrow’s challenges.
Jotun contributes with solutions and expertise through different partnerships and initiatives within the marine industry. Together with partner organisations, Jotun aims to drive the shipping industry forward towards cleaner operations.
Jotun, the global leader of hull performance solutions and marine coatings, has entered into a commercial agreement with the world's leading owner and operator of LPG vessels, BW LPG, to optimize hull performance across 38 vessels with Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) from year 2025 through to 2028. The agreement was signed during a ceremony that took place on 3 June 2025 at Nor-Shipping, Norway.
Jotun, the global leader in marine coatings, has published a new report based on a survey among 1000 ship owners and operators, uncovering trends in biofouling management strategies exploring the impacts of biofouling in shipping. The report reveals that many owners and operators have faced the consequences of inadequate biofouling management through regulatory penalties or refused port access.
Jotun, the global leader in marine coatings, announces the launch of the next generation of its recognised Hull Performance Solutions (HPS).
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