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First tests of emerging industry-led standard for hull cleaning due in 2020

6 years ago

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has moved a step closer to finishing a global set of guidelines covering in-water hull cleaning. A first draft of a standard drawn up by an industry-led working group is being circulated to government regulators and scientific experts, while practical tests of the standard with a shipowner are scheduled for 2020.

Aron Sørensen, BIMCO’s Head of Marine Environment, heads a working group of shipowners, paint manufacturers and service companies that has produced a first draft of a hull cleaning standard.

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has moved a step closer to finishing a global set of guidelines covering in-water hull cleaning. A first draft of a standard drawn up by an industry-led working group is being circulated to government regulators and scientific experts, while practical tests of the standard with a shipowner are scheduled for 2020.