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BIOFOULING INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED BY IMO


The UN-led GloFouling partnership has launched a new alliance with a group of fouling control companies to accelerate the development of hull fouling solutions. Four companies have become the founding members of the new biofouling initiative: hull cleaning service providers CleanSubSea, ECOsubsea and HullWiper and sonic antifouling system manufacturer Sonihull. IMO expects that more companies will join the program.


The four firms in the new Global Industry Alliance for Marine Biosafety (GIA) will work with the GloFouling Partnerships Project – a joint initiative between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IMO – in order to promote biofouling control solutions.


“This alliance is about the collective pioneering efforts by all maritime industries in undertaking the fight against invasive species and all the creativity and innovations that are being brought to the table to develop technological solutions. Forging such an alliance among the current four founding partners lays the foundations of a potentially very large global partnership among maritime industry players,” said Jose Matheickal, head of IMO’s Department for Partnerships and Projects.


“Under this new initiative, these industry champions, from different sectors, are coming together to address common challenges and move towards a more sustainable use of ocean resources,” said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim.


The cause is important: biofouling can lead to the introduction of potentially invasive species to new environments, where they may threaten native species. Once established in a new ecosystem, invasive species are extremely difficult – if not impossible – to eradicate, and they often result in significant economic harm to fisheries and shoreside industries.


Biofouling also increases slip, forcing ships to burn more fuel to maintain speed. The new global alliance will promote solutions that would contribute to a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of the shipping industry.


MARSHALL ISLANDS YACHT CODE SET FOR REVISION IN 2021


An initiative to update and amend the Republic of the Marshall Islands Yacht Code is currently in progress with the launch of the new revised edition anticipated for the second half of 2021. The revision work is taking input from across the Registry’s global specialist teams, as well as external experts.


“We hope that these amendments to the Code will make it more practical than ever before for owners and yards to choose the Marshall Islands as a building standard,” says Marc Verburg, fleet operations manager yachts for International Registries Inc (IRI) and its affiliates, who is leading the Code revision.


The newly formed Yacht Technical Working Group (YTWG), which includes representatives from classification societies, yacht managers, naval architects, surveyors, maritime safety consultants, and aviation experts from around the world, is focused on updating the Marshall Islands Yacht Code to reflect changes in today’s yacht market, such as helicopter landing areas, structural fire protection measures for yachts under 500 GT, and lifesaving appliances.


The growing trend for helidecks on larger yachts means that the approach to firefighting systems needs to be reviewed. Currently, the rules are based on the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s CAP 437 guidance, which is aimed at offshore platforms. This is not always a practical solution for yachts, and so a goal-based standard is being reviewed.


The Marshall Islands Yacht Code has long been designed to address the practical issues faced by builders, managers, and owners alike; it last had a major update in 2015. For many builders of large yachts, the appeal of the RMI lies in the differentiation in the standards for yachts capable of carrying more than 12 guests.


The Report • September 2020 • Issue 93 | 11


Marine News


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