International Antifouling Conference 2025 to host global coatings experts for a two-day deep dive into marine biofouling prevention

I-Tech, developers of the antifouling biotechnology for marine coatings, Selektope will host a third edition of the International Antifouling Conference in September this year following its establishment as one of the key platforms for antifouling coating experts, academia, and ship operators to discuss current and future biofouling prevention strategies and technologies.

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The event will assemble the best minds in the antifouling coatings industry, ship operators and academia in Gothenburg, Sweden to explore collaborative pathways and novel approaches towards sustainable marine biofouling prevention, notes a press communique from the organizers.

Since marine biofouling has an extremely detrimental impact on increasing a ship's fuel use and associated GHG emissions, the performance of antifouling coatings as the first line of defense against biofouling, is more important than ever before. Today, commercial vessels in the global shipping fleet are facing mandatory regulations to significantly reduce their GHG emissions, set by the industry's regulator, the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Therefore, to support the reduction in GHG emission from ships, antifouling coatings must continue to provide continuous, antifouling performance that meets the needs of ships sailing now, and in the future.