Selektope® keeps the ship hull free from barnacles

Selektope® will contribute to reducing emissions to air and sea by repelling barnacles from the ship´s hull.

With a clean hull, resistance between the ship and water reduces, leading to less fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

To reach the global emission targets set out for the shipping industry, a clean hull is key!

Read more about the benefits of Selektope® for ship owners- operators and yards here.

In recent years, the spread of alien, so-called invasive species, have become an all greater threat to biodiversity. 

With extensive fouling on ship hulls and niche surfaces, alien species can easily attach and accompany the vessel to new ports, affecting wildlife at the destination and damage the existing ecosystem. Stricter restrictions have been introduced regionally in ports with fines or rejections as a result to reduce transport of invasive species.

By using an effective antifouling paint containing Selektope®, the hull is kept clean and the problem of the spread of invasive species can be prevented.

See available products containing Selektope® here.

Selektope provides unique, repellent action with non-fatal effect on the barnacles.

When barnacle larvae come into contact with Selektope®, they become hyperactive and perform about 100 kicks per minute. The effect is reversible, and the larvae quickly return to their normal state when not exposed to Selektope®. In this way, the larvae simply cannot attach to a surface coated with a Selektope®-containing paint and at the same time, the larvae are not harmed in any way. Selektope® does not bioaccumulate in other species and with time, Selektope® undergoes microbial degradation in the marine environment. 

Read more about the technology of Selektope®.

Selektope® has a powerful effect on barnacles even at ultralow concentrations.

This opens up for the possibilities of paint formulations with less biocides and therefore less leaking of biocides to the marine environment.

Read more about how Selektope® can be used in paint formulations.