Eco-efficiency in hull coatings

International Paint has designed an innovative tool, 'Eco-Efficiency Analysis', to assist ship operators in choosing between different fouling control products by comparing both economic and environmental costs and benefits. Eco-Efficiency Analysis benefits liner shipping service companies whose vessels transport containers, ro-ro and reefer cargoes on scheduled services. It also benefits independent owners of ship types including tankers and bulk carriers whose businesses depend on the support of the world's leading industrial corporations, including oil companies, mining firms and agricultural entities. Eco-Efficiency Analysis also helps cargo owners who seek to hedge on element of their marine transport risk by owning and/or controlling ships of their own. The Eco-Efficiency Calculator is an Excel program, which uses macros to process data. It calculates results including ship operating costs assuming the use of each coating over the period, greenhouse gas, released in each scenario, and other relative data outputs.