New ISO 19030 published

ISO 19030 is a collaboration of work from 53 expert stakeholders throughout the industry and has been in the making for more than three years.

The standard offers a two-tier methodological approach: ISO 19030-2, the default measurement method, with the most exacting requirements and greatest measurement accuracy; and ISO 19030-3, allowing for ‘alternative methods’ and included to increase the applicability of the standard.

“The standard provides a transparency that has been lacking in the industry and will be a central driver for enhancing environmental performance and vessel efficiency,” said Geir Axel Oftedahl, Jotun’s business development director which has managed the project.

“With this standard we can finally quantify how solutions, such as advanced antifouling coatings, can tackle that issue – providing accountability and ROI for shipowners, while detailing the enormous potential for GHG and cost reductions.”

While developing the standard, the ISO working group met across more than three years and spent over 12,000 hours refining the methodology for publication.

Jotun believes the move has the potential to reduce the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions by 10%, while saving operators up to $30bn in annual energy costs.

Stein Kjølberg, Jotun’s global sales director, hull performance solutions, said: “We use it as the foundation for the High-Performance guarantee on our Hull Performance Solution (HPS) offering. As the guarantee concerns a very small speed loss, under 1.5%, only the most precise measurement criteria will suffice. For less demanding performance levels ISO 19030-3 is acceptable.”

“We believe this kind of guarantee provides the perfect illustration of how ISO 19030 provides complete transparency and accountability for shipowners.”