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Ocean friendly paint on trial

Our next-generation ferry Stena Estrid will be the first to test an anti-fouling paint.

Jan 21, 2019

Life below water

Sustainability

Stena Estrid is the first of our five ordered next-generation ferries to start operating in 2020. She will be the first of our newbuilds ferries to test an ocean-friendly paint containing bio-repellant Selektope. This is an organic non-metal compound that is harmless to marine life.

Anti-fouling paint is used to prevent growth on the hull, which slows down the vessel and thereby increases fuel consumption. Five other ships in the Stena Line fleet use silicone-based anti-fouling paint, with lower levels of copper, making it less harmful to life underwater.