Putting a window and lasers in a ship's hull
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
Every shipping manager wages an endless battle against fouling – the bacteria, seaweed, barnacles and other marine life that take residence on the hull of ships. This biofouling is thought to add more than 20 per cent to the fuel costs of commercial shipping. That's a big cost for the maritime trading nations of Australia and Indonesia.