Organotin compounds, notably tributyltin (TBT), have been extensively used in maritime antifouling paints to inhibit biofouling on ship hulls. However, their widespread application has resulted in ...

The reemergence of organotin in marine hull coatings is of increasing concern, with academics and environmentalists calling on International Maritime Organization (IMO) to investigate the use of tin ...

WWF, the conservation organization, today called on the IMO member states to adopt the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems, to rapidly phase out the use of ...

WWF, the conservation organization, today welcomed the adoption by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states, of a Convention that will effectively ban the use of organotins in ...

HOUSTON, Oct. 3-- The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) and other maritime organizations have urged the International Maritime Organization to give it more ...