ECOsubsea

ECOsubsea For shipowners and charterers: Environmentally friendly bunker savings and biofouling control. For our environment: Lots of brownie point!

ECOsubsea was founded with the aim of solving this problem and by setting out to make a difference to operating costs as well as environmental protection, it has quickly found acceptance. The ECOsubsea solution is a remotely operated vehicle which removes the need for divers and uses a newly-developed high pressure water cleaning principle called ‘soft jets’, which is gentler on the hull than mech

anical cleaning. The process provides an accurate inspection of the hull condition and cleaning progress can be monitored by cameras. In addition to minimising damage to the coatings its ability to act as a vacuum cleaner, locking on to the hull so that the waste water is pumped back to a collection tank. No waste is released to the local environment and the residue has application as biomass fertilizer. Before founding the company, brothers Klaus and Tor Østervold had worked on fishing vessels and were part of a project working on the cleaning of fish farming nets using mini submarines. Both experiences demonstrated the need for a means of hull cleaning that was safe, environmentally-friendly and did not damage the coating. Having developed the concept, they spent three months researching fouling-related emissions and potential fuel savings. The results were interesting enough to attract the funding that would help them realise a solution to keep a hull performance optimised.

“We have been lucky to have friends, family and fans as well as investors including Innovation Norway and Nordea that understood the opportunity right from the start,” says Tor. “Equally important was to have customers that have been demanding but who trusted us to come up with solutions.”

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Norway, barges and biofouling – we’ve been busy 🛳️🧼🇳🇴Over the past few weeks, our mobile cleaning station has been opera...
14/10/2025

Norway, barges and biofouling – we’ve been busy 🛳️🧼🇳🇴
Over the past few weeks, our mobile cleaning station has been operating from a work vessel along the Norwegian coast. This setup gives us even more flexibility - allowing us to reach all customers, wherever they’re moored⚓️
From majestic cruise ships to hardworking PSVs, we’ve been removing biofouling and keeping hulls clean, shores healthy, and voyages smooth
Now we’re heading back to the ARA region, where demand is growing fast and the cleaning calendar is filling up. More ships, more shine, more action. Let’s go! 🌊✨

Learn how our hull cleaning technology is helping vessels reduce fuel consumption and emissions — a simple yet powerful ...
18/09/2025

Learn how our hull cleaning technology is helping vessels reduce fuel consumption and emissions — a simple yet powerful step toward greener shipping.

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This is Part 2 of a short series on efforts to decarbonize the global shipping industry. Part 1 discussed international policy and politics. This part looks at efficiency measures. Those in the shipping business have long had some incentive to make their vessels travel more efficiently: saving money...

Pink Panther in full throttle 💪💗From sunrise sweeps to midnight missions, our team is out there delivering shine below t...
17/07/2025

Pink Panther in full throttle 💪💗
From sunrise sweeps to midnight missions, our team is out there delivering shine below the waterline ⚓️🌊

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