These digital conference proceedings of the European Coatings Technology Forum “Marine coatings” (February 2017) focus on high-performance marine coatings in order to fulfil costumer wishes and legal requirements. This includes the development of highly efficient anti-fouling and anti-corrosion systems as well as friction reducing paints. Ship-owners and operators are looking for innovative solutions in this area and would love to get coatings with all this functions in only one systems. All approved scientific presentations are included in these digital conference proceedings.