According to the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion and the Ministry of Energy Transition:
"Waste at sea is very diverse in nature and size: cigarette butts, cotton buds, fishing nets and equipment, hunting stuffs, biomedia, balloons, etc. Among them, plastic waste (packaging, bags, industrial granules ...) is by far the most widespread in the marine environment. On a global scale, it is estimated today that the quantity of plastic in the oceans is between 75 and 199 million tons (which represents 85% of marine waste), and that 24400 billion particles of micro-plastics are floating on the surface of the oceans [...]"
Preventive actions, in order to have long term effects, must be implemented such as :
Nevertheless, given the mass of waste already present in the oceans, more curative actions must also be taken.
Various solutions exist on land or at sea. This is particularly true of our clean-up vessels, which work to collect solid and liquid waste at sea.
Macro-waste, micro-plastics, hydrocarbons, our vessels are designed to collect all floating waste from ports to the open sea, depending on their size and collection capacity.
Commissioned for use by the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM), the 100% electric pollution control vessel developed by EFINOR Sea Cleaner is fully in line with the strategy to decarbonize port activities.
After nearly two years of operation, the teams have embarked on a structured operational monitoring process in direct contact with users in order to capitalize on feedback from the field.
This approach aims to gain a better understanding of the actual operating constraints, everyday conditions of use, and operators' expectations in a complex and highly demanding port environment.
EFINOR Groupe M shipyards will participate in EUROMARITIME, a major event for players in the maritime economy, which will be held from February 3 to 5.
On this occasion, the group will exhibit at the Normandie Maritime stand (Hall 1 – G83) and present its full range of expertise in workboat construction, environmental solutions, and naval engineering.