EFINOR Sea Cleaner recently delivered a Waste Cleaner 66 pollution control vessel to the City of Nice, specially designed to keep port waters clean. This model, with thermal propulsion, reinforces the Nice port's capabilities for collecting floating waste and hydrocarbons from the water's surface.
This delivery marks an important milestone in the collaboration between EFINOR Sea Cleaner and local authorities committed to coastal preservation. The City of Nice thus joins the growing network of responsible ports that are focusing on concrete and effective solutions to reduce the environmental impact of port activities.
The Waste Cleaner 66 stands out for its maneuverability, high collection capacity, and robustness. Suitable for port areas and sheltered bodies of water, it can be deployed quickly to recover both solid waste and oil slicks from the water's surface.
Thanks to its design, which draws on EFINOR Sea Cleaner's expertise, this model combines operational efficiency, safety, and ease of use, while ensuring easy maintenance. The choice of a thermal propulsion system meets the need for autonomy and power suited to the operating conditions of the port of Nice.
For EFINOR Sea Cleaner, this delivery fully embodies its mission: to support ports, cities, and maritime stakeholders in their pollution control and environmental transition efforts.
"We are proud to contribute, alongside the City of Nice, to protecting the marine environment and improving the quality of French ports. Every ship delivered is a concrete step towards cleaner seas and ports," emphasizes the EFINOR Sea Cleaner team.
By adding the Waste Cleaner 66 to its fleet, the City of Nice is offering an enhanced service to boaters and port users, while affirming its commitment to a sustainable and attractive coastline. The teams are delighted with the arrival of this vessel and highlight its versatility and pollution control system, adding:
"No difficulties to report. We use it twice a week to train all our agents [so they are ready for the season]. The initial training provided by Yann Audren from EFINOR Sea Cleaner was very useful."
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.