Finding Marine Debris with Ship-Mounted Cameras... Glovis Signs Agreement with Environmental Groups

Hyundai Glovis Partners with Environmental Organization Ocean Cleanup

Hyundai Glovis announced on the 6th that it has formed a partnership with the global environmental organization Ocean Cleanup. This Dutch nonprofit organization works to eliminate marine plastic by blocking plastic waste flowing from rivers into the sea or collecting and recycling plastic already accumulated in the ocean.

Under this agreement, the company will help gather information about marine waste to enable effective collection. Cameras will be installed on operating vessels to collect data on the location and scale of floating plastics on the sea, which will be shared with Ocean Cleanup. Since Hyundai Glovis vessels operate intercontinental maritime transport worldwide, it is easy to collect information on plastics drifting across various oceans.

Ocean Cleanup is collecting marine debris using barges and artificial coastlines.

Additionally, Hyundai Glovis will assist Ocean Cleanup in transporting equipment used to collect surface plastic waste. Ocean Cleanup’s ‘Interceptor barges’ are two vessels equipped with U-shaped floating barriers that create an artificial coastline to gather plastic waste spread across the sea. Hyundai Glovis will provide multiple containers at the lowest cost to help move Ocean Cleanup’s equipment to inland areas near the sea where it is needed. Furthermore, the company has committed to sponsoring a fixed amount annually for three years starting this year.

Worldwide, 460 million tons of plastic are produced annually. Less than 10% of this is recycled. Most discarded plastic flows into rivers or the sea, damaging marine ecosystems. Waste such as PET bottles or Styrofoam buoys, if not collected in time, breaks down into fragments that marine life may ingest, exacerbating the problem.

Hyun Kyu-bok, CEO of Hyundai Glovis (left in the photo), and Boyan Slat, CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, are taking a commemorative photo after signing a partnership in Seoul on the 5th.

Hyundai Glovis stated, "We will continue meaningful activities for the environment." Ocean Cleanup said, "We plan to collaborate with Hyundai Glovis to improve the marine environment and research more efficient plastic recycling methods."

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