Hyundai Glovis Extends Marine Plastic Removal Partnership Until 2030

Partnership with Global Non-Profit Organization The Ocean Cleanup

Hyundai Glovis has announced that it will continue its efforts to remove marine plastic waste.

Ocean Cleanup's marine plastic observation system 'ADIS (Automated Debris Imaging System)' camera installed on Hyundai Glovis' car carrier 'Glovis Sunlight'. Hyundai Glovis

On May 21, Hyundai Glovis stated that it has extended its collaboration with the global non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup until 2030.

Since entering into a partnership with The Ocean Cleanup in 2023, Hyundai Glovis has supported data collection on the location and volume of marine plastic waste, as well as the transport of waste collection equipment. Recently, both parties agreed to extend and expand the scope of their partnership.

The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands, works to remove marine plastic by blocking plastic waste from flowing from rivers into the sea and by collecting and recycling debris already accumulated in the ocean.

Hyundai Glovis is supporting marine plastic data collection activities by utilizing the 'ADIS (Automated Debris Imaging System)' developed by The Ocean Cleanup. ADIS is a system that uses cameras installed on vessels to automatically detect and photograph floating plastic debris on the sea surface, recording its location information.

Currently, Hyundai Glovis has installed and is operating a total of 20 ADIS cameras on 10 of its pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs), providing the collected data to The Ocean Cleanup. Through these efforts, the company is contributing to the collection of information on the location and scale of plastic-concentrated areas in major shipping routes, including the Pacific Ocean.

Based on its collaboration with Hyundai Glovis, The Ocean Cleanup collected more than 50,000 tons of plastic waste from oceans and river basins worldwide from 2023 through March of this year. This amount is equivalent to the load of about 10,000 five-ton waste collection trucks operating in Korea.

Hyundai Glovis plans to further support The Ocean Cleanup's marine purification activities. The company intends to expand the number of vessels equipped with ADIS and is also reviewing various cooperation measures utilizing its global logistics and transportation network.

A Hyundai Glovis representative stated, "Over the past three years, our cooperation with The Ocean Cleanup has yielded meaningful results in addressing the problem of marine plastic. We will continue to leverage our global maritime network and logistics capabilities to make tangible contributions to environmental protection."

A representative from The Ocean Cleanup commented, "Hyundai Glovis is an extremely important partner for us. Currently, about half of the ADIS cameras deployed worldwide are installed on Hyundai Glovis vessels, allowing us to observe the oceans more thoroughly." They added, "The data collected through Hyundai Glovis vessels is supporting marine purification activities and helping to build a comprehensive marine plastic observation database."

Meanwhile, Hyundai Glovis is also steadily expanding its ESG management activities aimed at building a low-carbon maritime logistics system and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including the introduction of LNG dual-fuel car carrier vessels. Based on these efforts, Hyundai Glovis received the highest 'Leadership A grade' in the '2025 CDP Climate Change Response Assessment' organized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global environmental information disclosure evaluation agency.

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