Container shipping line APL yesterday (27 March) announced that it is providing free shipping to The Ocean Cleanup, a non-government, non-profit organisation working to develop advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
As an official partner of the ocean cleanup, APL has committed to transport containers of components and equipment for the extraction of plastic pollution from the oceans from 2019 to 2020.
“We applaud The Ocean Cleanup’s course in cleaning up our oceans,' said Dennis Yee, APL global head of safety, security and environment.'In partnering with The Ocean Cleanup, APL seeks to step up our efforts in protecting marine biodiversity.
'APL is fully behind The Ocean Cleanup’s efforts to remove ocean debris that contributes to habitat destruction and kills tens of thousands of marine animals each year.”
Over the two years of partnership, APL will deliver equipment and components for research programmes and clean-up operations globally, APL said.
In support of its clean-up operations and to create a better understanding of the problem, The Ocean Cleanup performs global measurement campaigns to determine the sources and composition of floating plastic in the oceans.
