Products made from algae are thriving in the maritime sector and biotechnology is one of the most thriving business for maritime startups. Micro-organisms and algae are being used to make lamps, biofuel or new foods. First let’s have a look at what they are that makes algae so spacial. AlgaeContinue Reading
Last week, we had a look at the companies that are removing the plastic from the ocean. Today, we are having a look at what other startups are doing by creating products made of recycled ocean plastic. Project Blu This company recycles plastics and turns them into pet products. ProjectContinue Reading
In 2019 the UN Industrial Development Organization published the report ‘Addressing the challenge of Marine Plastic Litter using Circular Economy methods‘. It estimates that 83 Mt of plastic waste has already accumulated in the oceans and an estimated 8 Mt of additional, mismanaged plastic waste entering oceans annually, at leastContinue Reading