Kito Crosby has become the official supplier of lifting and securement hardware to The Ocean Cleanup, global non-for-profit organisation.
Through this partnership, Kito Crosby will provide lifting and securement products, as well as training and technical support, to help The Ocean Cleanup in its mission to remove plastic waste from the world’s oceans and rivers.
By combining Kito Crosby’s equipment with The Ocean Cleanup’s technology, this collaboration aims to enhance efficiency in ocean waste removal efforts and make significant strides toward a cleaner, healthier environment.
“Through this partnership with The Ocean Cleanup, we are proud to contribute with our products made especially for safe and long-lasting use in marine environments, engineering support, training and expertise, and decades of experience in the maritime industry to help make a real difference in tackling ocean plastic pollution. By combining our capabilities with The Ocean Cleanup’s groundbreaking work, we aim to create lasting, positive change for the planet,” said Robert Desel, CEO, Kito Crosby.
The Ocean Cleanup is an international non-profit that develops and scales technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. They aim to achieve this goal through a dual strategy: intercepting in rivers to stop the flow and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean.
For the latter, The Ocean Cleanup develops and deploys large-scale systems to efficiently concentrate the plastic for periodic removal. This plastic is tracked and traced to certify claims of origin when recycling it into new products.
To curb the inflow, The Ocean Cleanup has developed Interceptor solutions to halt and extract plastic in rivers before it reaches the ocean.
As of August 2024, the non-profit has collected over 16 million kg (35.3 million pounds) of trash from aquatic ecosystems around the world.
Founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat, The Ocean Cleanup employs approximately 140 people. The foundation is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and opened its first regional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2023.
