News from this newspaper A.P. Mueller-Maersk announced on January 13 that it will continue its three-year cooperation with the Dutch non-profit organization "The Ocean Cleanup." The mission of the "Ocean Cleanup" organization is to remove plastic waste from the ocean by developing advanced technology. The organization achieves its goals by preventing plastic waste entering the ocean via rivers and cleaning up plastic waste that has already accumulated in the ocean, and hopes to reduce the floating plastic waste in the ocean by 90% by 2040.

Mette Refshauge, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Sustainability at Maersk, said: "Maersk is born to the sea. As a responsible company, we are committed to protecting the marine environment and benefiting future generations. The company began to work with the Ocean Cleanup organization in 2018. , To contribute to the global ocean plastic waste cleanup plan. I am very happy to continue our cooperation and expand the scope of cooperation."

In addition to providing Maersk Supply Service (Maersk Supply Service) ship and offshore project management support, the company will also provide "Ocean Cleanup" organizations with end-to-end supply chain management services for ocean and river cleaning systems, including on a global scale Related facilities sea transportation, air transportation, container or special container transportation, customs clearance and warehousing management services, etc.

Mette added: "We will assign a project manager responsible for transportation and supply chain management to the office of the Rotterdam "Cleanup of the Seas" organization. This person will be responsible for "Cleanup of the Seas" and Maersk global supply chain and transportation services. It’s a comprehensive docking, and helps'Ocean Cleanup' strengthen its own supply chain management capabilities."

Lonneke Holierhoek, Director of Science and Operations of the "Ocean Cleanup" organization, said: "In the past three years, Maersk has provided us with support, which is very valuable to the project. I am very pleased to continue the partnership, and through the'end-to-end' logistics service Come to strengthen cooperation. This will not only help us remove more plastic waste from the ocean, but also help us effectively deploy more river cleaning interceptor systems, and help us develop new recycling products."

As part of the cooperation agreement, the company will also assist the “Ocean Cleanup” organization to use scientific sensing technology on Maersk’s own ships to map floating plastic garbage in the ocean, helping the organization better understand the state of the marine environment and clean up in a targeted manner Work.