Each year on 17 October, the world celebrates International Sawfish Day. A day dedicated to one of the ocean’s most remarkable yet critically endangered species: the sawfish
🐙 What the Octopus Can Teach Us About Smarter Ocean Clean-up
October 8th, 2025 by Patrick BaranskyOn World Octopus Day, RanMarine celebrates nature’s intelligence — and shows how smart technology like WasteShark Plus keeps waste out of our oceans by cleaning inland waterways first.
RanMarine Showcases Innovative Solutions at 2024 Dutch Blue Flag Awards
May 20th, 2024 by Patrick BaranskyAt Jachthaven Marnemoende in the Netherlands, RanMarine showcased its latest smart technology. They featured their electric-powered vessels for cleaning floating waste and offered a sneak peek of the upcoming MegaShark multi-platform product.
Picture: Showcasing the MegaShark and WasteShark at the 2024 Blue Flag event
Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs) are revolutionising water pollution clean-ups
April 17th, 2024 by Patrick BaranskyDiscover how Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs) are revolutionising water pollution clean-ups within the digital transformation era. With traditional methods falling short, ASVs offer efficient, cost-effective solutions to tackle pollution.
5 uses for drones including Ocean clean-up efforts
March 20th, 2024 by Patrick BaranskyWhile still considered an emerging technology in some applications, embracing drones contributes significantly to the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of recycling operations. Read on to find out five ways that drones are gaining traction as a key piece of technology in recycling and waste management applications.
Cleanup in EarthShare New Jersey: An Innovative Solution for Waterway Restoration
February 21st, 2024 by Patrick BaranskyWater pollution is a pressing global issue that threatens ecosystems and human health. As pollution levels continue to rise, innovative technologies are being developed to combat this problem. One such technology is the RanMarine WasteShark, an aquatic drone designed to remove floating debris from waterways.
Waterways Conservation
November 8th, 2023 by Patrick BaranskyFrom solutions, to global presence and impact reports.From partnerships to economic growth that benefits the environment. Great piece by Jane Hyde of www.allatsea.co.uk about the challenges and RanMarine ecosystem in helping Waterways conservation
Marine robots collect rubbish from the ocean
July 12th, 2022 by Patrick BaranskyArticle by Smiley News We’re well aware of the amount of rubbish that is collected and ends up in the ocean every year, wreaking havoc on wildlife. And that’s why Dutch invention – RanMarine’s WasteSharks – is such an innovative idea. The company has 157cm wide aquatic robots that capture rubbish in the sea and bring it […]
Sailing drones to clean plastic in the Lauwersoog port
May 9th, 2022 by Patrick BaranskyFrom now on, five sailing drones will be used to fish plastic waste from the port of Lauwersoog. Initiators GPBO and Ran Marine have received a subsidy of almost one million for the Wadden Fund project. Drones have to clean up plastic in Lauwerseach harbor: The plastic waste that is collected is given a new destination. […]
Innovator’s ‘shark’ brings answers to polluted Cape Town waterways
April 8th, 2022 by Patrick BaranskyAn innovator, realising the inefficiency of cleaning Cape Town’s waterways using boats and nets, invented a zero-emissions product to combat pollution. A look at the state of South African waterways and the inefficient ways in which the bodies were being cleaned led innovator Richard Hardiman to create a sustainable and effective way of removing litter […]
