Category: Press

Toronto, Ontario 9 August 2023 RanMarine, backed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has introduced WasteSharks to Canadian waters. Leveraging the Netherlands Enterprise Agency’s DHI program, aimed at bolstering Dutch businesses abroad, PortsToronto and Port of Halifax are beneficiaries of the latest aqua-drones. This initiative aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, promoting innovation, feasibility […]

A team of scientists and environmentalists tests out the WasteShark, an unmanned watercraft that vacuums up soda cans and potato-chip bags. WasteShark is not a shark. It is an unmanned watercraft that its creators named for a shark, owing to similarities between how WasteShark collects its prey and the feeding habits of the Rhincodon typus, or whale […]

A green journalism initiative by EuronewsGreen that profiles Y2D positive environmental stories aims to counter climate anxiety and instill hope amid environmental crises by providing regular updates with positive news about the planet from eco-innovation, to green breakthroughs, and climate victories.Read about some of the more positive developments to-date in 2023, such as the growth […]

RanMarine outsources some production to De Binnenbaan in Zoetermeer. Werkbedrijf De Binnenbaan is a knowledge centre that not only supports job seekers, but also provides manpower services to companies and foundational jobs to persons in need. In their words “Everyone deserves a job opportunity. That is our dream, because we believe in the value of work. Work gives […]

SUSTAINABILITY – RanMarine’s aqua drones help clean the water by combating plastics and (blue-green) algae, which plague Dutch waters every summer. Nothing beats a dip in natural swimming water during a hot summer day, right? But every year, the same question arises again: Is the water safe for swimming, or will these awful blue-green algae […]

Blue-green algae will lay a carpet over Dutch lakes again this summer . That is bad news for recreational users and crippling for aquatic life. “A lot of attention is paid to plastic pollution. Justifiably. But we should be equally concerned about global algae plagues,” says Richard Hardiman, founder of the Rotterdam cleantech company RanMarine Technology. “It is within our power to control plastic, but climate change […]

The degree of cleanliness of any space often tells the story of the owners or the inhabitants of the area. According to the stats, the world produces about 300 million tonnes of plastic with between 5 and 12 million tonnes of that finding its way into the oceans. Moreover, in 2020 South Africa was ranked […]

The latest innovation from RanMarine Technology, the WasteShark is the marine drone cleaning up the world’s waterways. CEO, Richard Hardiman, tells us more. Making waves in news circles as a ground-breaking robotics innovation, the WasteShark is an aquadrone designed to remove plastics and floating debris from our waters. After launching in London’s Canary Wharf last […]

A robotic shark that gobbles up plastic waste has been let loose in London’s docklands, to clean up the water by removing the equivalent of more than 22,700 plastic bottles per day, according to its developers. The battery-powered electric catamaran, called WasteShark, can travel up to 5km through water before needing a recharge and collect […]

WasteShark catamaran can be remote-controlled or autonomous A robotic shark that gobbles up plastic waste has been let loose in London’s docklands, to clean up the water by removing the equivalent of more than 22,700 plastic bottles per day, according to its developers. The battery-powered electric catamaran, called WasteShark, can travel up to five kilometres through […]