Kito Crosby becomes official supplier to The Ocean Cleanup

Kito Crosby is announced as Official Supplier of Lifting & Securement Hardware, providing products, expertise, and training for The Ocean Cleanup.

The Ocean Cleanup, a global nonprofit, and Kito Crosby, a global leader in the lifting and securement industry, are proud to announce Kito Crosby as the Official Supplier of lifting and securement hardware to The Ocean Cleanup.

Through this partnership, Kito Crosby will provide high-quality lifting and securement products, as well as expert 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 innovative equipment with The Ocean Cleanup’s cutting-edge 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 & 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 of Kito Crosby.

About Ocean Cleanup

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 kilograms (35.3 million pounds) of trash from aquatic ecosystems around the world. Founded in 2013 by Boyan Slat, The Ocean Cleanup now employs a broadly multi-disciplined team of approximately 140. The foundation is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and opened its first regional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2023. For more information, visit: theoceancleanup.com and follow @theoceancleanup on social media.