Poralu Marine, a leader in the management, design and manufacture of aluminium marinas announced the launch of  the Searial Cleaners, the ‘world’s first’ range of shoreline waste collectors. Through this innovative range of solutions, the company said it strengthens its position as a socially responsible economic player that is committed to the conservation of lakeside and maritime coastline environments.

In September 2020, the European Union set a threshold for washed up marine waste on beaches: fewer than 20 items of debris every 100 metres. Under this threshold, the beach is considered to be in good ecological condition. The EU is now asking member states to roll out strategies for the protection of the marine environment and has set a concrete objective for beaches, drawn up in compliance with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. In this context, Poralu Marine, said it has launched the Searial Cleaners. 

With the development of this first range of products, the company said it meets a central requirement of local authorities and private companies: integrate environmental protection with land and marine development policies. The company also added that it is engaged in restoring shores so that humans can continue to live in a conserved environment and its ambition is to become the leader in shoreline litter collection, as per the statement. Each product has features enabling it to collect solid and liquid waste, both in water and on different types of terrain. The Searial Cleaners, the first of which, known as BeBot, is a beach cleaning robot that is remotely controlled and moves over sandy beaches to meticulously clean them.