Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Wilhelmsen Ships Service have a groundbreaking pilot underway: The initial goal is to collect and handle 10,000 tons ropes annually. 200-meter-long vessels use a lot of mooring ropes during their lifetime. Thus far most retired ropes are ending in landfills or burned. There has not been a sustainable rope return system available. “Keep in mind; these ropes are made from virgin plastic. They are only in the initial phase of the lifecycle as fibers, maybe we can build a functional and sustainable value chain containing a series of plastic products,” asks Tore Strand, subject matter expert ropes at Wilhelmsen Ships Service. (....)