Ranmarine
🇳🇱 NL Serves global
Dutch maker of WasteShark aquadrones that collect floating waste.
- Purchase
- RaaS
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Marine & Underwater
Marine litter & oil spill collection
Short answer We haven't found a published price for marine litter & oil spill collection yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.
Autonomous boats skimming trash and oil from harbors.
People ask for this as: “trash skimmer robot”, “WasteShark”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- No sourced price yet
- Price receipts
- None yet
- Who does it
- 4 providers
- Where
- 2 countries with a local provider: 🇨🇳 China, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China
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How it works
Robots used
- Surface Robot
Ways to buy it
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Robotic ROV work can replace diver teams for many inspections — ask for both quotes.
- Hull cleaning with debris capture is required in more ports every year.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
No published prices yet. We only show prices we can link to a source, and we haven't found one for this yet. Requesting quotes is the fastest way to find out, and every request helps us map the real market.
Price history
No price observations yet.
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Area and debris type (plastics, nets, wrecks)
- Disposal and environmental permits
- Location (port, offshore, inland water)
- Water depth
- Asset type (hull, pipeline, dam, cage)
- Visibility and currents
- Deliverables (video, sonar, NDT)
- Class society requirements
- Vessel availability
Rules and regulation
Underwater work may need class society approval (DNV, ABS, Lloyd's), port authority permission and environmental permits (e.g., hull cleaning capture rules).
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Clearbot
🇭🇰 HK Serves Asia
Hong Kong autonomous marine trash collection boats.
- Purchase
- RaaS
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
The Searial Cleaners (BeBot)
🇳🇱 NL Serves global
Dutch maker of BeBot beach cleaning robot.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Ocean Alpha
🇨🇳 CN Serves global
Chinese uncrewed surface vessel maker incl. lifesaving USVs.
- Purchase
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does marine litter & oil spill collection cost?
We haven't found a published price for marine litter & oil spill collection yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.
Who offers marine litter & oil spill collection near me?
We list 4 providers for marine litter & oil spill collection. 2 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are China (1) and Hong Kong SAR China (1). 3 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.
What should I put in a quote request?
Start with area and debris type (plastics, nets, wrecks); disposal and environmental permits; location (port, offshore, inland water). The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".
Do I actually need a robot for this?
Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Robotic ROV work can replace diver teams for many inspections — ask for both quotes.
Are there rules or permits?
Underwater work may need class society approval (DNV, ABS, Lloyd's), port authority permission and environmental permits (e.g., hull cleaning capture rules). More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).
Cite this page
Whirrwork. "Marine litter & oil spill collection: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/marine-debris-removal/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
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title = {Marine litter \& oil spill collection: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/marine-debris-removal/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}Quoting a price? Cite its original source too (linked in the table). We're the index, not the origin. Add the date you read this page.
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