Late March saw this year's Environmental Symposium take place in Monaco as part of the Monaco Ocean Week in cooperation with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Yacht Club of Monaco.

Wolz Nautic gladly accepted the invitation of the Prince's Foundation and used this event to talk to the participants about sustainability in shipbuilding and gain valuable insights.

The symposium was attended by approx. 180 participants from shipyards, designers, owners' representatives, owners, captains, chief mates and researchers at the event held on the Yacht Club of Monaco's premises.

 

The proceedings kicked off with attention being drawn to the current situation in the oceans:

 

If we as the planet’s inhabitants don't change our current behaviour and attitude right away there will be more plastic waste than fish in the waters in around 5 to 6 years.

 

There is currently a diversity of plastic garbage patches in the oceans, including one near Japan that is almost as big as Mexico.

 

The main problems in the maritime sector remain the overfishing of the oceans, massive fuel consumption and its consequences, plastic waste or the mass tourism at sea brought about by cruise liners. In addition, there is an ever-increasing degree of damage to the seabed being caused by mooring. Further regulations are to be put in place in this context in order to better protect harbours or anchorages.

 

Subsequently, ideas and solutions for the aforementioned problems were outlined:

 

- More and more yachts are using so-called sea bins. These are big sacks that they tow along while at sea and gather in plastic garbage

- New propulsion systems will be coming into use or have already been ordered

- Sailing yachts and new sailing concepts for motor yachts as well are increasingly being developed

- Solar sails are already in use

- The demand for "green" materials is growing



Wolz Nautic at a glance:

With two production facilities in Germany, 110 employees and turnover of around €13.3 million in 2018, Wolz Nautic is the world leader in ship deck production.

Founded in the late 1920s as carpentry firm for high-quality furniture, Wolz Nautic has been active in the production of prefabricated ship decking since the 1980s. The main focus of Wolz Nautic's operations is on the production of teak wood or synthetic decking, as well as on special solutions for the maritime sector. Wolz Nautic supplies most of Europe's biggest shipyards in the series-production boat and megayacht sector. Wolz Nautic particularly stands out for its pioneering products and approaches as well as the achievement of its strong competitiveness as innovation and technology leader in the maritime industry.

Acting with responsibility forms part of the corporate culture at Wolz Nautic. Fair cooperation with employees and suppliers, careful use of resources and the orientation of its corporate strategy to sustainability aspects are key factors in Wolz Nautic's everyday work.

For more information, visit: www.wolznautic.de

Press contact:
Wolz Nautic GmbH & Co. KG
André Hofmann
Head of Marketing & Sales Series Yachts
Phone: +49 9337 - 90049-83
Fax: +49 9337 90049-98
Mobile: +49 160 978 29 772
andre.hofmann@wolznautic.de