The pitch of the 10 innovative start-ups presented jointly by Navigo and Seatec-Compotec Marine at CarraraFiere on the last day of Seatec was won by Poseidon s.r.l. of Livorno, a start-up born from Daniele Bartolozzi’s thirty-year experience in the field of designing and building industrial plants and which will deal with the construction of boats equipped with an innovative freezing system that facilitates the collection of hydrocarbons or other pollutants from the surface of the sea. The project involves the development of a R.O.V., a small electric-powered and remote-controlled boat suitable for small tourist ports and inland waters where it is no longer possible to navigate with boats equipped with internal combustion engines; the production of Olaf, a 9-meter boat also with electric propulsion designed to solve medium-sized marine pollution problems; the production of a cryogenic system that can be adapted and installed on existing boats.

Poseidon wins the “Rina Award to the Best Start Up” and the €1,500 prize offered by the Regional Directorate of Tuscany & Umbria, Specialist for Innovation of Intesa San Paolo, coordinated by Francesco Giachetti.