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Stopovers
Plastic Odyssey will conduct several stopovers in the areas most affected by plastic pollution, to test and assess solutions, and adapt them to local needs with the help of inhabitants and local entrepreneurs.
Over 30 Stopovers Across 3 Continents!
30 Stages of 3 Weeks, Across 3 Continents
The Plastic Odyssey journey keeps on blooming, as well as its expedition’s itinerary. The information presented below is, therefore, likely to evolve and thus, be updated regularly.
The vessel’s inauguration is to be expected in May 2021 in the port of Dunkirk
The expedition will launch in 2021 with a Tour de France. From Dunkirk, we will set sail for Marseille, stopping in several cities along the French coast to meet you and introduce you to the Plastic Odyssey laboratory vessel.
May Dunkirk, France
June Announced in March
July Announced in March
Aug. Announced in March
Sept. Marseille, France
Sept. Participation in the ICUN
After a stop in Marseille, we’ll be heading for the Mediterranean Basin between August and December 2021.
After a quick stop in Marseille, Plastic Odyssey’s home port, where we will make the final preparations for the expedition, we will head for the cities along the Mediterranean coast for a mission lasting several months, having several stopovers.
Oct. Marseille, France
Nov. Alexandria, Egypt
Dec. Tunis, Tunisia
Dec. Alger, Algeria
Jan. Rabat/Agadir, Morocco
In 2022, stopovers on West African and Latin American coasts.
The expedition will continue its course in 2022 along the West African coast. It will then head for the Atlantic Ocean to finally reach the coast of Latin America.
Stopover Praia, Cape Verde
Stopover Dakar, Senegal
Stopover Conakry, Guinea
Stopover Fortaleza, Brazil
Stopover Belem, Brasil
Stopover Georgetown, Guyana
Stopover Le Marin, Martinique
Stopover Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Stopover Kingston, Jamaica
Stopover Puerto Limon, C. Rica
Stopover Guayaquil, Ecuador
Stopover Lima, Peru
In 2023, the expedition will head towards the Pacific, then Asia, to conduct its nearly final stopovers.
Setting sail towards the last continent, Pacific Asia! The horizon of 2024 and the return to France will loom offshore, but Plastic Odyssey will continue to lead the fight against plastic pollution in heavily impacted regions.
Stopover Hanga Roa, Chili
Stopover Henderson Island, Pitcairn
Stopover Papeete, Polynesia
Stopover Suva, Fiji
Stopover Port Vila, Vanuatu
Stopover Makassar, Indonesia
Stopover Manilla, Philippines
Stopover Nha Trang, Vietnam
Stopover Jakarta, Indonesia
Stopover Padang, Indonesia
Stopover Phuket, Thailand
Stopover Chennai, India
Stopover Colombo, Sri Lanka
Stopover Malé/Thilafushi, Maldives
A Tour de France to Start the Expedition!
Le Havre or Saint-Malo? Brest or Concarneau? Nantes? Bordeaux? It is up to you to choose in which cities on the French coast we will stop to meet you and get you on board. You will have understood it, for this first stage of the expedition, we leave you at the helm!
Demonstrations, Experimentations,
Knowledge and Know-How Sharing
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