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Ollia Horton with RFI

INSANE: World s first zero particle ship sets sail in the mediterranean - The Real Truth

The Piana, run by the Mériodionale ferry company in Marseille, France, is the world's first zero-particle vessel. © La Méridionale / Maeva Joly

The French ferry company La Méridionale this week launched its new environmentally friendly vessel, the Piana. Its engines are equipped with particle filters to cut air pollution – an innovation considered a world first in maritime transport.

The company, which runs passenger and freight lines from Marseille in southern France to Corsica and Morocco says all four of Piana’s engines are equipped with filters which neutralise part of polluting emissions.

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