SEArica event

In 2021, the European Commission published its Communication on the Sustainable Blue Economy and its TEN-T proposal, which established both the funding priorities and the transport infrastructure standards within the European Union for the years to come. Both pieces of legislation have the merit of putting ports as prominent infrastructure for the sustainable future of the EU, both in terms of greening maritime transport and having a role as hubs of the sustainable blue economy. In this context, the seminar will assess how…

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Final Event

The highly anticipated conclusion of the flagship project, AspBAN (Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Acceleration Network), is just around the corner. The CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (D3.1-Sustainable Blue Economy), DG MARE from the European Commission (Unit A3- Sea basin strategies, Maritime Regional Cooperation and Maritime Security), and Beta-i • collaborative innovation-i are delighted to invite you to the Final Conference: “Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Acceleration Network: Investing in Innovation for Sustainable…

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𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗕𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣

The Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Acceleration Network (AspBAN) Bootcamp took place from January 23rd to 25th at Instituto Hidrográfico – Marinha Portuguesa in Lisbon. This event brought together startups, ports, corporates, investors, mentors, and entrepreneurs to foster collaboration within the Blue Economy ecosystem. The AspBAN project has been named a ‘flagship project’ by the European Commission, as it is the first project of its kind to be implemented in Europe, and with high strategic importance…

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AspBAN boosts your company

The call to access the “Open Innovation Program” is open, the main purpose of developing the whole Blue Economy ecosystem around the port centered blue innovation hubs by facilitating and establishing the collaboration between Startups and Ports through concrete pilot projects increasing the chances of implementing solutions that effectively answer the port needs, challenges and priorities.

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Atlantic regions ready to boost ports as hub of the Blue Economy!

During the last CPMR Atlantic Arc Commission General Assembly held on the 9th of June, political representatives of Atlantic regions adopted the decision to include the AspBAN project (Atlantic Smart Ports – Blue Accelerator Network) in its workplan. The Transport Working Group of the Atlantic Arc Commission will act as a networking platform to share experiences on the development of blue accelerators in ports from CPMR member regions. Atlantic regions are now ready to boost ports as hub of the blue economy!

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