In 2019 the UN Industrial Development Organization published the report ‘Addressing the challenge of Marine Plastic Litter using Circular Economy methods‘. It estimates that 83 Mt of plastic waste has already accumulated in the oceans and an estimated 8 Mt of additional, mismanaged plastic waste entering oceans annually, at leastContinue Reading
Shiplyst is a B2B marketplace, and its customers include exporters or importers who are looking to send freight through the ocean. Mumbai-based ocean freight procurement marketplace Shiplyst helps exporters and importers to instantly generate freight quotes. The startup was picked by 500Startups to be part of their winter batch andContinue Reading
There are many advantages of maritime transport: that is why the main transport mode for global trade is ocean shipping; around 90% of traded goods are carried by ship. For a long time, maritime transport was the most effective mean (and in some cases the only available) for trading. NowadaysContinue Reading
The consortium composed by Acciona (SP), DTU (DK), Centec (POR) and BlueNewables (SP) has been awarded by the MaRINET2 program to test the Windbos floating wind platform for 10 MW wind turbines. The members of BlueNewables outlined the first idea of their Windbos floating wind platform a long time ago.Continue Reading
The BlueInvest Awards winners were announced during the BlueInvest Day. Throughout the day, the candidates to the BlueInvest Awards made their pitches. They were 20 of Europe’s top start-ups and SMEs in the Blue Economy. Pitches were live-streamed for maximum exposure to potential clients and partners. The finalists went throughContinue Reading
Rainmaking, a corporate innovation and venture development firm, has matched five maritime giants with eight startups as part of its ‘Trade & Transport Impact Programme’. Cargotec, HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG), Inmarsat, Shell, and Wärtsilä have been paired up with startup teams from eight different countries. They will workContinue Reading
More and more people everyday are getting curious about BitNautic and how it is special, in this world full of good-for-nothing startups and scammy ICOs. We have decided to make a list of three things that make our project stand out in this boring landscape, and that will convince you toContinue Reading
The BlueInvest Awards candidates that will pitch on the main stage to a panel of investors for the BlueInvest Awards, have been announced. They are 20 of Europe’s top start-ups and SMEs in the Blue Economy. Pitches will be live-streamed for maximum exposure to potential clients and partners. The finalistsContinue Reading
The BlueInvest Day website has published its programme. The day will open with a breakfast one would be invitation only, just for investors (VIP) and a networking breakfast for the rest of attendees. During the day, there will be investor and startup pitches. The startups will compete to get theContinue Reading
BOld finished 2019 working hard in its current projects, with the success of the whole team being certified by the European Union as coaches, a role we have been taking for quite some time with our own startups. We’ve just started 2020 and we have plenty of projects already: WeContinue Reading