PierNext is a digital knowledge hub spearheaded by Port of Barcelona to report on the innovation that is transforming logistics and international trade, with a particular emphasis on ports and maritime trade. It has recently published “4 social trends, the key to ports in 2040“, as a result of aContinue Reading
Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) has announced the winners of the Clean Maritime Call, an initiative supported by the Department for Transport (DfT). £1.4m has been awarded to 10 organisations. The grants will help find innovative ways to develop technology to assist the UK’s transition to a future ofContinue Reading
Cambridge University and University of California San Diego researchers have 3D printed coral structures and used them as incubators for algae growth. They tested various types of microalgae and found growth rates were 100x higher than in standard liquid growth mediums. These 3D printed coral-inspired structures that are capable ofContinue Reading
Through PERSEO, Iberdrola can provide startups, particularly in Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, with its investor support and expertise, its base of 30 million supply points and its more than 52 GW of installed capacity. In this way, it contributes to developing and boosting an innovative corporateContinue Reading
EU-Project UNITED (multi-Use platforms and co-locatioN pilots boosting cost-effecTive, and Eco-friendly and sustainable production in marine environments) focuses on ocean multi-use. The project will run from 2020 until 2023 and provide evidence for the viability of ocean multi-use through the development of five demonstration pilots in the real European marineContinue Reading
Spire Global, a global data service provider and leader AIS data solutions and weather forecasting, announced the year-over-year results for its maritime business unit. Spire Maritime expanded into Asia and celebrated a four-fold increase in bookings in 2019. It continued to build on its successes after launching in January 2019Continue Reading
The EU has launched a survey to SMEs to find out how it can support innovation. It’s been more than 10 years since the European Commission conducted a public consultation on the effectiveness of innovation support in Europe in 2009. The new consultation is launched to collect updated evidence on the still existingContinue Reading
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) have forged a $10 million partnership and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop energy solutions in the areas of distributed energy resources, digitalisation and emerging low carbon alternatives. As part of this MOU, EMA and KeppelContinue Reading
At the end of 2019, the BOld team memebers were certified by the EU as BlueInvest Readiness Assistance coaches for the program’s startups. In January, they received their Cycle 1 assignments and, during Cycle 2, they will be coaching JALVASUB Engineering and La Bella Verde. Both startups are committed to environmental sustainability. JALVASUBContinue Reading
Inmarsat is a founding member of Asia’s first ‘Decarbonising Shipping’ initiative to harness the power of startups to meet UN targets on greenhouse gas emissions, which launched earlier this month. In the last year, Inmarsat has launched its own IoT platform – Fleet Data – and its own dedicated bandwidthContinue Reading