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Ecological Engineering of Marine Infrastructure for Biosecurity webinar

The World Ocean Council (WOC) – the lead GloFouling Project Partner for engaging the global ocean business and investment community – invites interested parties to the GloFouling webinar: “Ecological Engineering of Marine Infrastructure for Biosecurity”Date: 20 August 2020Time: 9:00 am (BST)Registration: https://www.glofouling.imo.org/webinar/11The webinar is open to all participants without charge. The webinars are part of the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Partnerships Project which is working to

Environmental Other Startups

Supporting the future of greener shipping

Environmental concerns are influencing a greater need for renewable and sustainable energy across the world with specialist technologies being at the forefront of new designs and solutions. As maritime industries begin to tackle the climate change issues, ports and shipping companies are looking for carbon-free alternatives by testing potential solutions for vessels. The requirement to

Ocean energy Startups

BlueNewables Succesfully Completes WIND-bos Spar Platform Testing

BlueNewables tested its WIND-bos Spar Platform successfully. The platform allows access to deep-water sites and ease turbine set-up which may in time offer a lower-cost alternative to fixed-bottom foundations, given the potential for standardisation of foundation designs and the use of low-cost, readily available installation vessels. Testing A highly devoted team, existing out of Acciona

Other Ports Shipping

Navis Collaborates with i4sea and Teqplay

Navis, a provider of operational technologies and services that will improve performance and efficiency for leading organizations across the global shipping industry, announced that it will leverage the solutions offered by two startups: Navis collaborates with i4sea and Teqplay, as part of the Navis Smart Suite offering, specifically enhancing Navis’ capabilities to deliver port call

Ocean energy

DNV GL to develop recommended practice for floating solar power plants

DNV GL has launched a collaborative joint industry project (JIP) with 14 industry members to build up the industry’s first recommended practice for floating solar power projects. The planned recommended practice (RP) will provide a commonly recognised standard based on a list of technical requirements for developing safe, reliable and sustainable floating solar projects. Floating

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Blue Bio Value business accelerator program

Blue Bio Value is a business program dedicated to the blue bioeconomy and they want you to be a part of it. They scale up marine biobased solutions to global market applications in different industries, resorting to science-based and biotech innovations, while helping to tackle important societal challenges. With the emergence of new, innovative industries

Entrepreneurship Europe Other Ports Startups

The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has launched two calls

In line with the EU’s Green Deal, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) just launched two calls aimed at advancing clean, circular blue economy, preserving as well as protecting biodiversity and marine habitats. 1. EMFF-APC-2020 – Cross-sectoral development of innovative port clusters in the Atlantic: Developing a blue accelerator scheme for Atlantic ports Ports

Biotechnology Startups

Origin by Ocean’s first seed financing round raised M€2

Origin by Ocean successfully closed its first seed financing round in May 2020, raising M€2 (2 million Euros). Origin by Ocean is tackling the Baltic Sea eutrophication problem with an innovative solution. The company wants to refine algae into bio-based raw materials that can be used in novel ways in detergent products and cosmetics. Funds

Europe Shipping

PierNext publishes 2040 trends for ports

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 a joint project of Port of

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Jotun and Kongsberg Maritime develop the HullSkater

Jotun and Kongsberg Maritime have joined forces to develop a hull-cleaning robot, called HullSkater. This is a proactive hull cleaning solution designed to provide full operational flexibility and an unbeatable environmental footprint. The HullSkater technology is based on Konsberg’s experience within marine robotics and remote operations, resulting in more energy efficient operations and reduced CO2

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