ATLANTIC SMART PORTS BLUE ACCELERATION NETWORK: SUPPORTING ATLANTIC PORTS TO BECOME BLUE ECONOMY INNOVATION HUBS
March
9
2021
The AspBAN project has been selected by the European Commission to create a platform for EU Atlantic Ports to foster innovation in the Blue Economy, thereby diversifying their business models and revenue sources. The AspBAN project is a 2-year project that will launch in April 2021. It is led by Beta-I and 13 partners, including TMA cluster partner Fórum Oceano. The project will connect partners in the European Economic Area, and other relevant EU and non-EU maritime basins through its network of 123 strategic partners, including TMA BlueTech. In addition, 391 Ports are involved. It is expected to result in 30 innovative start-up solutions developed as pilots in 30 Atlantic ports, attracting €6MM in direct private investment, mobilizing €4.5 billion of potential private investment and making a reduction of at least 100.000 tons of CO2 emissions in the operations of the 30 ports. Thanks to Forum Oceano for bringing TMA BlueTech into AspBAN!
