SEArica event on Ports as hubs of the Blue Economy Hosted by MEP Deirdre Clune, SEArica Vice-Chair for the Atlantic Organised with the support of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions
SEArica event on Ports as hubs of the Blue Economy
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 supporting 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 the two pieces of legislation are sufficient to support ports of all sizes to engage in the green transition and become hubs of the sustainable blue economy.
With this event, SEArica aims to discuss the role of ports beyond transhipment, taking the example of the “Atlantic Smart Port Blue Acceleration Network” project (AspBAN), considered as the Atlantic Strategy flagship project to support a change for ports as hubs of the sustainable blue economy. An interactive debate session will identify possible support at EU level to help ports in their green transition and diversification of activities.
The event is hosted and moderated by MEP Deirdre Clune, SEArica Vice-Chair for the Atlantic