The IMDO’s primary goals are to connect the maritime industry stakeholders with essential funding opportunities and to provide expert guidance on this funding.

The IFSTL project is a significant development in improving connectivity and digitalisation in Ports between Ireland, France and the UK. The project will enhance trade facilitation and provide opportunities for economic growth and developments within the regions.

Project Outcomes

• A set of improved of improved IFSTL logistic processes; The development of a set of improved logistic processes that will be used on the MoS route Dublin – Cherbourg. These processes will be designed to be usable elsewhere, enabling other Ports and Stakeholders to benefit from the projects innovations.

• A set of existing and validated IFSTL software modules; The development of a set of software modules that will be used on MoS Route Dublin – Cherbourg and elsewhere. These modules will be tested and validated ensuring they are reliable and effective.

• Preparation of IFSTL documents; To prepare technical and functional specifications, tender documents and Cost Benefit Analysis documents to enable works. These documents will be essential for the successful implementation of the project and will ensure that all stakeholders are aligned with the project goals.

• The IFSTL Masterplan; The development of the IFSTL Masterplan to include policy recommendations for exploitation on other MoS routes. The masterplan will outline the strategic direction of the project and provide a roadmap for the projects expansion to other ports and routes.

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Past EU funded projects

CMMI was established by the CMMI/MaRITeC-X project as a “Centre of Excellence in Marine and Maritime Research, Innovation and Technology Development” and has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 857586 and matching funding from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.

The Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) was established in April 2019 and it is a Centre of Excellence for marine and maritime research, innovation and technology development. It is based in the city of Larnaca in Cyprus, an island located on the crossroads of three continents and major maritime routes with a proud maritime tradition and a commendable maritime industry. CMMI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme and matching funding from the Cyprus Government.

CMMI’s vision is to drive sustainable Blue Growth by addressing the needs of industry and society within the spectrum of the marine and maritime sectors. It has ten Research and Innovation Centres that are involved in marine technology, marine robotics, maritime digitalisation, marine observation, marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biotechnology and aquaculture, the maritime human element, marine cultural heritage, marine and maritime policies and regional cooperation.

As an advanced partner of the MaritecX / CMMI project, the IMDO and Marine Institute have a central role supporting the development of CMMI through leveraging our expertise in the following areas:

• Delivery of a national programme for growth and development of the blue economy;
• - Stakeholder engagement across government, industry and academia;
• - Brokering partnerships and building innovative ecosystems;
• - Economic analysis and reporting;
• - Supporting the development of educational and training programmes;
• - Supporting funding consortia

Link to CMMI website www.cmmi.blue

AspBAN (Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Acceleration Network) delivered successful solutions that enabled EU Atlantic ports to diversify revenue streams while working towards a sustainable maritime economy, through an impressive collaborative effort:

• • 170 Strategic Partners;
• • 49 Ports & 147 challenges;
• • 2 Innovation programs targeting 122 start-ups
• • 1 Open innovation program enabling 21 pilot projects in negotiations.

Website aspban.eu/en/home

EALING Action number 2019-EU-TM-0234-S is a 36 months long Connecting Europe Facility project aiming at proposing a common EU harmonised and interoperable framework for the transition to electrification for at least 16 EU maritime ports in different sea basins.

16 EU Ports belonging to different sea basins - Mediterranean, Black Sea and Atlantic Sea – are the pilot sites for the studies defining the technical, legal and regulatory framework to accelerate the implementation of OPS solutions. 22 partners, including IMDO, representing the maritime community with Port Authorities, consulting companies in power system, energy and engineering, logistics, research and development bodies, IT suppliers. EALING Studies are the first phase of the Global project “European flagship action for cold ironing in ports” (EALING) that aims at accelerating the effective deployment of OPS solutions in the EU maritime ports, including the Action “EALING Works Valenciaport” and a further phase to implement at least 30 installations in at least 16 EU ports of the Consortium.

Link: Ealing Project – European flagship action for cold ironing in ports