Featured projects

Over recent decades, herring population in the Gulf of Bothnia has grown more slowly. Several factors could be behind these changes, but a clearer understanding of the actual causes is needed. Closing this knowledge gap is the aim of ImproFish.

The EU-funded REVEAL project has developed a technical solution by converting aluminium oxide into aluminium metal in an environmentally friendly manner.

The project will increase port capacity, accommodate larger vessels and ensure more efficient, sustainable maritime transport, while strengthening Ireland's connectivity with the rest of Europe.

In Spain, neFO project is bringing the design, testing and production of key clean energy technologies together under one roof, from development to deployment.

Fishers, the Guardians of the Sea: an intelligent fishing system to prevent ghost gear

Supported by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the project is modernising the port's digital infrastructure to improve traffic management, strengthen coordination across the port community and enhance the efficiency of freight transport on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

The Northern European Sea Basin project (NESBp), co-funded by the EU trough the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), supports the Greater North Sea Basin Initiative, extending cooperation to the Baltic Sea.

As part of the EU-funded MAGPIE project, partners successfully demonstrated autonomous inland navigation in the Port of Rotterdam, marking an important step towards smarter port operations and the future of inland waterway transport.

A pioneering plant in northern Spain is transforming industrial waste and captured CO₂ into sustainable construction materials. The project helps reduce emissions, cut landfill waste and support Europe's circular economy.