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On 15 May 2014, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Regulation was adopted, introducing direct funding opportunities in the sustainable blue economy through calls for proposals and calls for tenders. This year, CINEA will be celebrating the great achievements of the fund.

This Synergy Info Pack highlights how 13 CINEA-managed projects coming from different countries, sectors and funding programmes are all working towards the same goal: making Europe’s waterborne transport sector more sustainable and more competitive.

The objective of this call for proposals is to facilitate the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in the North Seas. The call is funded under EMFAF and has EUR 2.5 million budget.

French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Canopée, the world’s first” wind-powered hybrid industrial cargo ship. French company Ayro developed Oceanwings® 363, wingsails that reduce the fuel consumption of ships by 30%, thanks to EMFF fund.

On 18 March 2024, CINEA organised an Info Day on the call for proposals on a Pilot project: Fostering energy transition in the fisheries sector. The call for proposals is open until 11 June 2024 with a budget of 2.2 million. The recording is online.

Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) requires strategic vision to coordinate the use of the sea for marine protection et human activities. Last week, CINEA and DG MARE held two workshops with a spotlight on the most burning issues in Maritime Spatial Planning.

The marine waters around France are a mosaic of habitats. A LIFE project is helping the French marine Natura 2000 network protect them and reach favourable conservation status. 

Many EU-funded projects and initiatives will take part in the poster exhibition on 6 March during the event “Where next for Europe’s Seas” at the EU Ocean Days. The projects will showcase inspiring solutions to the major challenges faced by the ocean and the coastal areas.

EUR 2.2 million in EU funding available for a demonstrator fishing vessel