Tag: blue economy

ECSA recently welcomed European Commission's latest approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU, which highlights the important role of all the sectors related to oceans.

The “Business Innovation Greece” Programme is providing financing to Greek companies for projects that will increase their competitiveness and profitability.

The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy put forward a new ocean action agenda to sustainably manage nearly 30 million sq km of their national waters by 2025.

A new marine innovation challenge in UK, as part of the ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme, focuses on marine geospatial data to help identify new areas for Offshore Renewable Energy.

The European Union launched the Blue Economy report for 2020, to provide support to policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for a sustainable development of oceans, coastal resources and, most notably, to the development and implementation of polices and initiatives under the European  green Deal in line with the new approach for a sustainable Blue Economy.

The European Union launched the Blue Economy report for 2020, to provide support to policymakers and stakeholders in the quest for a sustainable development of oceans, coastal resources and, most notably, to the development and implementation of polices and initiatives under the European  green Deal in line with the new approach for a sustainable Blue Economy.

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has launched a new innovation programme to help start-ups and innovators develop solutions for safe, secure and thriving oceans. One of the challenges seeks to identify how navigational data can be used to support the safe navigation of Marine Autonomous Surface Ships. 

Last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) jointly organised the first International Symposium on “Extreme Maritime Weather: Towards Safety of Life at Sea and a Sustainable Blue Economy”, while launched the report now.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) issued a report concerning the maritime economy, goods and services of the US. 

The Common maritime agenda for the Black Sea has officially launched on 17 February 2020 in Sofia, where representatives from seven Black Sea countries – Bulgaria, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine– convened for their first steering group meeting.