Blue Economy
The Blue Economy concept seeks to promote economic growth, social inclusion, and the preservation or improvement of livelihoods while at the same time ensuring environmental sustainability of the oceans and coastal areas. At its core, it refers to the decoupling of socioeconomic development through oceans-related sectors and activities from environmental and ecosystems degradation. An important challenge of the Blue Economy is thus to realize that the sustainable management of ocean resources requires collaboration across nation-states and across the public-private sectors, at global scale (World Bank, 2017).
Blue Economy innovation accelerator launched in Port of Lisbon
The Innovation Acceleration Program for the Blue Economy was launched in the Port of Lisbon, in conjunction with the Hub Azul Portugal innovation ecosystem,...
African countries pushed to ratify sea protection protocol
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – Senior African maritime and environmental officials from Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of...
Port of Valencia, venue for the XVIII Symposium on Marinas
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) will host the XVIII Symposium on Marinas organized by Asmar and which will be held on May 26 and 27. The sustainability...
Barcelona to host the WOC, the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2022 and the first Blue Finance Summit
The World Ocean Council (WOC), the city and the Port of Barcelona have partnered to develop the leading global hub for the Blue Economy – and that will...
Green Deal: EU announces €1 billion worth of commitments to protect the ocean
Today, at the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau, the EU has renewed its pledges towards international Ocean governance. Presenting a list of 44...
Port of Barcelona signs the One Ocean Summit Declaration
The Port of Barcelona has signed the One Ocean Summit Declaration, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of port activity and maritime transport,...
BlueInvest: Commission and EIF agree to mobilise €500 million with new equity fund for blue economy
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT – 28 March 2022 – EU Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries BlueInvest: Commission and EIF agree to mobilise...
Port of Vigo promotes the blue economy
The president of the Vigo Port Authority, Jesús Vázquez Almuiña, participated this morning in a Conference on the Future of Europe (COFE) that took place at...
Gandia reinforces its commitment to the sea with the success of the II Artisanal Fishing, Tourism and Territorial Exhibition
Valencia, September 20, 2021 – Last weekend, hundreds of people the Mostra de Pesca Artesanal, Turisme i Territori de la Mediterrà nia de Gandia...
President of Vigo Port Authority promotes fishing trade
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2021 – Speaking at the international seminar “The challenges of sustainable fishing”, organized by the...
Port Authority of AlmerÃa (APA) will host a conference on the CREASI-PAC Project, ‘Boosting Blue Growth and Industrial Symbiosis in the port areas of AlmerÃa and Carboneras
The Port Authority of AlmerÃa (APA) will celebrate tomorrow a conference on the CREASI-PAC Project, ‘Boosting Blue Growth and Industrial Symbiosis in...
Vigo Port organizes conference “Without Blue, there is no Green”
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2021 – The president of the Vigo Port Authority, Jesús Vázquez Almuiña, announced in the conference “Without...
European Commission proposes a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 19, 2021 – The European Commission yesterday proposed a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the...
The City Council and the Port of Barcelona sign an agreement to develop the Blue Economy as a strategic sector for the future
Barcelona City Council will promote a Blue Economy strategy – a sustainable economy linked to water and the sea – as one of the priority and future...
Blue Growth working groups holds a meeting to discuss future plans for Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) April 1, 2021 – The Blue Growth working groups have met online to discuss the areas of “Training and History and of...
Vigo Port Authority and the Pontevedra Employers’ Confederation review future projects
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) February 24, 2021 – The presidents of the Vigo Port Authority (APV) and the Pontevedra Employers’ Confederation (CEP),...
Asian Development Bank and EIB join forces to support the sustainable blue economy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed an agreement for a new partnership to support clean and sustainable ocean...