PSAMIDES
PROJECT PSAMIDES - PORTS SMALL AND MEDIUM ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Project description
PSAMIDES links two critical blue growth sectors: Ports and coastal & maritime tourism, which combined represent the 51% of GVA, 69% of jobs of profits of the total EU blue economy, stronglyconcentrated in MED area.
An important share oh MED tourism is channelled through Ports and concentrated in coastal areas. Yet, a particularity of the MED area is constellation of hundreds of Small and Medium sized Ports (SMP) that pay a fundamental role in articulating coastal & maritime tourism, connecting the hinterland anh the communities. SMP and linked touristic industries are the key factor of competitiveness in the MED area.
PSAMIDES objective is to optimize SMP operation and marine management by implementing innovative tools to manage tourism flows, better controlling costs, providing more services to costomers and stimulating Ports ecoinnovation, reducing environmental negarive externalities derived from tourist activity.
PSAMIDES is built upon two axis:
- Creating a SMP blue Growth Community
- Enhancing Blue Growth Governance
Project partners
- LP1 The Euroregion Pyrenees Mediterranean, France
- PP1 Bussines and Innovation Sea Cluster- Toulon Var Technologies, France
- PP2 Balearic Island Ports, Spain
- PP3 Ports of Catanonia, Ministry of Territory and Sustainability, Goverment og Catalonia, Spain
- PP4 Port of SETE, Sud de France
- PP5 Athena Research and Innovation Center in Information, Communications and Knowledge Technilogies/ Corallia Clusters Initivative, Greece
- PP6 Private scientific research institution- Institute of modern technology Montenegro, Montenegro
- PP7 SAS NOVELTIS, France
- PP8 University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime studies, Croatia
- PP9 Heraklion Port Authority S. A., Greece
Associeted partners
- Ministry of Territory and Sustainability- Goverment of Catalonia, Spain
- Association Union Des Villes Portuaires D' Occitanie, France
- Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum, Croatia
- Aerospace Valley, France
- Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Special Service of EU Structural Funds, Greece
- Ministry of Tourism, Greece
- Med Cruise Association, Spain
- Teragir, France
Project budget summary
Co-financing source: 2,430,430,29 eur (Co-financing rate: 85,00%)
Public contribution: 364,415,40 eur
Private contribution: 64,484,06 eur
Total contribution: 428,899,46 eur
TOTALE ELIGABLE BUDGET: 2,859,329,75 EUR
News and events
European Shipping Summit 2023
Europan Shipping Summit was held in Brussels on 19-20 September 2023. Strategic importance of shipping and seafarers for the EU economy and security was emphasized as it transports more than 72% of the EU's external trade and secures the supply of essential goods such as food, energy, pharmaceuticals and raw materials. European shipping represents almost 40% of the global fleet. Important aspects of the green transition in shipping were discussed, such as low and zero carbon shipping, clean fuels, innovative technologies, vessel designs, as well as how adequate ship finance is key for implementation of sustainbility and achieving green transition and climate objectives.
Signed Collective Agreement for seafarers on ships that carry out transportation in liner coastal shipping
On June 29, 2023, in the morning hours in Rijeka, on the premises of Jadrolinija, the Collective Agreement was signed for seafarers on ships that carry out transportation in coastal shipping.
The Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković, President of the Jadrolinija Board David Sopta, representatives of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum, representatives of trade union partners and other esteemed guests were present at the ceremonial signing of the Agreement.
The signatories of the agreement are the Croatian Shipowners Association Mare Nostrum, the Croatian Seamen's Union and the Independent Croatian Passenger Ship Seamen's Union.
118th Session of the Assembly of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, the 118th session of the Assembly of the Croatian Shipowners' Association Mare Nostrum was held at the premises of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce in Pula.
Meeting about the Supervision of Croatian ships in foreign ports by port state inspectors
The meeting about the Supervision of Croatian ships in foreign ports by port state inspectors was held on April 4, 2023.
Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum is a full member of the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA)
From 1 January 2023, Croatian Shipowners’ Association Mare Nostrum is a full member of the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA).
Towards a more sustainable maritime transport: research and innovation for route optimization in Puglia and in Croatia
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