PSAMIDES

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

TOTALE ELIGABLE BUDGET: 2,859,329,75 EUR