ECOPRODIGI project increases eco-efficiency in the Baltic Sea region maritime sector by creating and piloting digital solutions in close cooperation between industry end-users and research organisations. Ultimately, ECOPRODIGI supports Baltic Sea region in becoming a front-runner in maritime industry digitalisation and clean shipping.

Save the date for ECOPRODIGI’s policy seminar:
Carrots or sticks – what measures are needed to foster the implementation of clean shipping technologies?

Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Venue: Forum Marinum Maritime Centre, Turku, Finland

The seminar brings in speakers addressing the topic of clean shipping technologies and the methods that support their implementation from the perspectives of both those working in the maritime industry and those involved in the policy side of the field. The purpose of the seminar is to engage participants from different backgrounds into discussion and to enhance dialogue between regulatory bodies and industry representatives. 

The Baltic Sea is one of the busiest and most vulnerable seas. Shipping in the Baltic Sea is highly regulated and the industry is under pressure to meet the regulations. In addition, customers are increasingly interested in the environmental performance of shipping. The shipping industry in the region is also facing increasingly fierce competition. There is thus a need to produce more value with less resources, waste and pollution – i.e. a need for more eco-efficient operations and processes in the shipping industry.

Digital solutions enhancing eco-efficiency throughout the vessel lifecycle

ECOPRODIGI addresses both the environmental and economic challenges by increasing eco-efficiency at all stages of the vessel lifecycle from design and building to the use, maintenance, stowage as well as conversion processes. In practice, ECOPRODIGI not only provides highly needed information about the key eco-inefficiencies of the industry but also concretely develops and pilots digital solutions to better measure, visualise and optimise the industry processes.

ECOPRODIGI also improves the capacity of the maritime industry actors to enhance eco-efficiency in their operations by providing training for the key actors and by designing a digitalisation road map for increasing eco-efficiency. As digitalisation remains largely unexploited in the maritime industry, ECOPRODIGI also strengthens the public support for digitalisation by providing policy workshops and recommendations.

ECOPRODIGI is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme and is one of the Flagship projects of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The project consortium consists of over 20 partner organisations representing industry and business, research and education, as well as interest groups and business support organisations.

Duration of the project: 10/2017 – 10/2020
Total budget: 4 243 492,11 €
European Regional Development Fund co-financing: 2 996 231,57 €
Norwegian funding: 141 125,00 €

More information:
Project Manager Milla Harju
Pan-European Institute at the University of Turku (Lead Partner)
milla.e.harju@utu.fi | +358 (0)50 505 8625

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