Key challenges
Meeting the carbon neutrality target
Lack of knowledge in maritime decarbonisation
Solutions tailored to end-users
Transnational and coordinated cooperation
Use a holistic approach
SMARTDEC project
SMARTDEC aims to create and develop an Atlantic network of the maritime transport sector to provide the tools, knowledge and structure needed to rapidly meet the challenge of reducing the pollutant emissions of the waterborne transportation in the Atlantic Area (AA).
Organized in hubs with a quadruple helix approach, key actors from the four involved regions will be working to develop common strategies to achieve the decarbonisation of the maritime transport sector and boost innovation capacities.
Project duration: 36 months (January 2024 – December 2026)
Funding: Interreg Atlantic Area Programme 2021-2027
Budget: 2.06 M€
Main outputs
A dedicated cooperative platform
Map of maritime decarbonisation stakeholders and priorities
A catalog of best practices & support for future innovations
European and Regional Level Policy Recommendations
Main Partners
Pole Mer Bretagne Atlantique
Universidade de Aveiro
Atlanpole
Marine Institute
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions
Clúster Marítimo-Marino de Andalucía
Fórum Oceano
Bilbao PortLab
Main figures
13
partners
1
Atlantic Network
4
countries
36
months
4
regional workshops
Latest news
SAVE THE DATE : SMARTDEC Transnational Workshop in Porto during Business2Sea 2025
Join us on 25 November 2025 in Porto for the SMARTDEC Transnational Workshop at Business2Sea. Eleven technology developers and key maritime stakeholders will meet for an innovation matchmaking session focused on maritime decarbonisation.
SMARTDEC Call for Innovations: Awarded Projects
Through its first Call for Innovations, the SMARTDEC project supports 11 awarded solutions aiming to accelerate the decarbonisation of maritime transport
SMARTDEC at the European Maritime Day 2025
From 21 to 23 May 2025, the SMARTDEC project took part in the European Maritime Day in Cork, Ireland – The EU’s flagship event for the sustainable blue economy.
