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Greenport expands beyond maritime borders!🌍
As part of the Sustainability course at Yeditepe University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Gençer introduced the Greenport Alliances project to students within the broader framework of sustainability in maritime transport and port operations.
During the session, students explored how ports—positioned at the heart of global trade—can transform from traditional logistics hubs into key drivers of environmental responsibility and climate action. The Greenport Alliances project was presented as a collaborative model that brings together academia, industry, and policymakers to accelerate the green transition in the maritime sector. 🚢
Students actively engaged in discussions on how sustainability principles can be embedded into port strategy, operational decision-making, and long-term competitiveness. By sharing real project insights and practical applications, Greenport Alliances continues to bridge theory and practice—empowering future maritime professionals to become change-makers in sustainable transport.
Because the future of ports is not only efficient—but sustainable. 🌱💚
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Have you enrolled in the Train-The-Trainer (TTT) eLearning course yet?
At Greenport Alliances, we have created a course specific for maritime trainers and professionals to provide them with behavioural tools to implement a cleaner maritime future. 🌊The TTT course is designed to help you confidently deliver modern maritime education and expand your training capacity. This can be done easily at your own leisure through our website 🔗greenportalliance.eu/courses/tools-for-trainers/
Contact us today on [email protected] to gain access and start your journey towards shaping a cleaner maritime future! 🚢🌱
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Last month, the #GreenportAlliances team held its 26th PMC meeting where a discussion about the project’s progress was held.
During the 26th PMC meeting, the team discussed the piloting of the Vocational Education Training (VET) and Higher Education (HE) courses. The TTT eLearning platform was the highlight of the discussion as efforts are being made to enhance the target audience's participation experience whilst attempting the course. 🚢
If you are a maritime professional or trainer, contact us for log in details on [email protected] , to be able to enroll in the course. This can be done at one own’s leisure through our website 👉greenportalliance.eu/courses/tools-for-trainers/
The discussion also tackled the planning of the Greenport Alliance's video messages campaign,where the project will be portrayed in more detail through animation, interviews and project footage.
Make sure to tag along for our upcoming videos, announcements and more! Visit 🔗 greenportalliance.eu/ today.
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The piloting for our final course - the Train the Trainer (TTT) programme is now live on our eLearning platform! 🌟
Are you a trainer or educator in the maritime sector , interested in learning more about your teaching impact on sustainability, behavioural change and environmental practices? If yes, we want to hear your views on our newly launched TTT course!
The TTT course is designed to help you confidently deliver modern maritime education and expand your training capacity. 🚢
We are currently running a piloting phase, so this is your chance to test the course before its official launch and help us refine it.
Interested in participating? Contact us on [email protected] to gain access to our piloting!
Together, let’s empower trainers to drive a greener maritime future 🌊
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On 20th January 2026, the EMPA team, led by President Miguel Vieira de Castro, met with several Permanent Representations of Portugal, Croatia, Germany, and Belgium.⭐
The purpose of these meetings was to highlight the added value of maritime pilotage in strengthening safety, security, and resilience across Europe’s ports and waterways, particularly in today’s complex geopolitical environment, where the role of the Pilot on board was emphasised repeatedly.🇪🇺
Looking ahead to the upcoming EU Ports Strategy, EMPA emphasised key priorities for the port sector, including sustainability, attracting younger generations to seagoing careers, and enhancing diversity. The Greenports Alliance project was presented at these meetings as a vital initiative to train future leaders and workers in the port sector and to promote sustainability awareness in the maritime industry. 🚢🌱
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For our last viewpoint in the partner testimonial series, Georgi Dimitrov from NVNA explains how #GreenportAlliances can make a difference from their perspective. ⭐
Georgi explains that Greenport embeds sustainability into everyday maritime operations by integrating emissions reduction into training and professional practice. By linking voyage planning, manoeuvring, teamwork, and decision-making with environmental performance, the project supports a lasting shift in operational thinking and prepares maritime professionals to balance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in a resilient maritime sector. 🚢
Furthermore, Greenport’s emphasis on shared standards and transferable methodologies strengthens cooperation across institutions and national boundaries. “This is particularly important in a sector as international as shipping, where consistency in training and operational understanding directly affects safety and environmental outcomes.🌱NVNA believes that Greenport “contributes not only to environmental objectives, but also to the advancement of naval science as a discipline that continuously adapts to societal, technological, and regulatory change.”
Now that the partner testimonial series has come to an end, keep in touch to discover what else we have in store for you! 👉greenportalliance.eu/
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On behalf of the Faculty of Navigation at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA), Georgi Dimitrov explains what they are looking forward to the most within #Greenport. 🤩
Georgi explains that they look forward to translating research into practical training with measurable learning outcomes. By piloting their frameworks in real-world scenarios, they can test theory against actual decision-making where safety, efficiency, and environmental performance intersect. 🌱“This exchange enriches not only the project outcomes, but also the long-term development of maritime education and applied naval science.”
Additionally, Georgi explains that NVNA sees the “strong value in the systematic feedback generated during piloting and evaluation activities.” For NVNA this represents an important “step toward strengthening the empirical foundation of maritime training and reinforcing the connection between education, research, and professional competence.”📝
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Meet Georgi Dimitrov, the associate professor at the Faculty of Navigation at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA). To conclude our partner testimonial series, Dr Dimitrov will be explaining what Greenport Alliances means to him! 👨🏫
On behalf of NVNA, Dr Dimitrov explains that GREENPORT represents a “timely and necessary evolution in the way maritime education responds to contemporary challenges.” It integrates sustainability, energy efficiency, and environmental responsibility into core competencies of navigation and port operations, recognising the central role of human decision-making. 🧠
Dr Dimitrov explains that academically, the project promotes outcome-oriented learning grounded in real port conditions, supporting the development of technically skilled professionals with strong judgement and reflective practice. “This is particularly relevant in port environments, where time pressure, traffic density, and coordination with multiple stakeholders create complex decision-making conditions.”
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The #GreenportAlliances project is moving forward. ⏭️
Greenport aims to drive behavioural change among tug and pilot boat skippers, reducing CO₂ emissions during everyday ship manoeuvring operations in port.
At Port of Aveiro, preparation is underway for a set of learning courses designed to build trust where it matters most — at the helm, with the vessel masters themselves. The courses will take place in June and will include theoretical training, simulator-based training (scenario preparation and practice) and real-world training in the Port of Aveiro.
Throughout the programme, Port of Aveiro will be monitoring the following aspects:
⛽Historical fuel consumption data from both tug and pilot vessels – before, during and after training
📝Surveys – before and after training to evaluate behavioural changes.
This is a practical, data-driven step towards cleaner and more efficient port operations. 💚🌱
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To conclude Dr Schalm’s testimonial, he explains how #Greenport can make a difference. 🙌
On behalf of the Antwerp Maritime Academy (AMA), Dr Schalm explains that Greenport can make a difference by “focusing on immediate fuel-use reductions through optimised operations.” As stated in the ZEWT Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (2024): “The most environmentally friendly and cost-effective energy is the energy that we do not need to produce, store, or use.”
This principle lies at the heart of GREENPORT, highlighting how operational efficiency and behaviour-driven improvements can deliver tangible sustainability gains today. 🌱🚢
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