SAFERSEA, 2023-2026

The objective of this project is to contribute to the development of a safer, eco-friendly maritime sector and to provide maritime stakeholders with off-the-shelf solutions to support their green transition..

SaferSEA will foster the identification and development of innovative technologies for ships and ports while creating a stronger connection between stakeholders – shipowners, port authorities, researchers and innovative startups.

The SaferSEA project is divided into 5 major actions:

1. Capitalization of existing data and projects in the field of safety at sea;
2. Raise awareness of the challenges of maritime transport for safer and cleaner seas: identify the challenges linked to maritime transport (pollution, cyber threats, etc.) and enable project partners, as well as players in the sector in the Atlantic Area, to become aware of these risks. This component will include a mapping of stakeholders in the maritime sector, study visits, the organization of scientific and technological conferences;
3. Support the emergence of projects that meet the needs of the sector: support the development of new ideas and innovative projects, in order to respond to the needs and challenges identified by maritime transport stakeholders. This action will include the organization and participation in hackathons and calls for challenges;
4. Identification of emerging technologies in order to meet the needs of the sector: identify existing technologies, in different sectors (Artificial intelligence, cyber, space, biotechnologies, etc.), which could contribute to the green transition of the sector. This action will include the identification of upstream technologies in partner and research laboratories;
5. Pilot projects aimed at testing in real conditions the technologies developed by or brought by the partners.

This 3-year project is part of the priority of the Interreg Atlantic Area program relating to “Prevention and management of natural risks not linked to climate (for example earthquakes) and risks linked to human activities (for example technological accidents), including awareness-raising measures, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructure and ecosystem-based approaches.

As part of this project, Cedre is in charge of organizing 2 workshops aimed at identifying the needs of partners and countries integrating the Atlantic zone in terms of equipment and technologies responding to the issue of securing the maritime domain.

The first workshop dedicated to the problem of accidental ammonia spills will be held in October 2024 (Brest) as part of  Sea Tech Week®. At the end of each workshop, a summary of the discussions will be offered in the form of publications. This work will be coupled with a summary of projects relating to the management of accidental pollution carried out in the Europe zone over the last ten years.

Cedre is also in charge of producing chemical response guides dedicated to new fuels (biodiesels) and new biofeedstocks (animal fat, vegetable oil).

Finally, Cedre will organize a pilot-scale oil spill test in order to offer project partners the opportunity to test equipment and technologies (the nature of which is to be defined) in pollution conditions close to real ones.

Project site : https://www.safersea.eu/