With the world's largest exclusive economic zone spanning 25 million km², the European Union offers unparalleled opportunities for maritime innovation, collaboration and growth. Our Group of Experts in Maritime Industries & Services, with over 20 experts from across Europe combine in-depth industry knowledge and local connections to empower SMEs in the maritime sector to take advantage of new opportunities and achieve long-term success.
The Maritime & Services group encompasses all industries and services related to the maritime sector, including Blue Biotechnology; Coastal Tourism; Desalination; Infrastructure and Robotics; Marine Living Resources; Marine Non-Living Resources; Marine Renewable Energy; Maritime Defence; Maritime Transport; Port Activities; Research and Innovation; and Shipbuilding and Repair.
We can help you with:
- Business Missions – Go and expand into new markets
- Funding Opportunities – Access EU grants and financial support for your projects
- Partnering Opportunities – Connect with businesses, researchers, and investors
- Brokerage Events – Meet potential partners at leading industry gatherings
- Finding solutions to improve your business and make it more resilient and sustainable
- EU Policy Engagement – We liaise with the European Commission’s Directorate-General to amplify your voice.
- Industry Partnerships – Collaborations with organizations like European Boating Industry, regional stakeholders from the maritime industry, clusters, the European boating industry and the EDIH network.
Initiatives
The Enterprise Europe Network group of experts in Maritime industries and services has extensive experience in:
- dealing with key challenges, such as decarbonation, digitalisation, security, resilience, sustainability
- designing pitching sessions and matchmaking opportunities at major events (e.g., Boot, SMM, Europort) or webinars (e.g.,Sustainable Solutions Match)
- organising tailored and impactful company missions in various countries
Key events we support
- Oceanology International (London, UK)
- Posidonia (Athens, Greece)
- FOWT (Nantes, France)
- SMM (Hamburg, Germany)
- IceFish (Reykjavik, Iceland)
- Ocean Plastic Forum (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Related success stories
Using historical data, satellite images and supercomputing, the Iceland-based company GreenFish provides 10-day forecasts to fishing industry captains and fleet managers. Faced with financial and technological hurdles due to its rapid growth, the company sought help from the Enterprise Europe Network.
What if every fish caught could be tracked from ocean to plate? Zunibal, a Basque technology company, is bringing this vision to life – with crucial support from the Enterprise Europe Network, which helped open doors to EU funding and international collaboration.
Can local shipbuilding know-how become a platform for EU-wide growth? With support from the Enterprise Europe Network, FOER Group expanded its specialist marine and construction services into new EU markets, securing long-term cooperation agreements and driving sustainable export growth.
Can fish farming be both sustainable and more profitable? Thanks to an international partnership backed by the Enterprise Europe Network, Danish start-up EWA Sensors is using advanced sensor technology to optimise fish farming. Their cutting-edge tech is helping aquaculture businesses cut risks and boost results.