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Waterborne Technology Platform

Waterborne TP

WATERBORNE has been set up as an industry-oriented Technology Platform to establish a continuous dialogue between all waterborne stakeholders, such as classification societies, shipbuilders, shipowners, maritime equipment manufacturers, infrastructure and service providers, universities or research institutes, and with the EU Institutions, including Member States.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jan 2026 · Maritime policies

Response to Evaluation on the operation of the Innovation Fund - 2025

7 Jul 2025

For the waterborne transport sector, the transition to a zero-emission mode of transport concerns either the deployment of innovative technologies and/or supply of sustainable alternative fuels. This however requires that the specificities and specific needs of the waterborne transport sector are further integrated in the framework of the EU Innovation Fund. A paper detailing this approach is attached.
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Response to EU Ports Strategy

5 Jul 2025

Research, development, innovation and their deployment are key to enhance Technology Leadership of the European waterborne sector. For the coming years, further developing digitalisation and sustainability (including circularity), will be the key focus areas to enhance resilience and competitiveness of the European waterborne sector. Further developing and deploying zero-emission solutions (including circularity) and digitalisation, including enhancing the capability of the European maritime technology sector, will be critical to ensure a resilient, competitive and sustainable waterborne sector. A competitive value chain also heavily depends on a resilient supply chain that can source the entire product input from raw materials to finished high-tech parts. Reliable delivery equally requires a well-connected and innovative trans-European transport network. The Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne transport offers a unique stepping stone to achieve the objectives of the European Clean Industrial Deal, delivering tangible results scalable at European level also in the long-term. As for the period 2028 2035, considering the large number of SMEs in the sector, the implementation mode of a co-programmed partnership centred around the transition to a resilient, competitive and sustainable waterborne sector is the most suitable, to ensure that no one is left behind. Whereas the activities of ZEWT have mainly been focussed on research, development and innovation, further strengthening the deployment of innovations (including skills) in the context of a new partnership will be critical for the transition to a resilient, competitive and sustainable waterborne sector. Developing and deploying zero-emission and digital solutions and products (such as vessels and platforms) requires the involvement of all key stakeholders and joint investments from ports, shipowners, shipyards, equipment manufacturers, infrastructure and service providers and the research community as well as the public side.
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Response to EU industrial maritime strategy

3 Jul 2025

Research, development, innovation and their deployment are key to enhance Technology Leadership of the European waterborne sector. For the coming years, further developing digitalisation and sustainability (including circularity), will be the key focus areas to enhance resilience and competitiveness of the European waterborne sector. Further developing and deploying zero-emission solutions (including circularity) and digitalisation , including enhancing the capability of the European maritime technology sector, will be critical to ensure a resilient, competitive and sustainable waterborne sector. A competitive value chain also heavily depends on a resilient supply chain that can source the entire product input from raw materials to finished high-tech parts. Reliable delivery equally requires a well-connected and innovative trans-European transport network. The Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne transport offers a unique stepping stone to achieve the objectives of the European Clean Industrial Deal, delivering tangible results scalable at European level also in the long-term. As for the period 2028 2035, considering the large number of SMEs in the sector, the implementation mode of a co-programmed partnership centred around the transition to a resilient, competitive and sustainable waterborne sector is the most suitable, to ensure that no one is left behind. Whereas the activities of ZEWT have mainly been focussed on research, development and innovation, further strengthening the deployment of innovations (including skills) in the context of a new partnership will be critical for the transition to a resilient, competitive and sustainable waterborne sector. Developing and deploying zero-emission and digital solutions and products (such as vessels and platforms) requires the involvement of all key stakeholders and joint investments from ports, shipowners, shipyards, equipment manufacturers, infrastructure and service providers and the research community as well as the public side.
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Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

1 Jul 2025 · Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

1 Jul 2025 · EU Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy.

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

29 Apr 2025 · Decarbonisation of the EU maritime sector

Meeting with Polona Gregorin (Head of Unit Climate Action)

29 Apr 2025 · Exchange on Zero Emission Waterborne Transport (ZEWT) Partnership's identified priority areas

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

17 May 2024 · Competitiveness, transition and R&I

Meeting with Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

19 Jan 2024 · Maritime

Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation)

11 May 2020 · Zero emission waterborne transport