3x Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (Round 6)

The Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (Round 6) aims to fund proposals that focus on clean maritime technology. This includes pre-deployment trials and feasibility studies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in maritime operations.  

This competition is split into three strands: 

Strand 1: Pre-Deployment Trials  

The aim of Strand 1 is to fund pre-deployment testing of clean maritime technologies. Proposals should focus on designing, developing, and testing innovative clean maritime technologies for on-vessel applications, infrastructure technologies, or a combination of both. 

Project can focus on one or more of the following: 

• International ferries   
• Vessels longer than 24 meters   
• Ammonia solutions   
• Low and zero-emission technologies for vessels   
• Infrastructure technologies, including offshore solutions   

Strand 2: Feasibility Studies 

The aim of Strand 2 is to fund feasibility studies for clean maritime technologies and skills. Projects must conduct a technical and economic feasibility study related to the development and real-world demonstration of on-vessel technologies, infrastructure technologies, skills, or a combination of these elements. 

Project can focus on one or more of the following: 

• International ferries 
• Vessels longer than 24 meters   
• Ammonia solutions 
• Domestic and international green shipping corridors 
• Clean maritime training and skills initiatives 
• Low and zero-emission technologies for vessels   
• Infrastructure technologies, including offshore solutions   

Strand 3: Smart Shipping 

The aim of Strand 3 is to fund detailed feasibility studies and pre-deployment projects that focus on utilising digital technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality in the maritime transport sector. Projects must either conduct a technical and economic feasibility study or implement a pre-deployment project focused on smart shipping technologies.  

Project can focus on one or more of the following: 

• Maintenance and inspection in the maritime transport sector 
• Improvements in port operations  
• Optimisation of vessel design 
• Optimisation of vessel operations 
• Enhancing safety and skills in smart shipping 
• Efficient vessel route planning and scheduling 
• Interaction with other transport modes, with a clear focus on maritime transport 
• Assurance systems that establish processes, measurements, and risk-based approaches to ensure the safety and operational competence of smart shipping systems