MARPOS - Maritime Policy Support
Overview
Background & policy context:
MARPOS was an FP7 coordination and support action that aimed at assisting the European Commission in the implementation of the EU Maritime Transport Policy objectives by utilising the results of past research work in the field of Maritime Transport and related expertise from the Transport sector.
Objectives:
The MARPOS project addressed the issue by consolidating and synthesising the results of Maritime Transport research in FP5 and FP6 and the most recent FP7 in order to come up with a set of conclusions applying to a set of five Maritime Research Themes, which are:
- competitiveness;
- environmental challenges;
- energy challenges;
- safety and security challenges;
- human challenges.
The project also looked in detail in the reverse direction focusing on the future needs and priorities for EU research in the Maritime Transport sector so as to better serve the realisation of the general Maritime Transport Policy objectives.
Methodology:
Key outputs of MARPOS comprise:
- a publication containing the results of the research work;
- an easy-to-use searchable internet database (e-tool) through which all interested parties will have the opportunity to be informed on the results of the European research over the past decade. This e-tool will be update-able providing links to the past and current/future research work in European maritime transport area;
- dissemination and networking actions, including a workshop, a major conference and other internet based dissemination activities.
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