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Innovation, logistics and the blue economy

Digital and energy transitions in the maritime sectors: transport, port hubs, shipbuilding, marine energy and financing the blue economy.

The CMA CGM Seine container ship entering the Port of Le Havre, seen from the air

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Introduction

Dedicated to the economic, industrial and logistical changes taking place in the maritime sector, the Centre for Maritime Studies (ILEB) analyses the overall restructuring of the sector in the light of contemporary transitions, particularly the digital and energy transitions. Its research covers the entire value chain, from maritime transport and port hubs to shipbuilding and the deployment of marine energy.

Mission

Its members examine decarbonisation pathways, the impact of technological innovations and the funding mechanisms for these transformations. By examining the conditions that ensure the competitiveness and attractiveness of French and European maritime stakeholders, the centre supports the emergence of new, sustainable and resilient blue economy models.

Areas of focus

ILEB — 6 axes

  1. E-Ship 1 cargo vessel fitted with Flettner rotors

    Alan Jamieson from Aberdeen, Scotland / Wikimedia Commons (image source, new tab) — CC BY 2.0 (licence, new tab)

    Area 01

    Decarbonisation of maritime transport

  2. LNG bunkering of the cruise ship AIDAcosma

    Raffnix2000 / Wikimedia Commons (image source, new tab) — CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence, new tab)

    Area 02

    The European Carbon Market (EU ETS) and FuelEU Maritime

  3. Świnoujście Port Control Tower

    Cherubino / Wikimedia Commons (image source, new tab) — CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence, new tab)

    Area 03

    Port digitalisation and port cybersecurity

  4. Autonomous guided vehicles at the ECT container terminal in Rotterdam

    Quistnix / Wikimedia Commons (image source, new tab) — CC BY 1.0 (licence, new tab)

    Area 04

    End-point empowerment

  5. The container ship Ever Given, stuck in the Suez Canal, as seen from the International Space Station

    NASA JSC ISS image library / Wikimedia Commons (image source, new tab) — Domaine public

    Area 05

    Supply chain resilience

  6. Wind turbines at the Block Island offshore wind farm

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    Area 06

    Blue finance and blue bonds

Publications

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  • Chair · ILEB

    Volunteer

    Scientific Coordinator — ILEB Centre

    To manage the ILEB Study Centre (Innovation, Logistics and the blue economy): to plan its work, coordinate its contributors and monitor its publications, in collaboration with the Chair’s management.

    Availability
    4 to 6 hours a week

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