Major challenges such as biodiversity loss and climate change can largely be linked to ecosystems and the impact of human activities. Companies are increasingly aware of this and want to take action. Several projects have been initiated that deal with this topic.

The partners in the eMSP NBSR project strive for a more thoughtful form of maritime spatial planning. During the fifth CoP meeting in Helsinki, Blue Cluster opened the discussion on Nature Inclusive Design (NID) for large marine infrastructures.

Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) launched the Startup.Flanders platform on Friday 16 June. This service platform puts Flanders on the international map as an innovative hub for start-up businesses.

On the occasion of Ostend at Anchor and our fifth anniversary, Blue Cluster organised a drawing competition for pupils of the 5th and 6th year of primary education in Flanders. We received a lot of fantastic drawings, and we are happy to announce the winners.

Do you have experience in marine defence or are you just good at organising workshops and online collaboration sessions? Then seize this unique opportunity to support SMEs and create a more robust marine defense value chain.

After a thorough selection procedure, the Board of Directors of Blue Cluster has appointed Piet Opstaele as our new CEO. He will officially start in his new position on 1 June 2023.

Allahyar Valiyev, also known as Alik, is currently engaged in his thesis research at Blue Cluster as a final part of his Master's degree. Alik's research focuses on the sustainable blue economy and marine spatial planning.

Are you an international company operating in Flanders or a Flemish company active abroad? Take your chance and apply for the Flanders International Business Awards by Flanders Investment & Trade.

Do you have experience with life cycle assessments and are you looking for an interesting internship or graduation assignment in the offshore wind energy industry? Learn more about the CTO project and get started at Witteveen+Bos.

Our current CEO, Marc Nuytemans, is leaving Blue Cluster in the near future in order to take up a new international challenge. Consequently, we are looking for a new CEO. Is this position something for you or do you know the perfect candidate? Then be sure to read on.