Blue Ports and the Fisheries Industry: Building Resilient and Efficient Value Chains

Barcelona (Spain), 21/04/2026

The Blue Ports Initiative will host a dedicated side event during Seafood Expo Global 2026, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, the world’s largest trade fair for aquatic food products. The side event will highlight the strategic role of ports as critical hubs for sustainable, transparent and inclusive aquatic food value chains.

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7th Blue Ports Initiative Workshop

Vigo (Spain), 10/02/2026 - 13/02/2026

The Port of Vigo will be the host of the 7th Blue Ports Initiative workshop, gathering focal points and experts from the blue ports network, to discuss relevant topics focused on sustainable infrastructure in blue ports. 

International Conference on Fishing Communities 2025

Incheon (South Korea), 10/11/2025

One session of the international conference in Korea will be dedicated to the Blue Ports Initiative, where some case studies were analyzed, such as Indonesia, Argentina, Morocco and Anfaco, representing the industry.

India webinar: foundations of a blue port: generating value in fishing ports

18/09/2025

As part of the TCP with the Government of Fisheries in India, a series of webinars on blue ports have been proposed to provide basic knowledge and sharing experience with government delegates, associations and fishers from India. The first webinar focused on main concepts of a blue port. 

Webinar on Sustainable Finance for Blue Fishing Port Projects

25/06/2025

In collaboration with Forum Oceano, Blue Ports Initiative organized a webinar to discover key elements to develop innovation and entrepreneurship in fishing ports. 

Mission to Port of Tumaco, Colombia

Tumaco (Colombia), 28/04/2025 - 30/04/2025

The Blue Ports Initiative team travelled to Tumaco, south of Colombia, to start the first dialogue table with all relevant stakeholders of the fish value chain of Tumaco to start planning the transformation of the port into the first blue ports of the Pacific coast. 

6th Blue Ports Initiative Workshop

Virtual Event, 25/11/2024 - 26/11/2024

The upcoming sixth workshop, grounded in mandates from the Committee on Fisheries (COFI), will enhance the BPI’s capacity for concrete project implementation. The focus will be on climate change adaptation, including infrastructure, landing sites, adaptation plans, and the integration of social, economic, environmental, and governance considerations. 

International Conference on Fishing Communities 2024

(South Korea), 25/11/2024 - 27/11/2024

Blue Ports Initiative will present one mor eyear the initiative and the role of ports as a response for climate change mitigation

Virtual Ocean Pavilion - UNFCCC COP29

Virtual Event, 06/11/2024 - 22/11/2024

Blue Ports Initiative will exhibit its work in a virtual booth at the Ocean Pavilion for the COP19. This free online platform is dedicated to raising the visibility of the ocean and showcasing why the ocean matters in climate negotiations and to all life on our planet.

Sustainable Ocean Summit 2024

Barcelona (Spain), 05/11/2024 - 06/11/2024

BPI will be present at The Sustainable Ocean Summit, that embodies the comprehensive approach needed to tackle the multifaceted challenges of ocean sustainability, emphasizing cross-sector collaboration, innovative solutions, and active involvement from the private sector. 

CIHEAM Bari - Sustainable Development of Coastal Communities

Tricase Porto (Italy), Hybrid Event, 28/06/2024

CIHEAM BARI launched a new high-level specialized Training Programme in collaboration with FAO, GFCM and the Italian Cooperation, where BPI introduced fundamental concepts of a blue port and its significance in fostering the sustainable development of coastal regions.

Green Energy Ports Conference

(Spain), 19/06/2024

The leading specialists and authorities in the maritime-port sector will present cutting-edge technologies that are being developed or implemented in ports around the world. Blue Ports Initiative will present its work related to green energy.

First meeting: Asia Pacific Regional Consultation for Roadmap to Become a Blue Port

Virtual Event, 17/06/2024

The Roadmap to Become a Blue Port will be tailored to regional contexts. The process for regional consultations in Asia Pacific will begin on June 17th.

Blue Ports Initiative Regional Workshop

Fangchenggang (China), 09/04/2024 - 11/04/2024

The objective of the seminar is to strengthen Asian fishing ports' capacities and knowledge in formulating and implementing strategic actions to promote sustainability in social, economic, and environmental dimensions.

Cities with the Ocean

Barcelona (Spain), Hybrid Event, 08/04/2024

During the event, the Blue Ports Initiative will be presented as a good practice of dialogue between coastal cities, ports and ocean science.  The event will kick-start the new “Cities with the Ocean” platform within the Ocean Decade to facilitate global collaboration in this domain. 

Blue Ports Initiative Side Event at Fish Forum

Antalya (Türkiye), 22/02/2024

The upcoming side event aims to bolster networking among stakeholders in fishing ports. This event will showcase BPI’s strategic and operational methodologies as effective tools for value creation in port areas, with a specific emphasis on the social dimensions of fishing ports.

Fifth BPI Workshop & City-Port Training Course

Tangier (Morocco), 27/11/2023 - 29/11/2023

Morocco will be the host of the fifth annual meeting for BPI, as well as a training course focused on the interactions and dynamics between cities and ports. All BPI focal points around the world will be gathered for the event.

Argentina National Workshop on Blue Ports

Mar del Plata (Argentina), 02/11/2023 - 03/11/2023

The national workshop aimed to analyze the main challenges that fishing ports face in terms of competitiveness, environmental impact and social demands, with all the sector public and private stakeholders.

International Conference on Fishing Communities

Busan (South Korea), 21/09/2023

One session of the international conference in Korea was dedicated to the Blue Ports Initiative, where some case studies were analyzed, such as the port of Mauritius.

COFI: FT BPI Side event

Bergen (Norway), 12/09/2023

During the COFI:FT, one side event was held on Blue Ports, where the case of Spain was discussed as example of sustainable growth within a fishing port.