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From aquaculture to digital twins, INESCTEC.OCEAN stirred blue solutions at the 2025 Business2Sea event. Among presentations, panel discussions, and parallel sessions, the Centre of Excellence in Ocean Research & Engineering did not go unnoticed during the two-day event. The 13th edition of Business2Sea took place on November 24 and 25 at the Porto Cruise Terminal. The event was organised by Fórum Oceano, with the support of APDL and Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos.

For two days, participants from INESC TEC, SINTEF, APDL, and Fórum Oceano discussed future scenarios for our Centre of Excellence’s autonomy model. An exercise not only important for INESCTEC.OCEAN’s establishment at the forefront of ocean research, but also for promoting tighter cooperation among consortium members, fostering a true sense of collaborative Blue Economy.

During the Portuguese National Sea Week, we show the latest update on what will be one of the largest tanks for marine technology testing in Europe. This new infrastructure aims for a total Blue Economy transformation, under decarbonisation, innovation, and digitalisation goals. The Hub Azul de Leixões is a project led by INESC TEC, in collaboration with APDL, CIIMAR, Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos, Fórum Oceano and INEGI.

The new frontier of knowledge, technology and innovation. Yet, it remains largely unknown. Our blue planet’s sustainable future goes far beyond the surface, reaching all the way to the deep sea. INESCTEC.OCEAN’s message is clear: the world’s Blue Economy, Earth’s preservation, and wellbeing all begin at the bottom of the ocean.

November 1 marks the first International Day of the Deep Seabed, as established by the International Seabed Authority. The date is inteded to celebrate the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Implementation Agreement, which ensure the equitable management and protection of marine resources for present and future generations.

INESCTEC.OCEAN had the pleasure of hosting our partners from SINTEF at our research facilities in Porto. Besides visits to INESC TEC’s labs, the Hub Azul Leixões – Polo I construction site and the Aguçadoura test platform, both teams met throughout three days to define the joint research work for a pilot project, focused on floating offshore energy structures monitoring and maintenance systems.

“The goal is to develop a structure health monitoring system for floating offshore wind turbines, particularly with regard to underwater components”, explains Co-Project Manager and INESC TEC researcher Diogo Neves. “One of the goals is to strengthen relations between INESCTEC.OCEAN and SINTEF Ocean. Our expectations are that it could also be a launch pad for future projects”, emphasises Nuno Fonseca, joint Project Manager and Chief Scientist at SINTEF.

At the United Nations Headquarters, INESCTEC.OCEAN Scientific Coordinator Eduardo Silva addressed questions on current fishing methods and the future path toward a more sustainable, cooperative fishing industry.

Last June, 2025, the INESC TEC researcher travelled to New York City (USA) to take part in a panel on “Capacity building and the transfer of marine technology: New developments, approaches and challenges”, as a part of the “United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea”.