Zero C - Enhancing knowledge and skills at WB HEIs in preparation for zero carbon maritime transport and logistics society.

The Paris Agreement's goals are being addressed by the IMO and the EU, who have established policies to decrease GHG emissions in the shipping sector, including maritime transport, logistics and port operations. Over the coming years, these policy reforms will force ship owners and builders to find ways to improve their ship's energy efficiency and install new or retrofit existing ship's engines for supporting new marine fuels with lower carbon intensity, with the ultimate goal of achieving zero carbon emissions in the sector. The demand for enhanced energy efficiency and decarbonisation will drive optimization in logistics and port operations. The Zero-C project aims to create the necessary prerequisites in Albania and Montenegro (WB) for providing competent, industry-oriented, human resources for shipping industry related to decarbonisation, energy efficiency and logistics optimization as well as for governmental institutions related to implementation of IMO and EU policies in the shipping sector. This will be provided through increased capacities of WB (Maritime) HEIs. The project's main activities include: project management, developing of shipping industry specific skills-oriented course catalogues and innovative teaching/training materials and methodology, providing state of the art equipment for supporting industry skills-oriented courses for students and LLL for professionals, know-how transfer to WB HEIs staff in specific topics, establishing a regional network of stakeholders in the shipping sector, and disseminating the project's ideas and results. In addition, those activities tend to establish prerequisites for WB HEIs positive assessment by EMSA, in accordance with the UN STCW Convention for seafarers.The Zero-C project will benefit at least 57 staff and 300 students from WB HEIs, as well as 60 professionals from WB shipping and port companies and governmental institutions. The project's outputs will be delivered through 4 WPs and 15 deliverables.