After Athens, The Arch made a stopover in Malta to meet the Embassy which, for the occasion, organized a conference between experts about ecological issues in the Mediterranean.
The Arch was honored to be received at the Residence of France for this very enriching time of exchange, surrounded by about fifty participants.
Alan Deidun, Oceans Ambassador for Malta presented the European strategy for the protection of the oceans for the period 2021-2023 supported by the results of its research project “deep-see” whose objective is to reduce the concentration of microplastics in Mediterranean waters.
Then, Malek Smaoui, representative of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), spoke about the strategy put in place to reduce marine pollution from ships in the Mediterranean. A strategy, resulting from the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, signed by 21 States, which includes both prevention, preparation and solutions to deal with this problem.
In Athens, The Arch takes stock of its tour of Europe’s solutions and reaffirms its ambition to become the leading European network of innovation for positive impact.
Moored in Marina de Flisvos, the Maxi-Trimaran IDEC-Sport was welcomed on Monday 8th May in the morning by the local authorities: Giorgios Patoulis, regional governor of Attica and Ionnais Fostiropoulos, mayor of Palio Faliro La Marina de Flisvos, by our partners and by Georges Kiriakidis, founder of PCN Materials IKE, the Greek winning solution.
VISIT OF CLEMENT BEAUNE, MINISTER IN CHARGE OF TRANSPORT
In the afternoon, we had the honor to welcome Clément Beaune, Minister Delegate in charge of Transport, who was in Greece on an official trip. Alongside Françis Joyon, on the Maxi-Trimaran IDEC Sport, Clément Beaune attended a presentation of The Arch initiative.
EUROPE DAY
As part of Europe Day, Francis Joyon and the other representatives of The Arch delivered a video message to Europe and Europeans at the Parthenon. They then visited the Acropolis Museum in Athens before heading to Malta the next morning for the ninth stopover of this Tour of Europe.
On this emblematic date of Europe Day, which celebrates the Schuman Declaration that laid the foundations of an organization for the joint management of coal and steel resources, The Arch team with Francis Joyon is at the Parthenon in Athens.
The opportunity to deliver a message to all Europeans: citizens and institutions, encouraging them to take concrete action against climate change.
We are three quarters of the way through Europe. It’s symbolic to have made all this way collecting solutions to improve the planet and preserve the environment.
Francis Joyon, navigator of the Maxi-Trimaran IDEC Sport
For its sixth stopover, The Arch is sailing to Naples. The Maxi-Trimaran IDEC-Sport is moored from May 3 to 6 at the Port Marina Militare, Molosiglio.
Italy having been a major contributor to the call for solutions launched by The Arch a few months ago, this stopover is an opportunity to showcase all the Italian solutions but also the entire local ecosystem, mobilized for the ecological transition.
The Foundation of the City of Science of Naples, in the framework of the regional strategic project Manifattura Campania : Industrial 4.0, is the organizer of this Neapolitan stopover.
The program for the 3 days of the stopover
As soon as the Maxi-Trimaran IDEC Sport arrives, an event about the protection of the oceans is organized, in the presence of the navigator Francis Joyon at the Salle Dumas of the French Institute.
The next morning, journalists are invited to participate in a press conference presenting The Arch project and local solutions at the Accademia dell’Alto Mare – Marina Militare, Molosiglio.
In the early afternoon, tours of the boat, for the general public, will be organized at the Molo San Vincenzo – Marina Militare, Molosiglio.
Then, at 3 pm, The Arch goes to meet the regional ecosystem of Research and Innovation in an event dedicated to the ecological transition at the Aula Magna at the University of Naples Parthenope.
Finally, on Friday, May 5 at 9:30 am, The Arch participates in an event about “the blue economy in the countryside” organized by the project Distretto del Mare Campano at the Anton Dorh Zoological Station, Molosiglio before leaving for the next stop in the early afternoon.
A stopover supported by local partners
The Arch has received the patronage of the Navy, the Municipality of Naples, the Consulate General of France and the Campania Region, which has also contributed financially.
At the same time, The Arch can count on the support of the Anton Dorh Zoological Station, the University of Naples Parthenope, the French Institute of Naples and the Naples Navy League.
Finally, some of the solutions are part of local incubators such as Campania NewSteel and O12 Factory while others come from local universities: the University of Naples Federico II, the University of Salerno and the University of Sannio.
