Partners
A powerful model of European collaboration
PortAbility aims to establish four dynamic Centres of Vocational Excellence in port city regions across the Mediterranean, that will focus on emerging job trends, professional profiles, and vocational training methods addressing the needs of port-related industries.
Our country clusters in Italy, Spain, Greece, and Cyprus will be complemented by our partners from Germany, who will support us with their experience and best practices from Hamburg, a region that has almost completed its own transition.
The PortAbility consortium brings together VET centres, universities, companies, social organisations, and public authorities across Europe, united by a shared vision to support the just transition in port city regions.
This diverse and well-rounded partnership ensures that the project addresses the unique challenges and opportunities of port city regions undergoing economic, social, and environmental transitions.
ITALY
In Taranto, one of the Mediterranean’s key industrial port cities, Italian partners will build a local CoVe that will link VET with the challenges of inclusion, digitalisation, and the green transition.
CIOFS – FP ETS
CIOFS-FP ETS, legally shaped as a Foundation of VET providers, pays great attention to the VET sector and the Labour Market World. It is strategically placed to liaise with relevant initiatives in VET sector.
CGIL Taranto
The CGIL of Taranto is a trade union organization for workers, pensioners, and young people. It represents them through bargaining and demands for better social conditions. The CGIL of Taranto carries out this activity within the 29 municipalities that make up the province. It has 40,000 members in the province of Taranto.
Consorzio Sale della Terra
“Consorzio Sale della Terra” is dedicated to fostering social inclusion, empowerment, and sustainability in port city economies, supporting a just transition.
Port System Authority of the Ionian Sea
The Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea (PNAIS) is a public legal entity managing the Port of Taranto. Its institutional purposes include organizing assets and services, representing the port, and promoting maritime transport.
CNOS-FAP
CNOS-FAP Foundation is an Italian association founded in December 1977. It coordinates the Salesian Vocational Education and Training Centres which offer a public service of orientation to young people and initial, higher and continuous training, following the pedagogical methodology of St. John Bosco.
UNIBA
The University of Bari, founded in 1925, is one of the largest and most distinguished universities in Southern Italy. The University of Bari is committed to scientific research and innovation, actively collaborating with national and international academic institutions. The University of Bari will contribute to the project by engaging in several activities, from participation in the definition of the project Blueprint to the analysis of methodological challenges connected to changing skill needs, labour market transformation, policy making for vocational training, gender gaps and so on.
Cantieri del Sud
Cantieri del Sud Srl is a company founded in Taranto in 1972. It is specialized in maintenance, refitting and mooring at sea, dry and covered boats.
SPAIN
In Andalusia, with its strategic ports of Seville and Málaga, Spanish partners bring expertise in a CoVE that will strengthen VET pathways to respond to regional maritime and logistics transformation.
RINOVA MALAGA SL
We are an applied research, training and professional education institute. We aim to foster inclusive learning and equity, with specific emphasis on supporting responsible entrepreneurship, employability skills, fundamental rights and civic participation.
INCOMA
INCOMA is a training and research centre based in Seville (Spain) with extensive know-how and experience in the development and coordination of international cooperation projects mainly funded within the framework of EU programmes, especially in the field of education, training and research.
CCSEV
Our purpose is to represent, promote, and defend the general interests of businesses across all sectors. We are committed to supporting companies by providing a wide range of services that foster their growth, competitiveness, and sustainability.
PORT AUTHORITY OF SEVILLE
The Port of Seville is the only inland maritime port in Spain. It is located in one of the country’s most important cities, with more than one and a half million inhabitants living nearby, and in the main cargo hub in the south of the peninsula.
IES Politécnico
The IES Politécnico is a longstanding public vocational and baccalaureate school in Seville, offering a comprehensive curriculum across all Baccalaureate streams and 17 professional training program.
GREECE
In Volos, a port city combining industry and academia, our Greek partners focus on upskilling and reskilling to equip the local workforce with the green and digital skills needed for the future.
DIMITRA
Since 1989, DIMITRA Education & Consulting has been one of the most distinguished vocational education and training providers in Greece.
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY – UTH
The University of Thessaly was founded in 1984 and welcomed its first students in the academic year 1988-1989. Administratively based in Volos, it has developed in the whole region of Thessaly and Central Greece The UTH is organized in 8 Schools, 37 Departments and 71 Post-graduate Study Programs.
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THESSALY
The Regional Government of Thessaly is one of Greece’s 13 administrative regions, covering more than 14,000 km² and comprising five regional units: Larissa, Magnesia, Trikala, Karditsa and the Sporades Islands.
VOLOS PORT AUTHORITY
The Port of Volos is the main commercial gateway of Thessaly and the third-largest commercial port in Greece. It is part of the TEN-T network and holds high importance due to its commercial traffic.
Chamber of Commerce of Magnesia
The Chamber of Magnesia is a Public Entity based in the city of Volos, Greece. Its mission is to support the local entrepreneurship ecosystem in the fields of Commerce, Industry and Services.
IDEC SA
IDEC is a training consulting company located in Piraeus, Greece, specialized in providing training, management consulting, quality assurance, and digital solutions for both private and public sectors.
CYPRUS
In Cyprus, at the crossroads of Mediterranean trade, our partners contribute to shaping inclusive VET strategies that support the just transition of port cities all over the country.
M.M.C MANAGEMENT CENTER LIMITED
Founded in 2002, MMC is committed to making an impact by advancing innovation and driving progress in educational research and skills development.
CYPRUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is operating as a Federation of the District Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the five major towns of Cyprus, Nicosia, Limassol, Famagusta, Larnaca and Paphos, which have jurisdiction in their respective towns and districts.
FREDERICK UNIVERSITY FU
FredU Department of Maritime Transport & Commerce specializes in shipping markets and economics, port operations, liner shipping, logistics, maritime law, marine safety, and environmental sustainability.
CYPRUS PORTS AUTHORITY
The Cyprus Ports Authority is a semi‑autonomous, state-established organization—created by law in 1973—operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works. The CPA functions in a dual capacity: as both the owner/operator of ports and port infrastructure, and as the regulatory authority overseeing port services and safety
GERMANY
In Hamburg, a port city that has already advanced its green and digital transition, our German partners share valuable experience and best practices to guide and inspire us.
GSUB – GESELLSCHAFT FUR SOZIALE UNTERNEHMENSBERATUNG MBH
gsub was founded in 1991 as a service provider of the Land Berlin implementing labour market programmes. Today it is active in the following fields: labour market & employment, social economy support and development, inclusion, social urban development, lifelong learning, promotion of tolerance and democracy.
Hidden Strategy HS UG
Hidden Strategy is a young consultancy and future design studio, building on the connections between the transformation of our living and working environments and what this can mean for business models of companies and institutions.
ASSOCIATES
Our associate organisations play a vital role by providing expertise, consultation, and support throughout the project’s implementation.
EMPRESA MUNICIPAL DE INICIATIVAS Y ACTIVIDADES EMPRESARIALES
HAMBURG PORT AUTHORITY
