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BLUE PORTS | D2.1 BLUE PORTS Baseline Report 14economy, as well as smart port technologies. Still, all of these training initiatives are highly specialized in their subject of study and lack a holistic approach linking the key components of the green port transition.As a result, the courses cater to a diverse audience of professionals within the port industry and related sectors, including executives, strategists and other professionals from ports, terminal operators, producers, traders, commodities brokers, and suppliers, ship agents, shipowners, charterers, shippers, maritime attorneys, purchasers, technical managers, superintendents, captains, chief engineers, ship staff, insurance company underwriters, claims handlers, members of the legal profession, service providers, surveyors, inspectors, analysts, technical advisers, practicing cargo agents, freight forwarders, shipping lines, cargo consolidators, hazardous materials managers and officers, experts and managers in a port and energy environment, logistics service providers, and various other professionals.Regarding providers, these are acknowledged institutions in the maritime and port industry, likeLloyd%u2019s Maritime Academy, RINA, DNV and APEC. Most of the identified training providers, offer a certificate of attendance or completion after finalizing the training. Nonetheless, based on the gathered information, the certificates provided after completing the courses are not accredited against the ISO 17024 standard, though in some cases, training providers have a certificate of conformity to ISO 9001. The International Association of Marine Consultants and Surveyors(IAMCS)world-wide offers short term trainings that lead to a Certificate of Competence, a certificate also offered by Lloyd%u2019s Maritime Academy upon successful completion of some of the identified courses it provides.The courses listed, cover a spectrum of topics relevant to the sustainable development of the maritime industry and the port%u2019s ecosystem, environmental protection and energy efficiency, allrelated to the BLUE PORTS skills set. Consequently, all the trainings that were recorded within the frame of this analysis are relevant to the project, including those that focus on a specific area ordomain of the port community, such as maritime transport, considering that any port-related industry has a direct impact on the port's operation and infrastructure. The potential use of training sources as a pool of knowledge for BLUE PORTS syllabus development is something to build on.3. TRAINING PROVIDERS AT NATIONAL LEVELWithin the analysis of the baseline situation of trainings in blue economy topics in the port sector, a study has been conducted to identify appropriate training providers in each participating country. The assessment has been carried out considering their expertise on blue economy topics, experience in trainings, knowledge of the port sector, and potential interest and involvement in the BLUE PORTS project.The following subsections enumerate the selected training providers in each country that are considered appropriate and could potentially support the BLUE PORTS training activities and/or give continuity to the BLUE PORTS certified training after the project%u2019s completion.