This year brought the fifth edition of the world’s first maritime accelerator programme, PortXL. A range of innovative start-ups and scale-ups from all over the world took part in this 100-day programme, which this year was held online in connection with the Covid pandemic. PortXL’s intensive programme helps young enterprises to hit the ground running when they enter the market.
On 25 June 2020, 22 start-ups and scale-ups presented their final results during the digital ‘Shakedown’ event. The Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a partnership agreement with two promising initiatives and expressed an interest in exploring concrete partnership options with three other participants. “The port of Rotterdam is a breeding ground for innovation. The PortXL innovation programme was set up to stimulate innovators across the planet to help build the port of the future. We are proud of the results achieved so far and look forward to teaming up with these new enterprises. We expect their spirit of initiative can help us make our port safer, more efficient, smarter and more sustainable,” says Vivienne de Leeuw, CFO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority…
