Dr Xenia Loizidou participated as a speaker at the European Green Shipping Day 2026, held on Wednesday, 23 September, in Nice, France. The event attracted strong international interest, bringing together shipowners from around the world, representatives of major maritime organisations, ports, policymakers, and professionals from the wider shipping and green economy sectors.
Drawing on the findings of ISOTECH’s research in Mediterranean island ports, carried out through the Beyond Plastic Med – BeMed supported projects Cruise Ships Against Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean and Green and Circular Ports for a Litter-Free Mediterranean, Dr Loizidou spoke about Blue Tourism in the Mediterranean, with a particular focus on cruise tourism, the sector’s readiness to transition towards the green economy, and the importance of this transition for climate resilience.
“The Mediterranean is a global hotspot of the climate crisis. Ecosystems are collapsing, and economies are being dragged down with them.”
In 2025, approximately 38 million people worldwide chose cruise tourism, with around 20% travelling within the Mediterranean. This scale of activity makes the sector’s transition towards greener and more circular models increasingly important for the region.
Photos by ©Sam Glazier
Dr Xenia Loizidou participated as a speaker at the European Green Shipping Day 2026, held on Wednesday, 23 September, in Nice, France. The event attracted strong international interest, bringing together shipowners from around the world, representatives of major maritime organisations, ports, policymakers, and professionals from the wider shipping and green economy sectors.
Drawing on the findings of ISOTECH’s research in Mediterranean island ports, carried out through the Beyond Plastic Med – BeMed supported projects Cruise Ships Against Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean and Green and Circular Ports for a Litter-Free Mediterranean, Dr Loizidou spoke about Blue Tourism in the Mediterranean, with a particular focus on cruise tourism, the sector’s readiness to transition towards the green economy, and the importance of this transition for climate resilience.
“The Mediterranean is a global hotspot of the climate crisis. Ecosystems are collapsing, and economies are being dragged down with them.”
In 2025, approximately 38 million people worldwide chose cruise tourism, with around 20% travelling within the Mediterranean. This scale of activity makes the sector’s transition towards greener and more circular models increasingly important for the region.
Photos by ©Sam Glazier