PILOT 1: EXCESS MATERIAL PLATFORM

The EXCESS MATERIAL PLATFORM Pilot 1 (WP1.1, P1) was completed with the delivery of the Portmarketplace tool realised by Port of Zwolle with the support of Skagen Port and feedbacks from the other partners. The platform (Solution S1: NICE resource platform - REDII Port Marketplace for harbour waste material exchange) has been adopted by PoZ; the harbour management already started promoting it among potential port stakeholders´ end-users and will be further promoted throughout possible concerned target users within the NSR in the next phase. During the first months of 2026 the platform will be monitored to evaluate its uptake, i.e. to measure how successfully the digital solution has reached also external organisations and has been used to achieve its intended goals in a real-world scenario.

The Platform allows companies to offer their waste materials that could be used by other companies in order to prevent waste disposal costs, reduce transport costs & emissions, and boost recycling/ full use of materials. The tool, originally devised for the ports of Zwolle [The Netherlands], Skagen [Denmark], and Egersund [Norway], is open for extension to companies based in other harbour regions to widen its reach.