The Port of Lisbon is one of the four finalists of the 12th ESPO Award on Social Integration of Ports, whose winner will be announced on the 10th of November, during a special virtual event due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. The Port of Lisbon Authority (APL) welcomes this appointment with great satisfaction and pride.
ESPO AWARD 2020 is a competition promoted by the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO), since 2009, to reward innovative projects that improve the social integration of ports, particularly with the surrounding cities or communities.
This year’s theme is "Role of the port in encouraging innovators and local start-ups to be part of the port ecosystem". The winner will be the project that develops the best strategy to attract innovation and local start-ups, successfully combining supply and demand for new solutions, for the port and for its stakeholders.
The “OCEAN CAMPUS” project in the Port of Lisbon competes with those of the Port Authority of Algeciras (Spain), the Port of Amsterdam (Netherlands), and the Puertos del Estado (Spain), which will all be presented on the ESPO website, until the day of the winner's announcement.
Previous winners of the ESPO Award:
2009 Port of Gijón 
2010 Port of Helsinki
2011 Ports of Stockholm
2012 Port of Genoa
2013 Port of Antwerp
2014 Port of Koper
2015 Port of Dublin
2016 Bremenports
2017 Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes
2018 Port of Rotterdam
2019 Port of Dover

For more information:
https://www.espo.be/