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Key Takeaways – NBS for Ports – Report by World Bank and Ecoshape

The recent and extensive World Bank report on “Nature Based Solutions for Ports”, developed with EcoShape partners Haskoning, Arcadis, Boskalis and others, underscores the growing potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) to address pressing challenges in ports worldwide. As ports face increasing demands to reduce climate risks, improve operational resilience, and support biodiversity, NBS offer a … Continued

TNFD & WWF Publish New Ocean-Related Disclosure Guidance and Pathways for Action

TNFD and WWF released ocean-specific guidelines and action frameworks to integrate nature into financial and business decision-making. Here’s the background and takeaways.Recent global conferences, the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) and the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), have underscored the urgent need to integrate ocean health into financial and business decision-making. Ocean ecosystems … Continued

ECOncrete Wins Inaugural Seanergy Award in Paris

ECOncrete is proud to have been selected as the first recipient of the Seanergy Award in the category “Environmental Commitment” at this year’s Seanergy tradeshow in Paris. Our innovative projects, in particular the Cable Protection Blocks in the Natura 2000 rock reef in Fuerteventura for Red Eléctrica  and marine mattresses manufactured and deployed recently in the … Continued

2025 Sustainability Delivery Award for ECOncrete

The 2025 Sustainability Delivery Award in the category Nature Positive projects was won jointly by ECOncrete and WSP, as announced at the 2025 Sustainability Delivery Summit North America in Chicago.  ECOncrete wins the Nature Positive Award for its Bio-Enhancing Concrete Solutions for Coastal & Marine Infrastructure, which transform traditional coastal and offshore infrastructure into thriving habitats … Continued

AI To Monitor Marine Biodiversity in Motion

For one of our recent projects, we apply newly developed technology, using underwater cameras and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based analysis to measure and report on marine biodiversity and ecosystem development.ECOncrete and the Port of Bilbao are partnering with Anemo Robotics to capture and analyze footage from underwater cameras around the new Coastalock revetment and corresponding control … Continued

Manufacturing Marine Mattresses For Cable Protection

Offshore infrastructure is under growing pressure to minimize environmental impact and maximize marine eco-system services. ECOncrete solutions are designed for infrastructure to create habitat, enhance biodiversity and deliver an overall positive effect on marine life and fish population.Our concrete marine mattresses are engineered for offshore cable protection and ECOncrete concrete technology is applied by local … Continued

Transforming New York’s Waterfronts: ECOncrete’s Decade of Impact

ECOncrete has been transforming New York’s waterfronts for over a decade, advancing both infrastructure resilience and marine ecosystem health in one of the world’s most urbanized environments. ECOncrete designs and engineers tailored solutions for shoreline and waterfront protection projects; in New York we’re helping build a more sustainable and resilient city. Pioneering Shoreline Protection in Brooklyn … Continued

Watch: Marine Biodiversity Developing On Concrete Mattresses

These eco-engineered mattresses were deployed over a year ago to protect and stabilize a submarine cable on the seabed along the US East Coast. The footage captured in a recent dive to monitor the biological benefits of the mattresses show a rich marine ecosystem and biodiversity developing on the mattresses. Nature-inclusive solutions are already applied … Continued

Empowering New York Harbor School Students and Advancing Science

In a unique collaboration, ECOncrete is proud to partner with motivated students from the New York Harbor School. See their insightful report below.In 2023, ECOncrete was awarded funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to advance Nature-Inclusive Design for Offshore Wind by conducting a scientific evaluation of nature-inclusive designs in … Continued