Phoenix One has officially signed the Alliance Declaration of the EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance (EMA), joining a growing community of public and private stakeholders committed to strengthening Europe’s maritime manufacturing capabilities and accelerating the green transition of the waterborne sector. This is not a symbolic membership. It is a commitment to contribute actively to the industrial and regulatory framework that will define marine electrification in Europe over the coming years.
What the EMA is
Launched by the European Commission in September 2026 as part of the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy, the EMA brings together shipyards, technology providers, equipment manufacturers, ports, investors, public authorities and other actors from across the waterborne ecosystem. Its mandate is clear: strengthen Europe’s maritime industrial sovereignty, accelerate the twin transition of the sector, and build a pipeline of strategic projects that deliver on the 2030 manufacturing vision. The Alliance works through a General Assembly, a Steering Board and thematic working groups where members contribute technical expertise, market intelligence and real-world evidence to inform European industrial and investment policy.
Why Phoenix One Signed
The EMA’s objectives map directly onto the work Phoenix One does every day. The conversion and retrofitting of vessels to electric and hybrid propulsion, the development and deployment of clean propulsion technologies, and the documentation of real-world performance data from operating vessels in the Mediterranean. These are exactly the contributions the Alliance is asking its members to make. As one of the few companies in Spain with documented, operational experience in marine propulsion electrification, Phoenix One brings something the Alliance needs: proof that the technology works, on real vessels, in real operating conditions, at scale. On projects like S/Y Galaxie, we eliminated 5,000 litres of diesel annually and reduced CO₂ emissions by 14 tonnes. Those are not projections. They are results. Being present in a framework like the EMA also matters commercially. Operators, port authorities and vessel owners increasingly look for partners who are embedded in the European institutional ecosystem, not just technically capable. EMA membership signals that Phoenix One is a company the sector can build long-term relationships with.
What this means for the sector
The EMA is arriving at a moment when the Mediterranean maritime industry is at an inflection point. Regulation is tightening. Shore power mandates, emissions restrictions and noise requirements are becoming the norm across Balearic, French and Italian ports. The investment case for electrification and hybridisation is stronger than it has ever been. What has been missing is coordination: a shared framework that aligns shipyards, technology providers, port operators, regulators and investors around common objectives and investment pipelines. That is precisely what the EMA is designed to provide. For companies like Phoenix One, operating at the intersection of technology, engineering and commercial deployment, being part of that framework is not just an opportunity. It is where the next chapter of this transition gets written.