Italy's RINA and Germany's Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) have joined forces are awarded a five-year contract for the project of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) "Promoting green ports and connectivity in the Caspian Sea region" which aims to support a selected number of ports in the Caspian Sea and Black Sea - Baku in Azerbaijan, Aktau and Kuryk in Kazakhstan, Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan and Batumi in Georgia - in the management of the growing demand for transits, while improving their sustainability. The project aims to reduce the environmental impact of transport through the adoption of renewable energy, the improvement of energy efficiency, digital innovation and technologies of connectivity, promoting climate action. The initiative also includes a specific component dedicated to gender equality, recognising women's empowerment in ports as a transformative environment.

At the end of the project, ports will have access to roadmaps for the climate and energy transition, technical projects for initiatives pilot and increased institutional capacity to implement sustainable port management practices. The project will establish in addition, a platform for transnational cooperation between ports participants to maintain the exchange of knowledge and ensure that The green and digital transformation remains a shared goal at regional level.