The SAFARI Ports project -partnered with todobarro’s BIOECOREST-, recognized at the Corredores Awards 2026

The European SAFARI Ports project, a strategic partner of BIOECOREST in its river line of investigation through the Port of Seville, has been named a finalist in the Innovation category of the Corredores Awards 2026, one of the leading events for the logistics, port, and transportation fields at the national and international levels.

SAFARI Ports is a project coordinated by the Université de Lille (France) that spans across Europe and aims to develop versatile strategies to improve the resilience of port infrastructure against extreme weather events, which are becoming increasingly frequent.

Extreme weather events in European ports cause enormous economic losses, disruptions in supply chains, and serious damage to the biodiversity of river ecosystems. Currently, three European ports are developing the pilot project: Dunkirk (France), Lisbon, and Seville, and the SAFARI project is expected to be replicated in the ports of Livorno, Italy, and Tripoli, Lebanon.

The Port of Seville, as part of its development strategy, was seeking ways to make the port more resilient to climate change, and that is where the BIOECOREST all-sediment project comes into play for its river operations. Through the Seville Port Authority, we began working directly with the Université de Lille, the coordinator of SAFARI.

todobarro and BIOECOREST: from dredged sediments to ecological restoration

At todobarro, through our R&D&I line BIOECOREST, we contribute to the project by developing solutions based on clay technologies aimed at ecological restoration and climate adaptation in river and port environments.

One of the most innovative areas of work involves the recovery of dredged sludge from the Guadalquivir riverbed, which we transform into functional biomaterials using advanced ceramic technologies. These materials are used to design biodegradable devices capable of promoting bank stabilization, revegetation, and the regeneration of ecosystems associated with riverbanks and port environments.

Through this approach, BIOECOREST helps transform a difficult-to-manage waste into a resource of high environmental value, combining the principles of the circular economy with a broader vision of circular ecology, where materials are not only reused but also designed to generate new ecological functions and actively contribute to ecosystem recovery.

Notable among its applications is the development of solutions for the restoration of riparian forests, the enhancement of biodiversity, and the integration of nature and infrastructure within a single strategy for climate change adaptation and territorial regeneration.

Innovative ports to combat climate change

This recognition highlights the importance of partnerships and alliances between public administrations, port authorities, research centers, universities, and innovative companies in addressing the environmental challenges facing European ports.

At todobarro, we would like to extend our special thanks to the Port Authority of Seville, the University of Lille, and the rest of the consortium partners for their collaborative efforts, which have made this significant recognition possible.

We continue to move forward to demonstrate that innovation, applied science, and earth-based materials can play a key role in building more sustainable, resilient, and biodiversity-friendly infrastructure, contributing to a new generation of ports capable of generating economic, environmental, and social value in an integrated manner.

BIOECOREST is a technological development R&D project funded by the Andalusian Technology Corporation (CTA, Project Ref. 25/1183) and co-funded by a Torres Quevedo grant PTQ2023-013189, MICIU/AEI / 10.13039/501100011033