European Maritime Space and Inland ports (AFIF) - works
European Commission · Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
Posted 18 Jun 2026 · 5 days left
In plain terms
The European Commission funds infrastructure modernisation projects to reduce environmental impact of maritime and inland shipping through deployment of onshore power supply, charging infrastructure, and retrofitting vessels with clean energy technologies. Projects must be located on the TEN-T transport network in EU or associated countries, with a total budget of 200 million euros and applications due by 6 October 2026.
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Summary
Objective:
The objective of this call is to modernise maritime transport infrastructure on the TEN-T network and reducing the environmental impact of transport through efficient short sea shipping links and greening of inland shipping.
Scope:
Only works projects related to:
Projects supporting the deployment of Onshore-power supply and charging infrastructure in TEN-T maritime and inland ports in accordance with Regulation 2023/1804 [1].
The fitting or retrofitting of the energy systems of inland waterway vessels and short sea shipping vessels (including ferries) [2], with electric, hybrid, H2, ammonia, methanol and biomethane technologies, substitute sources of energy [3] and the installation of wind assisted propulsion systems (WAPS).
For projects supporting the deployment of Onshore-power supply and charging infrastructure in TEN-T maritime and inland ports:
Projects may include Onshore-power supply systems and Shore-side Battery Charging (SBC) systems at port-side. These systems shall be intended for seagoing freight/passenger vessels (including tugboats and cruise vessels) and inland waterway vessels.
Projects may include an upgrade of electrical grid within the maritime and…
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Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- ngo_cso
- academia_research
- private_company
- government
Eligibility and conditions
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">Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
2. Eligible countries
described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
CEF-T-2026-SUSTMOBGEN-EMS-WORKS
Application form templates
Standard application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table per WP
Letter of support/MS agreement
Timetable (Gannt Chart)
Environmental compliance file
Financial Approval Letter
Additional documents:
Amended Work Programme 2021-2027 - 5 June 2026
CEF Regulation 2021/1153
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement