The overall objective of the project is the development of the maritime culture in the Black Sea Basin through emphasizing the common maritime traditions of the partner countries and enhancing the preparedness of the professionals involved in the maritime industry (maritime/river transportation, shipbuilding, fisheries, offshore oil/gas extracting industry, ports, environmental research, humanities and so on). Achievements: Maritime history events (International conference, experts seminar, cross-border exhibition).Maritime education, training and research conferences, study programmes and short mobilities for teachers and students, held among the partners.Direct promotion of the maritime heritage of the Black Sea basins peoples by the means of a monograph, a documentary film and other materials disseminated mainly to high schools.Design and implementation of the maritime education platform (virtual portal) MARPLAT as the main forum of the joint Action MARINE.Design of new maritime river transportation and port management curricula/syllabuses, which will be the first maritime & river transportation study programmes in the Republic of Moldova.