Portathon 2024

Portathon is where bold ideas for modern ports are born. 

Portathon is where maritime and tech innovators meet and grow. 

For the sixth year in a row, creative minds and innovators will meet in Klaipėda, Lithuania, to embrace the challenges, disrupt the status quo, and shape the future of global maritime technologies.

Why Portathon?  

Portathon is an international port technology hackathon – a place where innovative technological solutions and future marine start-ups are born.

Every year Portathon unites around 100 innovators from Lithuania and abroad, including port authorities, maritime businesses, local government and other sectors.

The key topics are logistics, energy, sustainable environment of ports, port cities and ecosystems, digital solutions for the maritime industry.

Who should join?

All students, start-ups, academics, IT, shipbuilding, transport and logistics professionals are welcome to join.

Register for Portathon 2024

Become a mentor!

If you are interested in joining as a mentor, sharing your experience in port or maritime sectors, and guiding the teams in developing their innovative solutions, please register below.

Join as a mentor

Submit a challenge!

Maritime businesses, port authorities, companies and organisations from related sectors are invited to submit real-life challenges every year. Need a fresh view on a problem you are dealing with?

Challenge registration