International Port City News
13 january 2022
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Port City interface
Container recycling
Floating student accommodation, a removable stadium, homes, a car park, a coffee shop, basketball bleachers, a hotel, offices… A look back at 12 projects that capitalise on the modularity and flexibility of containers.
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Port City interface
Onomichi (Japan): municipal offices with a sea view
Onomichi lies at the centre of the Seto inland sea, and is ringed by a canal. The new municipal building takes full advantage of this location. The iconic building remains open to the public outside usual office hours, with landscaped terraces up to the roof. The building uses shipbuilding technology and appears to float on the water.
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Energy transition and circular economy
Producing biofuels from organic waste
Agricultural waste or compostable food leftovers could be used to produce bio-LNG in the future. A trial in the Netherlands by the companies Attero, Titan LNG and Nordsol aims to produce 5,000 tonnes/year, with €4.3 million in EU financial support. Port cities are a nexus for the collection of organic waste, and represent high potential for this particular green industry. In Haminakotka (Finland), waste water is filtered to extract organic matter. Each year, Gasum hopes to recover waste waste from some 2,500 of the vessels that visit the port, and turn it into biofuel – for ships!
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Governance
Is port governance transparent? New study finds out
The availability of information for the public and port stakeholders is a key aspect to guarantee a transparent governance. Academics from Port Economics initiative, including AIVP expert Geraldine Knatz, have examined in a new study how the concept of transparency as practised (or not) in ports from North America, Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean. They authors found out that there are different levels of port transparency depending on the region and the governance model. The study highlights the need of increasing the standards of transparency and proposes a new research agenda for the future.
Cover image: Transparency by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.org
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Governance
GBP 1 billion was invested in the British port system in 2021, particularly at Cromarty Firth (Scotland) and in Greater London (England)
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Energy transition and circular economy
New York State (USA) earmarks USD 500 million to develop port infrastructures and offshore wind
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Energy transition and circular economy
A recycled aluminium plant with a capacity of 2,500 tonnes is set to be created in the port zone of Le Havre (France) from 2023
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Port City interface
Malaga (Spain): two artists paint a giant Rubik’s cube on the breakwater at the entrance to the marina
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Port City interface
Europan ideas competition, Bordeaux: three winning proposals announced for the industrial port site of Bassens put forward by the port, metropolitan authority, and the Bassens municipality (FR)
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Port City interface
The Port of Bellingham (USA) has launched a call for tenders for the Boardmill workshop, which could be turned into a hotel and conference centre.
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Climate change
The buildings of the port authority of Algeciras (Spain) will use solar power. The investment of 300 000 € will save 52 tonnes of oil and 111,000 kilos of CO2.
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Human capital
Port of Long Beach (USA) launches the 2022 high school scholarship program for students planning to pursue careers in international trade, goods movement or other port-related industries.
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Climate change
IMO: New World Maritime Theme for 2022 will be “New technologies for greener shipping”. This highlights the necessary green transition in shipping for a sustainable future.
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Governance
MSC officially ends Maersk’s forty-year reign at the top of the world container carrier rankings.
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Sustainable mobility
This year is seeing maritime freight taking longer than ever before to reach its destination, partly due to congestion in port cities.
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