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5 may 2022

 
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Weekly Features

 
Systematica (Milan, Italy) launches its new research foundation Fondazione Transform Transport
 
Sustainable mobility
 
Systematica (Milan, Italy) launches its new research foundation Fondazione Transform Transport

At the end of April, the Milan-based transport consultancy Systematica announced it was launching its own research foundation, Fondatione Transform Transport. The creation of this new institution is part of moves to develop their Transform Transport research unit. In 2022, the foundation will submit around ten H2020 projects, in addition to the twenty or so scientific articles already published this year. It will also look to ensure a maximum audience for its latest work Shifting Paradigm, which includes a selection of high quality publications on the impact of Covid-19 on transport planning.

 
Lien   transfromtransport.org
APM Terminals Mumbai (India) Launches a Railway Service
 
Port City interface
 
APM Terminals Mumbai (India) Launches a Railway Service

APM Terminals Mumbai has introduced a rail service specifically for repositioning of empty containers. This is a direct solution to the growing congestion on roads due to increased market demands. This initiative allows shipping lines and individual customers to reposition their empty inventory by rail from the container terminal to inland depots or vice versa, or even between individual depots via the terminal in a safer, faster, cost-competitive, and environmentally friendly way. Another benefit is that it allows for more transparency of the locations of the containers, better planning of the supply chain, and for quicker turn time for the empty equipment.

 
Lien   apmterminal.com
Marseille (France): the ferry “Méditerranée” provides a refuge for around 700 Ukrainians
 
Governance
 
Marseille (France): the ferry “Méditerranée” provides a refuge for around 700 Ukrainians

The ferry owned by the company Corsica Linea has been leased by the French State, and since 29/03 has housed several hundred Ukrainian refugees, mainly women and children. The emergency floating accommodation aims to help the refugees integrate into French society. The charity “Group SOS”, which is responsible for arrangements on board the ferry, is helping the refugees to complete administrative formalities and find jobs. The children are taught in local state schools. The refugees leave the ferry when they have a stable situation. This temporary arrangement will end on 10/06, when the Méditerraneé leaves for Algeria.

Hervé Martel, Chairman of the Port of Marseille’s Executive Board, will be speaking during the “renewed port city governance” session at our forthcoming world conference in Tangier.

 
Lien   leparisien.fr
Alongside the Brussels-Capital region, the Port of Brussels (Belgium) commits to biodiversity
 
Biodiversity
 
Alongside the Brussels-Capital region, the Port of Brussels (Belgium) commits to biodiversity

Following the agreement signed with Bruxelles Environnement in 2019, the Port of Brussels installed plant rafts designed by Biomatrix and Ecocéan (a member of AIVP) on 26 April 2022. Formed of cages made from coconut fibre and aquatic plants, the rafts will serve as refuges for biodiversity in the canals. They will encourage egg-laying and the development of juvenile fish, as their structure will soon be covered with micro-organisms on which they will feed. If it proves successful, the project could be continued with funding from the Brussels-Capital region, and will be included in the new environmental policies under the port operating agreement. 

 
Lien   port-bruxelles
Montreal (Canada): an environmental study for the town of Contrecœur
 
Biodiversity
 
Montreal (Canada): an environmental study for the town of Contrecœur

In the coming months, the organisation Arbre-Évolution will be conducting a study of afforestation and wildlife connectivity in Contrecœur natural environments. The project aims to identify sites with the best potential for restoration or reforestation in this municipality, located a short distance north of the port of Montreal. 

Based on the findings, various environmental protection measures will be deployed in connection with plans to expand the Port of Montreal in Contrecoeur. The study will also document the condition of local ecosystems and allow projects to be supported.

 
Lien   port-montreal.com
 

AIVP News

 
The 17th World Conference Cities & Ports is available in remote mode
The 17th World Conference Cities & Ports is available in remote mode

You can’t come to the 17th World Conference Cities & Ports in Tangier? Register for remote access to all sessions & network !

 
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[🎞 VIDEO] Mario Girard, CEO of the Port de Québec and Vice-President of the AIVP invites you to the 17th World Conference Cities & Ports
[🎞 VIDEO] Mario Girard, CEO of the Port de Québec and Vice-President of the AIVP invites you to the 17th World Conference Cities & Ports

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At a Glance

 
 
Sustainable mobility
 
The Port of Valencia (Spain) opens an expert debate on decarbonisation of maritime and international transport
Lien   elperiodic.com
 
 
Sustainable mobility
 
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority will provide incentives on fees to ships cutting emissions beyond the International Maritime Organization requirements
Lien   seatrade.maritime.com
 
 
Climate change
 
The Stormwater Sanitation Program of Cotonou (Benin) has received governmental funding to create sustainable socio-economic infrastructure to reduce flooding
Lien   worldbank.org
 
Belfast (Northern Ireland): The port and photography festival organise a free exhibition on the waterfront
Lien   Belfast Photo Festival
Lien   The Irish News
 
 
Governance
 
Port Saint John (Canada) launches a new Sustainability Award for maritime sector companies to coincide with Port Days
Lien   Sustainability Award
 
Antwerp, Zeebrugge (Belgium): Historic creation of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, following the merger of the former ports of Antwerp and Bruges
Lien   vrt.be
 
 
 
 

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