Port City Insights: This weekly strategic monitoring service on City Port news is reserved for you as a member of the AIVP
Edition of 18 May 2023
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Governance
Drone network takes to the skies above the port of Antwerp-Bruges
Drones can be useful for ports in a variety of ways, from predictive maintenance, traffic analysis and congestion prevention, to detecting threats or pollution. Antwerp-Bruges port authority (Belgium) has acquired six H-dive drones to deploy as their eyes in the sky, supplementing the existing ground-based sensors. Used in tandem, the two solutions will help to create a digital twin for the port complex, which covers more than 120 km² of land in the Escaut estuary.
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Sustainable mobility
An intermodal zone replaces a coal terminal in Colombia
The Ciénaga port zone in Magdalena (Colombia) is set to be radically transformed with the construction of a railway viaduct and a multi-purpose terminal to replace existing coal infrastructures. The port firm Rio Cordoba has been handed responsibility for overseeing the 30 year project. The new port will rely on five modes of transportation: road, rail, air, river, and sea. The project will generate some 1,500 jobs for the region. It will also positively impact professional training and provide financial compensation for local fishers. Environmental corridors will ensure continuity for local biodiversity, despite the transportation networks cutting through ecosystems in numerous places.
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Culture and identity
The Port of Austerlitz to become a multipurpose hub
The General Stores of the Port of Austerlitz (Paris, France) will be reinvigorated through the hybrid project “Les Amarres”. Quays 1 and 2 of the Port of Austerlitz, which is recognized as a Parisian industrial heritage site, will be redeveloped. The project will create a logistics space to test out river logistics in the heart of Paris; a day shelter for people in need; and, on the first floor, a social space for coworking, restaurants, and an outdoor terrace. Many Agenda 2030 by AIVP goals are considered in the project such as climate change adaptation and decarbonization, river cleanliness, and sustainable mobility are at the heart of the project. The 6 000m² project is expected to be completed by 2026.
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Biodiversity
The Port of Algeciras’ new Avifauna guide
In recognition of the World Migratory Bird Day on May 13, the Ports of Algeciras Bay and Tarifa revealed their first Avifauna Guide. The Guide aims to valorize the bird diversity that can be observed within the ports’ service area. It is in line with the Green Strategy of the APBA, respecting the cultural and natural heritage of the area whilst also giving visibility to the port activities, showcasing the integrated and transversal environmental approach of the corporate sustainability strategy. The principal aim of the guide is to invite people to visit the port and walk along mentioned paths to enjoy the local avifauna.
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Port of Seattle: A Community Advisory Program
The Port of Seattle is located in the State of Washington, Northwestern United States. In close connection with the City of Seattle and the King County, the Port authority of Seattle tries to continue its development in a sustainable way. The port commissioners are even elected by the county citizens. It has already been a few years now since a dialogue was initiated with the community of the Duwamish valley. The citizens who live there are the most impacted by the externalities generated by port operations. As the AIVP found this initiative particularly interesting and some first results are already seen, we conducted an interview with Christina Billingsley, Senior program manager, environmental engagement, and Dre Avila, Community volunteer from the Duwamish valley.
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[Webinar] From port city visions to strategies
What are the best tools to plan a sustainable port-city relationship? How is it possible to engage with stakeholders and citizens in the development and implementation of such tools? What are the appropriate scales and timelines? These are just some of the questions that we would like to discuss during the next Conference: AIVP Venice 2023 on November 16-18. However, we cannot wait until we meet in Venice, so we would like to start the debate with a webinar on the 15th of June at 16:00, just after our General Assembly. We will hear from the presidents of ports such as Quebec and Venice and learn how they are managing these issues and their planning tools. During the webinar, we will also present the main elements of the promising program the AIVP has put together for the next conference.
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Port City interface
Bellingham (USA) Waterfront receives $17.7 million for waterway cleanup, including the Waypoint Park, the shipping terminal and the stabilization basin
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Climate change
Draft restrictrions will be implemented in the Panama Canal (Panama) due to low rainfall and drought, leading to less cargoes being transported
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Port City interface
A call for tenders is launched for the redevelopment of certain waterfront industrial and port zones in Venice (Italy)
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Health and life quality
The port authority in Tarragona (Spain) has given awards to several “green coastal town” projects for rewilding, city-port connections, and the use of VR.
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Sustainable mobility
The City and Eurometropolis of Strasbourg and Les Ports de Strasbourg have opened a new 1.4 km section of cycle path on Rue de La Rochelle.
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