Port City Insights: This weekly strategic monitoring service on City Port news is reserved for you as a member of the AIVP
Edition of January 16, 2025
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Governance
Marseille, a competitive and sustainable port city
At a meeting in December 2024, Marseille’s city council (France) voted to adopt a strategy dubbed “Marseille, a hub for global traffic in the Mediterranean – Strategy for a competitive and sustainable port city”. Five priorities have been identified: accelerating the port’s transformation to develop competitiveness and tackle climate and energy challenges / building the port’s future around its history and culture / protecting health and quality of life / improving the living environment with more accessible port spaces / revitalizing city-port relations. AIVP is proud to note that the new strategy is based on its own Agenda 2030.
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Health and life quality
Valparaiso set for a new “green lung”: Parque Barón
Long-standing plans to redevelop the waterfront in Valparaiso (Chile) have finally been given the go-ahead, with the countries’ interior and development ministries launching work in early 2025. The project is a major opportunity to create new public spaces in the city, and includes green spaces, children’s play areas, plus areas dedicated to cultural activities. The development is intended to act as a new green lung for the city, with plant species selected for their low water requirements. Accessibility for all is a key design feature, and the park’s layout will connect the city with its waterfront more effectively. The port also wants to green its land and open up a little more to Valparaiso residents. The park will cover an area of 11 hectares, and is part of a wider strategy by the development ministry aimed at improving quality of life for the Chilean people.
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Culture and identity
Native Art and Heritage Redefine Seattle Waterfront Revamp
As part of Seattle’s (USA) $806 million waterfront revitalization, Indigenous-inspired art installations redefine the area’s cultural identity. Oscar Tuazon’s post-and-beam structures, along with works by Suquamish and Muckleshoot artists, pay homage to Native history and architecture. These evolving sculptures foster a connection to the land and Indigenous traditions while symbolizing cultural resilience. This transformation reimagines the space, inviting connection and reflection for future generations.
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Health and life quality
Ports combating the international flows of narcotrafficking
In 2024, drug trafficking has been a constant problem for international trade and has even broken records in Latin America and Europe for the amounts of seizures and quantities trafficked. Innovative methods, such as container box cloning in the ports of Le Havre and Rouen (France), are being used making it more complex to tackle the trafficking. In South America, the countries along the Paraguay-Paraná waterway, which include 150 ports in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay, have become a critical route for traffickers. Fixing this problem whilst capitalising on the waterway’s importance for economic goals requires collaboration. Ports have installed more scanners, implemented stricter control measures, and the European Union created the alliance to fight drug trafficking in ports at the start of 2024.
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Climate change
Wildfires devastate Southern California
The cruise terminals at Los Angeles (USA) and Long Beach (USA) are continuing to operate, despite the fires ravaging the region, with some 6,500 hectares burned. Though close to the affected areas, there has so far been no disruption to Los Angeles World Cruise Center and the Long Beach terminal. But the wildfires could continue to spread quickly, fanned by the exceptional weather conditions with gusts in excess of 160 km/h. While the terminals have been spared, the same cannot be said of Malibu (USA). Once a popular district known for its historic homes, the area now lies under a layer of ash.
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Governance
Abu Dhabi Mobility and Abu Dhabi Maritime (UAE) unveil ESG Maritime Sustainability DNA, a new digital solution to help maritime stakeholders meet ESG targets
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Biodiversity
The Great Lakes (USA) are fraught with invasive sea lampreys after fisheries’ control measures were reduced during COVID-19
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Culture and identity
Brazilian president signs law authorising and incentivising the installation of offshore wind farms whilst also protecting traditional maritime practices and culture
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Energy transition and circular economy
The port of Açu (Brazil) puts pen to paper on a deal to build a new green hydrogen production centre, marking the start of its transition to more sustainable fuels
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Biodiversity
Rome (Italy) launches an €84m tender for a contract to reduce, contain and recover hydrocarbons and mineral oils deliberately discharged or accidentally spilled in territorial waters
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Culture and identity
Three ports in Corsica (France) install webcams to live stream operations at their wharves, an effective way to connect with the local population
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