Author Archives for Denis DAVOULT
October 20, 2019 8:41 am
Published by Denis DAVOULT
The event took place on Monday 30 September and Tuesday 1 October. It was the last stage of a cruise benchmarking process carried out by AIVP at the request of stakeholders in Le Havre.
The aim of the exercise was to support efforts to create conditions for sustainable development of the vibrant cruise activity in Le Havre by the period 2020-2025, and to make the area around the cruise ship docks a real asset contributing to the attractiveness of the City Port of Le Havre.
October 9, 2019 5:45 pm
Published by Denis DAVOULT
Interview with Jamie Cudden, Smart City Lead – Dublin City Council.
Officially launched in February 2018, Smart Docklands is the result of various initiatives launched in the past years. The programme concerns a district which currently home 500 businesses, 44,000 workers and 26,000 residents. The priorities for this smart district are the mobility, environment, buildings and infrastructures.
Could the innovative solutions currently being tested and/or implemented in Dublin be replicated by AIVP port cities members who are facing the same challenges? Let’s talk with Jamie Cudden, Smart City Lead – Dublin City Council.
July 4, 2019 1:19 pm
Published by Denis DAVOULT
In the latest issue, you will find:
In focus, the AIVP Agenda 2030 whose 10 goals have already been ratified by 52 members at our General Meeting in Riga in June;
a selection of our port cities news;
an excerpt from our full interview with Senator Gabriela BENAVIDES COBOS, Chairman of the Committee on External Relations Europe, about a law reform to make Mexican ports pay for urban development;
and the news from the AIVP network.
Download the Dock Infos #116
May 23, 2019 3:01 pm
Published by Denis DAVOULT
In the latest issue, you will find:
an introduction to the new online platform dedicated to our Guide of good practices “Plan the City with the Port”;
a selection of our port cities news;
an excerpt from our full interview with Edgars Sūna, Deputy CEO for Port Development, about the Freeport of Riga Development Programme 2019-2028, before our AIVP Days in Riga next June;
and news from the AIVP network.
Download the Dock infos #115
April 29, 2019 11:31 am
Published by Denis DAVOULT
Interview with Edgars Sūna, Deputy CEO for Port Development, Freeport of Riga
The Port of Riga unveiled its Development programme 2019-2028 at the beginning of this year. It will be based on a socially responsible policies, sustainable use of resources and care for the environment. An opportunity for us to discuss that with Edgars Sūna as a prelude to the AIVP Days that will be held in Riga on 6-8 June 2019.
The Freeport of Riga Authority is an active member of AIVP since 2006!
April 26, 2019 8:45 am
Published by Denis DAVOULT
Designed as an aid to decisionmaking, the AIVP Guide of Good Practices is now available via a dedicated online platform.
It currently contains 116 examples of good practices, with more to be added regularly. The guide is an invaluable tool for identifying practices that can be transposed to your own Port City and implementing the AIVP 2030 Agenda, to ensure that your Port City contributes actively to the 17 sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.
March 26, 2019 4:49 pm
Published by Denis DAVOULT
The cruise industry and its relations with the cities and ports that play host to its ever bigger liners, carrying ever more passengers, have been transformed over the last decade.
The magazine Cruise Insight has contacted nine associations around the world to gauge their views on these changes and the challenges facing port cities. AIVP was naturally among the first organisations approached to contribute to the report, which has just been published.
Olivier Lemaire, General Manager of AIVP, took the opportunity to reaffirm AIVP’s message and to underline the need for dialogue with all stakeholders in the industry, to redefine a balanced partnership that benefits our port cities and their residents.
March 20, 2019 3:03 pm
Published by Denis DAVOULT
In the latest issue, you will find:
a double invitation from N. Usakovs, Mayor of Riga, and A. Zeltins, CEO of the Freeport of Riga, to attend our forthcoming AIVP Days in Riga organised around the AIVP’s new 2030 Agenda;
a selection of our port cities news;
an excerpt from our full interview with the « Factoria de Cohésion » whose primary purpose is to foster integration between city and port in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canaries Island);
and the news from the AIVP network.
Download the Dock Infos #114
February 28, 2019 11:13 am
Published by Denis DAVOULT
Interview with Alberto Dieter Graeff, Delegate of the Presidency, Factoría de Cohesión
Factoría de Cohesión is a young organization created in 2015, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). Their main mission is to foster greater social, economic, environmental and spatial integration between city and port. Their main supporters are the port authority and the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. At the same time, they also collaborate with several public regional organizations, including universities and cultural and business associations. Since it was created, Factoría de Cohesión has developed an intense agenda of activities, combining port and urban interests. These activities are aligned with several goals of the Agenda AIVP 2030 for sustainable City Port relationships. In this interview with Alberto Dieter Graeff, we will get to know them better, their origin, the motivation of the team and their current initiatives.
December 5, 2018 5:01 pm
Published by Denis DAVOULT
A paper of Gaetan SIEW, President of the Port Louis Development Initiative, Mauritius and Special Envoy UN-Habitat. Presented by Gaetan Siew, as a keynote speaker, during the AIVP Indian Ocean Days (November 2018 – Le Port, Reunion Island).
