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29 June 2023

New member interview – Hellenic Ports Association: Promoting the Greek maritime sector

Greek Port Authorities and 13 of the most prominent port funds. The Hellenic Ports Association aims to address the main challenges faced by the international port industry in Greece, namely digital transformation, green transition with the use of environmentally friendly practices and the use of renewable energy sources and major port infrastructure construction, expansion, and improvement. Interview with Demetrios Iatrides, General Manager.

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28 June 2023

New edition of the Port Center Network Meeting shows increasing interest on the concept

The seventh meeting of the AIVP’s Port Center Network took place in Dunkirk, France on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2023. The gathering was extremely successful, bringing the biggest audience so far for this kind of meetings - almost 50 participants from 4 continents. The event was also the best possible setting for the signature of the Port Center Charter by the Dunkirk Port Authority, the Dunkirk Urban Community and the Port Museum of Dunkirk, all partners of the Port Center of Dunkirk.

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28 June 2023

AIVP’s Port members are focused on innovation hubs

The Ports of Lisbon (Portugal), Barcelona (Spain), and La Spezia (Italy) are creating innovation hubs […]

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28 June 2023

Port of Melbourne sets ambitious Net Zero Targets

The Port of Melbourne (Australia) has set themselves the target to achieve Scope 1 and […]

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28 June 2023

US laws and funds to improve maritime resilience

On June 6th, President Biden announced 2.6 billion dollars in federal funding for coastal climate […]

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28 June 2023

The port of Bilbao and Amsterdam reach a deal to promote a green corridor

The ports of Bilbao (Spain) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands), along with their partners, will work […]

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27 June 2023

New member interview – Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port

The port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire lies on the Loire estuary, facing the Atlantic Ocean. For the flagships of French industry and businesses in the West of France region, it plays an important role in supply chains and national, European, and international shipping. As an industrial, energy, and commercial port, it is today a major player in the energy and ecological transition.   Interview with Pascal Fréneau, Deputy CEO and Member of the Executive Board of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire Port.

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20 June 2023

AIVP General Assembly

The AIVP General Assembly was held by videoconference on Thursday 15 June 2023 under the chairmanship of Mr Edouard Philippe. At the meeting, members approved the financial results of AIVP and the 2023 programme of activities. If you would like to be informed when registration opens and benefit from a preferential rate : Register your interest through the link!

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20 June 2023

AIVP at GreenTech Conference 2023: Shaping Maritime Sustainability

The GreenTech Conference 2023, organized by Green Marine, witnessed the active participation of the AIVP (International Association of Cities and Ports), emphasizing sustainable solutions for the maritime sector. In the session "International Perspectives," Caya Hein, representing the AIVP, highlighted the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing in shaping a greener future for port cities. The AIVP and Green Marine share a joint aim of greening and sustainable developing the port ecosystem.

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20 June 2023

Ports of Montreal, Quebec and Trois-Rivière launch innovation challenge

The three Canadian ports along the Saint Lawrence have together launched the Global Innovation Challenge […]

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20 June 2023

Cape Town investing in becoming a resilient coastal city

As part of a wider initiative to accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development […]

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19 June 2023

AIVP webinar replay ‘From Port City visions to strategies’

As we await the next AIVP Venice 2023 Conference, on the theme of "Linking Ports and Citizens: A shared vision for the Future" from 16 to 18 November, we invite you to discover the replay of our webinar 'Port cities: from visions to strategies' from 15 June!

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