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6 December 2023

Seafarer training to prepare for zero emission ships

During the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), the International Maritime Organization, the Maritime […]

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6 December 2023

Edouard Philippe, President of AIVP addresses the Assises de l’économie de la mer congress

Our President shared his vision and views on a variety of issues: "A port isn’t just a port, it’s always an industrial zone, or a production and storage zone [...] Decarbonizing a port means decarbonizing the whole industry around the port."

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6 December 2023

Plans for new green corridors in the Global South announced at COP 28

As the nations of the world gather in Dubai (UAE) for the COP 28, the […]

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6 December 2023

First meeting of the Connection and Reflection Group at the port of Brussels

The Connection and Reflection Group, a think tank created as part of the European Connected River project, met for the first time in Brussels (Belgium) on 28 November. It is chaired by Carola Hein, professor at TU Delft (Netherlands).

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6 December 2023

France invests in shore power and multimodality at Marseille-Fos port

The French government recently signed an investment deal with the Provence-Alps-Côte d’Azur region, with the […]

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6 December 2023

AIVP and FAO host the 5th Workshop of the Blue Ports Initiative

From November 27th to 29th, the Moroccan port city of Tangier hosted the 5th workshop of the Blue Ports Initiative (BPI), the program established by FAO to support the creation of Blue ports, i.e. fishing ports embracing blue economy principles and activities. The focus of this new workshop sharing knowledge and experiences on how to strengthen the relationship between cities and ports as a strategic action for local value creation.

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4 December 2023

Press release – Launch of the AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht

On 16 and 17 November 2023, the AIVP world conference was held in Venice on the following theme: linking ports and citizens, a shared vision of the future. On this occasion, Edouard Philippe - President of the AIVP, Mayor of Le Havre (France), and former French Prime Minister officially announced the launch of the AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht. The prize will honour, from 2024 onwards, a world port city that has completed an outstanding development project.

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29 November 2023

10th Meeting of the AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities

On Wednesday, 22 November 2023, AIVP and MedCruise held the 10th meeting of the joint Working Group (“WG”) on Cruises and Port Cities. The online rendez-vous was co-hosted by Mr. José Sánchez, representing AIVP and Mrs. Noemi Frascella, Director of the MedCruise Board of Directors. After the opening greetings from Mr. Nicky Guerrero and Ms. Anja Lohrum - respectively Medcruise Secretary General and Senior Secretariat Advisor.

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29 November 2023

Manhattan makes its waterfront more resilient to climate change

New York (United States) is preparing for the impacts of climate change, by creating a […]

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29 November 2023

The EU wants to extend the rules to cut marine pollution

On Thursday 16 November, MEPs on EU’s transport and tourism committee voted to extend the […]

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29 November 2023

Port of Barranquilla to generate its own energy

The Port of Barranquilla (Colombia) and GreenYellow Colombia have signed an agreement to install five […]

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29 November 2023

Terminal A in the Port of Tallin: New design for support facilities

Molumba OÜ and Mareld landscape architects have won the architectural design competition for the terminal […]

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