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6 February 2024

New member interview: City of Calais

The city of Calais, a historic link between France, the North Sea, and the British Isles, lies on what is known as the Opal Coast, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Its commercial and fishing port has experienced rapid growth since merging with the nearby port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, and the city’s busy ferry terminal is the largest in France. Calais municipal authority works to ensure that the various port operations are carried out sustainably and with respect for the local community.

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6 February 2024

United States: port cities hit by the moratorium on LNG projects

The Biden administration has announced a moratorium to temporarily pause approvals for new LNG terminals. […]

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6 February 2024

Ports and local authorities in Strasbourg jointly committed to local development

At the end of January, the Ports of Strasbourg, Eurométropole and the Grand Est region […]

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1 February 2024

In 2024, our course program on sustainable port cities continues – Registration Open!

The program offer in-depth knowledge on subjects as diverse as governance, the circular economy and energy transition, underwater ecosystems in port areas, heritage and city-port identity, and the impact of criminal activity on the quality of life of port city residents. Speakers include experts, academics and international civil servants from various countries and continents. The course are designed to support you in the exercise of your professional practice, but also to create links, thus fostering fruitful collaboration on a local and global scale, as highlighted by many participants in the satisfaction surveys we have carried out. A new edition will take place in October 2024; registration is now open!

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31 January 2024

With Bordeaux, the Port Center family is growing!

The traditional New Year's wishes ceremony organized by the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux was marked this year by the official launch of the project "Le Pavillon, Port Center Bordeaux." Led by the port, the metropolis, and the maritime union, the Port Center will be situated along the shores of the "bassins à flots," at the heart of both ship repair activities and the city center.

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31 January 2024

Federal grants boost plans for Humboldt Bay’s offshore wind port

The US federal government has earmarked substantial funds to push forward plans to build a […]

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31 January 2024

Recovering Glasgow’s waterfront: New housing and repair dock

Almost 40 years after it was closed, Govan Graving Docks in the Scottish city of […]

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31 January 2024

AIVP members tackling underwater noise from shipping

During the IMO Ship Design and Construction Sub-Committee (SDC 10) meeting in London (UK), from […]

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31 January 2024

Moves to decarbonise cross-Channel shipping continue

Efforts are on track to cut carbon emissions from cross-Channel ferry services to zero. A […]

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31 January 2024

The Panama Canal looks for solutions to water shortages

Faced with repeated water shortages and reduced shipping traffic, the Panama Canal is forced to […]

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31 January 2024

New Member Interview: City of Berbera

Berbera is a coastal city in the Sahil Region of Somaliland and is located in the southwest of the Gulf of Aden in East Africa. The urban area consists of more than 280 000 inhabitants and has an important commercial port. The municipality just joined the AIVP network. Interview with Abdishakur Mohamoud Hassan, Mayor of Berbera.

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24 January 2024

Protecting the mussels’ farmers in La Spezia

The Port Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea (Italy) has launched the first phase of […]

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