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23 February 2022

Changes on Barcelona’s waterfront

In early February, the Port of Barcelona officially inaugurated seven “climate islands” in the Port […]

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23 February 2022

Strasbourg (France): new funding for the Deux Rives project

The City and Eurometropolis of Strasbourg have earmarked almost €50 million in additional funding for […]

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22 February 2022

Port of Antwerp: innovation the key to high-quality food and farming

From its strategic location and dedicated facilities, to experienced port stakeholders and partners, the Port of Antwerp already boasts numerous advantages when it comes to getting food onto European plates. It is also developing pioneering solutions in partnership with the port community. It is the same commitment to innovation that saw it set up an Agricultural Innovation Fund, to promote sustainable co-existence between agriculture, nature, and port activities.

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17 February 2022

The AIVP participates to the One Ocean Summit with the presence of Edouard Philippe, president…

One Ocean Summit, Brest, 9, 10, 11 February 2022 Edouard Philippe, President of the AIVP, […]

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17 February 2022

One Ocean Summit – The AIVP supports the 20 global ports committed to low-carbon calls

During the One Ocean Summit, the AIVP organized a session on the 10th February, about "port cities' green transition". At this occasion, more than 20 global ports have committed themselves to cleaner calls. Learn more by reading our article.

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16 February 2022

BeeOdiversity: biodiversity as a solution

BeeOdiversity is a Belgian company specialized in the restoration of biodiversity and the reduction of industrial and agricultural pollution, acting in port cities. Their actions accompany the sustainable development of port cities on three of the objectives of the 2030 Agenda of the AIVP: N°8. City - port interface, N°9. Health and quality of life, N°10. Protecting biodiversity. Dr. Bach Kim Nguyen & Michael van Cutsem, founders of the company, share with us the motivations which led the company to join AIVP.

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16 February 2022

Sri Lanka wants to make Galle a tourism hub

The government has earmarked between 175 and 200 million dollars for the four-year project, which […]

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16 February 2022

Maputo (Mozambique) aims to restore its mangrove forests.

Maputo (Mozambique), the Ministry of Marine, Inland Waters and Fisheries, and Blue Forest are collaborating […]

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16 February 2022

Less plastic in cruise and shipping companies

With occasion of the One Ocean Summit, where AIVP also hosted a forum on green […]

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16 February 2022

Port Economics, Management and Policy: New key book for port professionals and scholars

The new volume by Theo Notteboom, Athanasios Pallis and Jean-Paul Rodrigue entitled “Port Economics, Management […]

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9 February 2022

Seaboost: turnkey solutions for biodiversity

Specialising in the restoration of marine ecosystems, the design of pro-active coastal structures for biodiversity and the adaptation of coastlines to the effects of climate change, Seaboost is a French company whose activity in favour of biodiversity, objective number 10 of the AIVP Agenda 2030, takes place in port cities. Martin Perrot, Seaboost's Chief Operating Officer, shares with us the motivations that led the company to join the AIVP.

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9 February 2022

Chongqing (China): a spectacular new cruise terminal

MAD architects has won the competition to design a new international cruise terminal in Chongqing. […]

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