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24 May 2023

[Webinar] From port city visions to strategies

What are the best tools to plan a sustainable port-city relationship? How is it possible to engage with stakeholders and citizens in the development and implementation of such tools? What are the appropriate scales and timelines? These are just some of the questions that we would like to discuss during the next Conference: AIVP Venice 2023 on November 16-18. However, we cannot wait until we meet in Venice, so we would like to start the debate with a webinar on the 15th of June at 16:00, just after our General Assembly. We will hear from the presidents of ports such as Quebec and Venice and learn how they are managing these issues and their planning tools. During the webinar, we will also present the main elements of the promising program the AIVP has put together for the next conference.

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16 May 2023

AIVP Executive Committee meeting and site visit to the Waterfront di Levante (Genoa), 12 May…

The AIVP executive board was on a mission to Genoa (Italy), where it visited the future waterfront and met the mayors of Nice, Genoa and Beaulieu-sur-mer.

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10 May 2023

The AIVP joins the 6th Adriatic Sea Forum in Dubrovnik 

On the 4th of May, AIVP was represented by Mr. Alberto Cappato, secretary of the AIVP, in a session focusing on balancing the needs of tourist destinations with the growth of maritime tourists in the Adriatic, that took place during the 6th Adriatic Sea Forum in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Other speakers in the session were the mayors of Dubrovnik, Hvar and Vlore, the deputy mayor of Koper and the President of FAIC (Forum of Adriatic and Ionian Cities), Mayor as well of the City of Fano. Mr. Cappato highlighted the need to establish dialogue with all stakeholders in port cities to strike a balance between the growth of touristic activities and the needs of the local citizens. Another key point he made was also that the sustainable development ambitions of port cities have not been affected by the pandemic and today is taken ever more seriously than before, with renewed efforts by port authorities, municipalities and private companies.

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9 May 2023

7th Meeting of the AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities

The MedCruise-AIVP Joint Working Group on Cruise and Port Cities was held last week on the 4th of May. The meeting focused on an overview of activities carried out in 2021-2022 and looked ahead to the aims and targets set out for 2023. The participants of this Working Group include ports from Canada, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. The new goal of the group will be to identify key principles for sustainable cruise activities in port cities and draft a base document that can be use by its members to foster local agreements.

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29 March 2023

[New] SUSTAINABLE PORT CITIES course programme in Spanish

In May 2023, the AIVP is launching the first edition in Spanish of its distance learning programme 'PORT CITIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT' created in partnership with the International Institute of Ports Cities (IIPC), based in Chile. This programme is aimed at decision-makers who have to act and develop their activities within the City-Port ecosystem. Discover what the participants of the French-speaking programme have most appreciated.

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22 March 2023

Port cities and sustainable development : Distance-learning Programme in Spanish

In April 2023, the AIVP will launch the first edition in Spanish of its new programme of distance-learning courses. Sabah Zrari, Academic Director of the course programme and one of the founders of IIPC, and Bruno Delsalle, General Manager of AIVP, talk about this initiative, which completes the range of services offered by AIVP in the framework of its 2030 Agenda.

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8 March 2023

Mathilde, new in the AIVP team

Mathilde Schnur has just joined AIVP for a 6-month internship, as part of her Bachelor's degree in International Affairs at the EM of Strasbourg. As a Prospecting, Communication and Marketing Assistant, she will be working in the following areas: Prospecting, Communication, Marketing

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27 February 2023

Edouard Philippe visits TOWT’s future sailing cargo ship’s shipyard in Vietnam

On 15 February, during a trip to Vietnam, Edouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre, visited Piriou's X51 Nha May shipyard in Ho Chi Minh City, where one of the first two modern cargo ships in the TOWT - Transport à la Voile fleet is currently under construction.

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20 February 2023

José Sanchez will moderate a session during The World Ocean Summit – The Economist

The World Ocean Summit is an annual global event bringing together the widest cross-section of the ocean community from business and finance to governments, national and international policy-makers, civil society and academia. José Sanchez will moderate the session Transitioning ports to blue economy hubs . You can get avail 20% discount on your registration by using this code: AIVP20

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15 February 2023

Another initiative launched as part of AIVP’s CSR approach  

On 9 February 2023, the AIVP, in collaboration with Carbolocal, committed to a new ecological project to plant hedgerows on agriculture land belonging to a family of farmers in Normandy.   The initiative is entirely in line with our CSR policy and will actively contribute to our climate and biodiversity objectives.

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25 January 2023

Course program: Natural and urban environments of sustainable port cities

“How do ports and cities cope with the consequences of climate change?”, “How to preserve biodiversity in port environments?” or “How to measure the impacts of port and logistic activities on the quality of life of inhabitants?”: These questions will be addressed in the course Urban and Natural Environments of Port Cities which will take place from 17 January to 23 February under the direction of Dr. Sabah Zrari.

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20 December 2022

6th Meeting of the AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities 

AIVP and MedCruise hosted together on the 12th of December the 6th meeting of the common Working Group focusing on cruises and port cities. The group exchanged good practices and debate new policies and solutions relevant for the cruise sector aimed at reducing their impact in port cities and finding a balance relationship.  

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