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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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27 February 2023

New member interview: Wabtec – Innovative maritime solutions

Wabtec offers solutions to help ports and maritime industries become more durable and reliable and accelerate their decarbonization and digitalization objectives. Wabtec is specialized in providing onshore power supply with ShoreCONNECT and has helped various ports reduce their emissions with their solutions. They have also helped electrify vessels with FerryCHARGER to achieve the same aim and have developed digital solutions that enhances supply chain performance and predictability by delivering real time data to improve the flow of container transport in ports with Port Optimizer ®.

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25 January 2023

Seafrigo: The cold chain specialist

Seafrigo is a logistics company specialized in the global food logistics chain. It is specialized in handling frozen, chilled and ambient products with reefers and refrigerated warehouses. Through its global network of offices and variety of services it provides – ocean freight, air freight, warehousing, hinterland modalities, and customs brokerage – they are experts of the food supply chain. In this interview, the AIVP explores Seafrigo’s knowledge in relation to goal 7 of the AIVP Agenda 2030, “Quality food for all”. Interview with Stéphane Desseigne, Group Development Director.

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30 November 2022

New member: Green City Organisation, specialized in marine pollution prevention

Green City Organisation is a design and engineering agency that aims to capture pollutants emitted by coastal cities before they can reach the ocean. Using its fully replicable solutions, the agency’s ambition is to pass on a clean ocean to future generations. This is in line with commitment 10 of the AIVP 2030 Agenda (Protecting biodiversity), which highlights the importance of improving the quality of port waters and preventing the destruction of sensitive natural habitats.

Interviews
21 November 2022

AIVP new member : Bordeaux, a welcoming metropolis committed for solidarity and ecology

Bordeaux Métropole is joining AIVP, thus forming a dynamic and innovating city-port partnership with the Port of Bordeaux Atlantique. Discover our new member in this interview.

Interviews
12 October 2022

ETT – Solutions for Smart Port Cities

ETT is an Italian based digital innovation and ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Factory. ETT delivers specific digital solutions for process efficiency and optimization and develops services for distributed networks of smart sensors integration and management. In the frame of their Smart City Solutions, they offer digital solutions to help monitor and organize environmental data (marine, inland, energy, and buildings infrastructures) and to facilitate governance. This falls under Goal 4 of the Agenda 2030, Renewed Governance. Interview with Antonio Novellino, Research Manager at ETT.

Interviews
21 September 2022

Buenaventura Regional Port Company: committed to the people of Buenaventura

The Board of Directors of Buenaventura Regional Port Company has announced the election of Liborio Cuéllar Araújo as the new General Manager. We had a meeting with Mr Cuéllar Araújo, who told us that he wants to present his mission and the organisation. His object is to use the organisation to work for the local economic and social fabric. Buenaventura Regional Port Company (RPC) is an active member of AIVP.

Interviews
7 September 2022

Port Autonome du Centre et de l’Ouest, a port committed to sustainable transportation

Port Autonome du Centre et de l'Ouest is one of the biggest ports in Wallonia. Divided into three zones (Hainaut Occidental, Mons Borinage, and Centre), the port has for some years been working closely with the local authorities in its region, on projects to promote low-carbon transportation (Goal 3 of the 2030 Agenda). To gain a better understanding of these ambitions, we talked to the port’s Director, Ms Christelle Kozak.

Interviews
10 August 2022

The port of Ashdod (Israel), pioneer of innovation, joins the AIVP

The Port of Ashdod (Israel) has just joined the AIVP. This port authority responsible for 60% of the country's commercial traffic has also recently become a pioneer in innovation. They develop numerous partnerships with the private sector in favor of green energies and are committed to a better understanding of the port world by the general public. An interview with Roy Avrahami, Chief Innovation Officer, Port of Ashdod, focusing on Goal 2 of the 2030 Agenda "Energy Transition and Circular Economy" and Goal 5 "Investing in Human Capital".

Interviews
29 June 2022

Port cities and sustainable development : Distance-learning Programme

In October 2022, AIVP will launch the first edition of its new programme of distance-learning courses, created jointly with the International Institute of Port Cities (IIPC), based in Chile. This programme is aimed at decision-makers who act and work in the Port City ecosystem. 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.

Interviews
24 May 2022

Port Authority of New South Wales: Leading the energy transition in Australian port cities

The Port Authority of New South Wales, who manages the navigation, security and operational safety needs of commercial shipping in the various ports of New South Wales, has taken key actions to reduce their emissions and accelerate their energy transition. Ryan Bennett, Senior Manager Planning & Sustainability, shares with us the advances in adjusting the Port Authority of New South Wales to their carbon emission reduction targets and the Net Zero targets. He also informs us that the Port Authority of NSW will be installing and supplying shore power for ships at all 5 major commercial berths at Bays Port in Sydney Harbour, which is a world-first for a dry-bulk precinct and a first in the Southern Hemisphere for a cruise terminal.

Interviews
21 April 2022

Ceuta (Spain) : protection of port biodiversity

AIVP – There are areas of high ecological value, belonging to the European Natura 2000 […]

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