AIVP World Conference on Cities and Ports

From 3 to 6 November, in Dunkirk (France). This flagship event will bring together international experts, decision-makers and key stakeholders in port and urban development to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the port cities of tomorrow.

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AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht

The AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht aims to celebrate these outstanding port city projects and the way they address the port city relationships in the context of sustainable development. Your city-port project deserves to be recognized.

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Online Associate Degree in Port City Sustainability

The Online Associate Degree in Port City Sustainability is a joint initiative by the International Association of Ports and Cities (AIVP) and the International Institute of Ports and Cities (IIPC), a port city training organisation.

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Ideas to shape the future of port cities

Our goal is to improve the relationship between cities and ports by establishing and developing dialogue and cooperation.

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Adapting the 17 UN SDGs to port cities

AIVP’s 2030 Agenda is the world’s first initiative to adapt the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the specific context of City Port relations.

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The AIVP is an NGO that has been bringing together urban and port stakeholders and their partners around the world for 30 years.

Its objective is to improve the relationship between city and port through a process of mutual cooperation, for urban, port, and economic development that’s more sustainable, more responsible, and more innovative, putting citizens at the heart of everything you do. As an actor of globalisation, the port city is a laboratory for the city and the economy of tomorrow and where innovations must be encouraged.

Sharing and solidarity

Share knowledge and information on the future of port cities and on ongoing and completed projects, between large and small port cities, between developed and developing countries.

Sustainable development

Integrate sustainable development to ensure that economic growth takes into account citizens’ quality of life and environmental concerns.

The general interest and the citizen relationship

In city-port development or regeneration projects, to counter gentrification of maritime and port spaces and promote social inclusion.

190 member organizations
2000 referring contacts
50 countries represented

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Lorient (France): A submarine base redeveloped as a sailing cluster

Over the past decades, Lorient has seen far-reaching changes to its maritime activity after the French […]

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A multi-faceted co-existence strategy for the port of Fremantle (Australia)

Fremantle is located at the mouth of the Swan River, around twenty kilometres from Perth. […]

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Amsterdam (Netherlands): A program to limit noise levels in the port

The Westpoort of Amsterdam launched the HoorbaarMinder, ‘Hear the Difference’, project to replace the reversing […]

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Antwerp (Belgium): the Zaha Hadid-designed “Port House” and an iconic museum

The Museum aan de Stroom (MAS) is a captivating cultural institution located in Antwerp, Belgium. […]

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Bahia Blanca (Argentina): Empowering the food sector with the establishment of a new food cluster

In 2018, the Bahía Blanca Port Management Consortium embraced the challenge of fostering the establishment of a […]

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Bringing the city and the port together

Join AIVP to improve the relationship between city and port through a process of mutual cooperation, for urban, port, and economic development that’s more sustainable, more responsible, and more innovative, putting citizens at the heart of everything you do.

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Online Associate Degree in Port City Sustainability 2026 (in french)

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World Conference Cities & Ports | Dunkrik

Dunkirk, France

The AIVP World Conference Cities & Ports 2026 will take place in Dunkirk (France) from […]

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