Research/Innovation
A category of news covering the use of research and innovation by ports and the port community to improve performance in port activities. This includes research, artificial intelligence (AI), digitalisation and new technology. It is often employed to address environmental issues. This often comprise cooperation wirth other ports and EU-sponsored projects.
Rotterdam: 500,000 containers handled via Secure Chain
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – The Port Authority of Rotterdam has reported that the 500,000th container has been handled by...
SEA Europe urges stronger support for sustainable, digitalised inland waterways fleet
SEA Europe urges stronger support for sustainable and digitalised inland waterways fleet under new State aid rules – September 16, 2024 SEA Europe, the...
Port of Taranto digitalises free customs zone
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – The Port of Taranto has completed the digitalisation of the Free Customs Zone of Taranto (Zona Franca...
Predictive software tool to help UK’s port of Milford Haven
Milford Haven, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – A new predictive software tool developed, under development by Science and Technology...
Escola Europea, Portwise to work energy transition plans in ports
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024 – Escola Europea and Portwise have signed an agreement to develop a simulator as part of the GREEN...
MSC Cruises, Explora Journeys to start using smart containers
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys, both part of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, will start using smart...
Port of Barcelona monitors polluting emissions with a drone
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona and the Directorate General of the Merchant Navy (DGMM), in collaboration with...
AD Ports Group white paper: “Digitalisation for Enhanced Efficiency: Leveraging Data for Smart Ports”
Abu Dhabi, UAE (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – AD Ports Group has published a white paper entitled “Digitalisation for Enhanced Efficiency:...
Delo Group completes integration of DeloTech
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – DeloTech has integrated ROLIS LLC, a leading Russian developer of digital solutions for freight logistics...
Kumport Terminal Istanbul joins the Portchain Connect Network
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – Kumport Terminal Istanbul will join the Portchain Connect, using it to increase the quality and speed of...
Vessel traffic systems in Kazakh Caspian ports in 2025
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 19, 2024 – Commissioning of the vessel traffic services system (VTS) in Kazakhstan’s main Caspian Sea port of...
Lloyd’s Register, CORE POWER research “nuclear containership”
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – Lloyd’s Register (LR) and CORE POWER have launched a joint regulatory assessment study on the...
Webinar about port automation and remote machine control
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) August 13, 2024 – Nokia is organising a webinar on September 4 at 16:00 CET with expert speakers from Verizon...
MSC Cruises adopts OptiCruise to reduce pollution
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – Swiss-owned MSC Cruises is to adopt OptiCruise, a new itinerary planning optimisation tool, to reduce ship...
European Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force
Press Release 1 August 2024 Brussels Today, the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world’s first comprehensive regulation on...
Port of Ravenna and FS Group sign digitalisation agreement
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2024 – The FS Group’s Logistics Hub and the Port System Authority of the Northern Central Adriatic Sea...
Fincantieri, Accenture to work on port digitalisation
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – Fincantieri, an international shipbuilding, and Accenture, a global professional services company, are...
Drones help Tarragona port, Spain
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – The port of Tarragona has been using drones since September 2021, with the assistance of state-owned SENASA....
CDP Venture Capital to support port digitalisation
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – Through the Boost Innovation Fund, CDP Venture Capital, in agreement with the Ministry of the Economy and Made...
Wireless reefer monitoring system at the Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is improving its reefer container handling capabilities by...