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.
Love is in the Sea Air – 5G arrives at Ports
News Release – BWCS – Love is in the Sea A – 5G arrives at Ports – February 10, 2020 The news that Belgian telecoms company Proximus is...
Bordeaux port, Storengy and Nexeya sign agreement to developing hydrogen sector
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) February 7, 2020 – Storengy, Nexeya and the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux have signed a memorandum of understanding...
Traxens joins French Smart Port in Med open innovation challenge
Project involves large groups, startups and SMEs; aims to experiment with new and innovative solutions in the shipping sector – February 5, 2020 Traxens,...
Viana do Castelo port set for role in the European Atlantis project
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 6, 2020 – Viana do Castelo is to be the headquarters of the European Atlantis project, the first...
Ukraine interested in developing digital transport corridors
Ukraine is interested in developing digital transport corridors, Vladislav Krykliy – January 31, 2020 On January 31, 2020, representatives of the...
YILPORT Huelva awarded for implementation of NAVIS N4
News Release – YILPORT Huelva – February 3, 2020 The Huelva Port association has organized an event to recognize the work of its associates and...
Algeciras port awarded for research and innovation
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de la BahÃa de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) has been...
MSC to speak at 2020 Geneva blockchain conference
MSC will be at the forefront of discussions on blockchain technology within the Geneva Blockchain Congress that will take place at Palexpo on Monday 20 January...
Siport21 assesses the risk of grounding or collision in port areas
News Release – Siport21 assesses the risk of grounding or collision in port areas; Presented during the Workshop on Ship Collision Risk Assessment in...
Baleà ria shipping company sets up high-efficiency natural gas supply in Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 7, 2020 – The Baleà ria shipping company has set up a high-efficiency natural gas supply in Valencia port using...
Valenciaport presents new seal management service to shipping companies
Mar Chao, commercial and business development director of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), has presented the new seal management service enabled on the...
Bournemouth University launches SPEED, part of a European funded Interreg 2 Seas project
Bournemouth University is using Wazoku’s idea management platform, Idea Spotlight, to power the stakeholder engagement in the SPEED project, a major...
New Spectrum Releases Drive New Conference on Wireless Networks in Ports
News Release – BWCS – December 4, 2019 The battle to supply ports with fast, reliable wireless networks is rapidly heating up. As Dockside...
Digital Transport Corridor workshops take place in Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania
Digital Transport Corridor working meetings were organised by the EU4Digital Facility in Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania on 25, 26 and 28 November. The aim of...
Valenciaport becomes most transparent port with its time-scale tracking tool
This tool is key for shipping companies to improve their competitiveness. The study allows to know the operating time and idle time of the vessels in the...
Bilbao port attends Smart City Expo World in Barcelona with Port 4.0
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has announced that it will...
APM Terminals Barcelona presents 5G V2X crane communication systems
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 25, 2019 – Speaking at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, APM Terminals Barcelona’s Sergi...
Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan launch transcontinental digital link
Prime Minister Askar Mamin and Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov took part in the ceremony of a Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic (TCFO) link to construct a...
Bilbao port presents innovations at Smart Port forum in Barcelona
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) will present its innovations in...
Puertos del Estado meets Accenture to discuss 5G
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) November 15, 2019 – President of Puertos del  Estado, Salvador de la Encina and head of the Cabinet, Ana MarÃa GarcÃa,...