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.
Barcelona port and IREC present hydrogen as an alternative fuel for transport
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – The port and Barcelona and El Instituto de Investigación en EnergÃa de Cataluña (IREC –...
Balearic port authority launches drone control programme
Alcúdia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has initiated a pilot...
Grimaldi joins H2PORTS project
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Grimaldi Group and its sister company Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE) have joined the European project...
Marseille port develops maritime digital gateway
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – The port of Marseille-Fos has announced the construction of new subsea cable landing infrastructure...
Marseille port announces winners of Smartport Challenge
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – Grand Port Maritime of Marseille (GPMM) has announced the winners of the Smartport Challenge have...
Valenciaport Foundation develops the Innovation Plan of the logistics community of the Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – The Valenciaport Foundation has undertaken the development and implementation of an R + D + i Plan of the...
Orange, Vodafone to test 5G applications at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Telecoms groups Orange and Vodafone plan to test at the port of Vigo the possibilities of 5G technology in very...
Puertos del Estado promotes collaboration between port authorities
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – The state port administration Puertos del Estado has set up the Permanent Observatory of the Port...
Sviluppo Marche Srl launches “4helix+” project
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2018 – Sviluppo Marche Srl (Svim) is launching the “4helix+” project, which will provide funding to...
Naples port hosts PortForward project
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
Valenciaport joins TradeLens project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia)Â has joined the...
Valencia port joins TradeLens project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Valencia port has been integrated into the TradeLens project, a technological solution developed by IBM and...
Marine Maritime Cluster of Andalusia celebrates the 1st edition of Blue Energy Lab in Malaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – Clúster MarÃtimo Marino de AndalucÃa (CMMA – the Marine Maritime Cluster of Andalusia) has held...
Las Palmas port allocates space for research and development enterprises
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) has...
Livorno port participates in European Autopilot project
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 – Companies operating at the port have been carrying out tests on intelligent driving in the framework of...
Valencia port hosts first technical meeting of LOOP-Ports project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Valencia port hosted the first internal technical meeting of the European project “LOOP-Ports –...
Siport21 has developed a moored ship motion predictive system for the Port Authority of Bahia de Algeciras
Press Release:Â Siport21 has developed a moored ship motion predictive system for the Port Authority of Bahia de Algeciras – October 18, 2018 The...
AdSP Cagliari updates regional port IT system
Olbia, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority)...
Italy’s La Dragaggi applies innovative method for Termoli port draft maintenance
Termoli, Italy (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Italian company La Dragaggi Srl is implementing innovative technology for the maintenance of the seabed of...
Marseille organisations launch The Smartport Challenge
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Marseilles port (GPMM), Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille-Provence (CCIMP) and Aix-Marseille...