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.
Valenciaport uses AI to predict the flow of trucks
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Valenciaport and Nextport have developed artificial intelligence (AI) software to predict the number of...
Port of Livorno increases digitalisation
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Port of Livorno has successfully tested an innovative service for the management of checks in the...
Port of Antwerp-Bruges launches drone network
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has launched the ‘D-Hive drone-in-a-box’ network with coverage...
Reference – What equipment is used in port automation?
Port automation is increasingly used and will become the norm for new port facilities. It reduces labour needs and costs, and has a high level of efficiency....
Russian ports to receive anti sea drones equipment
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – Russian state-owned RosMorPort will invest 5 billion rubles (57.5 million euro) in new security equipment...
Port of Sines is part of ADMIRAL project
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – The Administration of the Ports of Sines and the Algarve (APS) is part of a European project (ADMIRAL) that...
Port of Antwerp launches ‘D-Hive drone-in-a-box’
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – The Port of Antwerp has launched the ‘D-Hive drone-in-a-box’ project. Six autonomous drones...
Port of Valencia becomes the first port to use truck tractor powered by hydrogen
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Port of Valencia yesterday became the first port in the world to use a 4×4 truck tractor unit...
Harbor Safety – Varna Port Pilot presented as part of ILIAD
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – A team from the Technical University (TU Varna) in Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea port of Varna has...
Ukraine’s Metinvest Digital implements SAP at Metinvest-Shipping
Despite the instability faced in 2022, Metinvest Digital, the IT centre of expertise of Metinvest Group, has implemented SAP at Metinvest-Shipping, a freight...
Spain’s Port of Marin to be modernised by Thales
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – The Spanish Port of Marin is to be modernised by Thales, a leading company in railway solutions for port...
Banque Centrale Populaire, Tanger Med Port Authority sign agreement
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) and Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA) have signed a memorandum of...
HAROPA PORT launches new Port Community System in Rouen
Rouen, France (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – HAROPA PORT has developed and launched a new Port Community System (PCS), called DrakHAR. The solution...
Port of Lisbon, Repsol pilot biofuel project
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – The Port of Lisbon (APL) and Repsol have started a pilot biofuel project for the maritime supply of...
Valenciaport tests airships for aerial surveillance of port activities
València, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – Valenciaport has tested an airships for aerial surveillance of port activities in Sagunto. An airship...
Port of Santander will host the Bahía H2 Offshore project
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – The Port of Santander will host the Bahía H2 Offshore project, designed to convert wind into fuel for...
Saudi Arabia provides $1.2 mln for IMO project to reduce shipping emissions
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) April 4, 2023 – The IMO CARES (International Maritime Organisation Coordinated Actions to Reduce Emissions...
HRADF participates in the MENA Maritime Accelerator
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) is to join in the MENA Maritime Accelerator of...
Port of Tarragona to acquire two drone systems
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The Port of Tarragona has plans to acquire two unmanned drone aircraft systems to support security...
Port of La Spezia tests drones to boost safety
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The Port of La Spezia has tested drones as a method to boost transport safety wthin port areas. This...