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.
Port of Barcelona invests €5 million in PORTIC’s new technology platform
PORTIC, the Port Community of Barcelona’s port community system (PCS), has unveiled a new technological platform that incorporates significant...
TU Varna: ILIAD project – artificial intelligence in marine technology
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 8, 2023 – The Technical University (TU Varna) in Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea port of Varna is part of a...
Delo Group, Grinatom develop program to switch to domestic software
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – Delo Group and Grinatom Simple Solutions JSC developed a strategy and plan to switch to domestic...
Ashdod Port Company signs agreement with Maersk North America
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) February 3, 2023 – Ashdod Port Company has signed an agreement with Maersk North America to collaborate on innovation...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s Solid Sail rig installed on first sailing cargo ship
Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s Solid Sail rig to be installed on the first sailing cargo ship – January 18, 2023 The Solid Sail technology,...
Valencia, Port of Hydrogen
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – The Port of València has received the first load of hydrogen (H2) to supply the refuelling station....
Port of Barcelona attributes 40% of growth to digitisation
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – The Port Community of Barcelona has said that the digitalisation – by freight forwarders,...
Israel’s Ashdod Port signs agreements with five startup companies
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – The port of Ashdod has signed agreements with five startup companies as part of the port’s...
Port of Salerno tests Grimaldi hydrogen tug master
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 2, 2023 – The Port of Salerno is testing a Grimaldi hydrogen tug master. The first operational tests in the port of...
iTerminals project tests standard digital language for container terminals in real operations
Valencia, 15 December 2022 – On 13 December, the European consortium of the iTerminals 4.0 project, an initiative led by Fundación Valenciaport and...
Russia’s Delo Group proposes unified digital logistics platform
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – Russia’s Delo Group has proposed unified digital logistics as part of unified cyber communication...
Port of Sines joins the Nexus Agenda
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – A consortium led by the Port of Sines is one of the projects included in the “Agendas for Business...
Maersk, Spanish Government sign agreement for green fuels production
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – Maersk and the Spanish Government have signed an agreement to explore the opportunities for large-scale...
AzerTelecom presents “Digital Silk Road” to Organization of Turkic States
Samarkand, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – AzerTelecom has presented the “Digital Silk Road” to Organization of Turkic States...
Port of Valencia tests 5G for ship docking operations
València, Spain (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – The Port of Valencia tests 5G for ship docking operations, becoming the first Spanish ports to test...
Fundación Valenciaport joins SEANERGY energy transition project
València, Spain (Ports Europe) October 10, 2022 – Fundación Valenciaport joins the SEANERGY energy transition project – Sustainability...
Cavotec delegation visits Port of Valencia
València, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – A delegation from Cavotec has visited the Port of Valencia. Cavotec is a leading engineering group...
Port of La Spezia to digitize exceptional transport permits
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – Port of La Spezia will digitize exceptional transport permits on tablets and smartphones from...
Sanmar Shipyards and IGUS develop onshore power system
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 20, 2022 – Sanmar Shipyards and IGUS have developed and built a new compact electric bunkering system to supply...
HHLA tests hydrogen cargo
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – HHLA has tests its handling of hydrogen as cargo. The first test delivery arrived at the...