Research/Innovation
A category of news covering the use of research and innovation by ports and the port community. This includes research into new technology to improve performance in port activities. It is prominent in the sector of technology to address environmental issues.
Alfa Laval and Wallenius join forces to supply wind propulsion solutions for sustainable shipping
Alfa Laval and Wallenius will form a 50/50 joint venture – AlfaWall Oceanbird – that will supply innovative wind propulsion solutions for cargo vessels and...
Wärtsilä and Tanger Med enable first real-life digital port call for Hapag-Lloyd vessel
Within the framework of a partnership previously announced between Tanger Med Port Authority and Wärtsilä Voyage – which aims at digitalising...
Port of Bilbao has hosted the third meeting of the Bilbao PortLab advisory committee
The Port of Bilbao has hosted the third meeting of the Bilbao PortLab advisory committee, where the six ideas supported by the Port of Bilbao that have been...
Ashdod Port Company invites startups to propose safety technologies
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) June 18, 2021 – Ashdod Port Company has published a tender inviting startup companies to propose new processes, new...
Brittany Ferries eyes zero-emission, sea-skimming ‘flying ferries’
New all-electric craft concept foils like a hydrofoil and flies like a plane – all with the comfort and convenience of a ferry – June 15, 2021 Brittany...
Global Transit Document (GTrD) – a universal digital solution in the development of multimodal transport
On 8 June 2021 the Presentation of the prototype of the Global Transit Document and the pilot project along the TRACECA route took place This event was the...
Turkish Minister Karaismailoğlu: “We will open our national electric train in this year”
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu visited TÜRASAŞ Sakarya Factory and closely followed the national electric train...
Wärtsilä’s sea traffic management system increases safety and efficiency of shipping on Croatian waters
Wärtsilä Voyage has this month completed an extensive upgrade of the Croatian National Vessel Traffic Management & Information System (VTMIS) with new...
CNES and CMA CGM sign partnership agreement for solutions for shipping, logistics and the space industry
Meeting at the Toulouse Space Centre on Thursday 10 June, CNES Chairman & CEO Philippe Baptiste and Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman & CEO of the CMA CGM...
Marseille-Fos launches the third season of the Smart Port Challenge
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – The port of Marseille-Fos has unveiled the nine challenges of its digital and ecological innovation...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at MOU Signing with EduAct for Thessaloniki TechLab
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador Pyatt has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with #EduACT to open a 6th...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt speaks at Thessaloniki event
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – Speaking at an “Thessaloniki Future Thinking Dialogues” Amcham event to journalists, U.S....
Full speed ahead on autonomous transport solutions for ports
Volvo Autonomous Solutions, together with commercial partners, is now taking the next step towards autonomous transport solutions within the port and logistics...
PORTIC Barcelona launches the new version of PORTIC Manifiesta for shipping companies and shipping agents
PORTIC Barcelona, the Port Community System (PCS) of the Port Community of Barcelona, has launched the new version of PORTIC Manifiesta. This application...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale and digITAlog sign digitisaltion contract
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – DigITAlog SpA (formerly UIRNet) and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...
Port of Barcelona and AllRead use artificial intelligence to identify containers and wagons
The Port of Barcelona and the startup AllRead use artificial intelligence to identify containers and wagons – May 21, 2021 AllRead Machine Learning...
PORTIC Barcelona launches new version of PORTIC
PORTIC Barcelona, the Port Community System (PCS) of the Port Community of Barcelona, has launched a new version of its PORTIC Forwarding application, aimed at...