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.
Ports of La Spezia and Casablanca are getting closer with FENIX project
Thanks to European project FENIX, through which an International Fast & Secure Trade Lane will be realized, trade between this two ports will be...
Continental Timișoara to provide professional technological solutions for ports of Hamburg and Koper
Being one of the 15 partners involved in the European-funded 5G-LOGINNOV project, Continental Timișoara will evaluate and present the added value of 5G...
Bilbao improves management of flow of vehicles with AI
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2020 – Bilbao Port Authority has opted for the innovative technology of AllRead MLT, a start-up, in order to...
More than 120 ideas received for Spain’s Ports 4.0 innovation fund
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2020 – The Ports 4.0 innovation fund has closed the submission deadline for ideas with more than 120...
Fundación Valenciaport joins STAMINA project, a pandemic study
Valenciaport Foundation participates in the STAMINA project that will propose a set of decision support technologies for the prediction and management of...
IAPH launches global ports questionnaire on electronic data exchange
September 29, 2020 Confidential survey of world ports initiated by IAPH to gauge how far processes have been digitalized to track movements of ships, cargo...
RINA and China’s SDARI sign MoU for classification of ships in 3D
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) September 29, 2020 – RINA and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a Memorandum of...
Fincantieri starts construction of Zeus, a zero-emission experimental ship
Castellammare di Stabia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding group has started constructing Zeus, a zero-emissions...
CIRCLE SpA takes part to 5G-LOGINNOV project, which explores the opportunities for ports arising from 5G technology
CIRCLE S.p.A.: takes part to 5G-LOGINNOV project, which explores the opportunities for ports arising from 5G technology, receiving a contribution of €296,625...
5GMED: The future of mobility in the Mediterranean cross-border corridor
News Release – 5G Barcelona – August 20, 2020 Through 4 pilot tests in railway and highway between Figueres and Perpignan 5GMed will demonstrate...
Maersk Blockchain Tradelens program is now active on Yilport
The Yilport-TradeLens cooperation has started. As of July 2020, data flow started at Yilport Gebze and Gemport Terminals in Turkey – August 18, 2020...
Bilbao port progresses with the Bilbao PortLab
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) August 11, 2020 – The Port Authority of Bilbao is moving forward with the Bilbao PortLab innovation and research hub and has...
Port of Barcelona joins the European DocksTheFuture initiative
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has joined the DocksTheFuture initiative, which aims to establish a network of...
Ports of Genoa focus on digital: the first results of the E-BRIDGE project
Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea, UIRNet and Circle implement a last-mile railway dashboard that provides operators with real-time information...
Huelva port defends drive to modernize the port system through digitization
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) July 31, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) has presented the drive to modernize the...
CIRCLE takes part to European project MOSES, which enhances modal shift for Short Sea Shipping
CIRCLE S.p.A.: takes part to European project MOSES, which enhances modal shift for Short Sea Shipping (SSS), receiving a contribution of €266,875 –...
Fundación Valenciaport is participating in the MOSES project to improve SSS component of European container supply chain
The MOSES project involves seventeen partners from seven countries and has a budget of over €8 million – July 14, 2020 Within the framework of this...