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.
Smart Ports: How 5G and IoT can improve global trade
Newark, NJ, United States (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – With global freight trade demand expected to triple by 2050, how can port and harbour...
ODeX report on digital documentation and freight shipping
Mumbai, India (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – The maritime industry, pivotal in global trade, has been evolving rapidly, propelled by technological...
Port of Palermo adopts digital water management
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – The Port of Palermo has adopted a real-time, digital water management control system to monitor...
Baku Shipyard adopts SSI ShipConstructor design solution
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Baku Shipyard (BSY Engineering) has adopted the ShipConstructor design and modelling solution of...
Port risk management with RightPORT
Melbourne, Australia (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Research by RightShip, a solution provider to the maritime industry, has found that half of all...
Webcast: Strategies for speedier vessel turnaround in ports
Fareham, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – The free webcast with CM Labs Quayside chat: Training Revolution: Strategies for speedier...
Digitalisation in shipping will streamline vessels’ port calls
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – The mandatory implementation as of January 1, 2024, of the Maritime Single Window (MSW),...
Webcast: Strategies for speedier vessel turnaround in ports
Fareham, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – The free webcast with CM Labs Quayside chat: Training Revolution: Strategies for speedier...
Port of La Spezia signs cyber agreement with state police
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority and the...
inwi, Medusa Submarine Cable System to strengthen trans-Mediterranean connectivity
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Global telecom operator inwi and Medusa Submarine Cable System have signed an agreement to reinforce...
Fundación Valenciaport introduces FAITH project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – The initial meeting of the FAITH project was held this week in Heraklion, a project that will develop...
HAROPA introduces drones
Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – The French port company HAROPA has introduced the use of drones in its daily activities. Drones are now...
Successful launch of the BOOST offshore floating solar demonstrator at La Palma
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The BOOST project consortium has announced the successful completion of the BOOST...
Sparkle launches GreenMed, a new submarine cable system
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and a global operator, is launching a project to...
FESCO sends ship to Antarctica
Cape Town, South Africa (Ports Europe) December 29, 2023 – On 22 December the ship left the port of Cape Town (South Africa) with cargo for Indian...
Fincantieri, WSense & the Underwater Internet of Things
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 22, 2023 – Fincantieri and WSense have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly operate in...
Port cyber attacks from 2011 to 2023
Heidelberg, Germany (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – Two primary motivations drive port cyber attacks: the demand for ransom payments and the desire to...