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.
GNV, ABB launch energy efficiency project for ships
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – Italian ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) and Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation ABB have started a...
The European INTER-IoT project ends successfully with the pilot of Valencia
Valencia, Spain, March 4, 2019 – The final meeting of the “INTER-IoT – Interoperability of Heterogeneous Platforms with Internet of...
ValenciaportPCS will connect in real time to the Noatum Valencia terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – As of March 4, the electronic platform of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), ValenciaportPCS, will...
Barcelona port and IREC present hydrogen as an alternative fuel for transport
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – The port and Barcelona and El Instituto de Investigación en Energía de Cataluña (IREC –...
Balearic port authority launches drone control programme
Alcúdia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has initiated a pilot...
Grimaldi joins H2PORTS project
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Grimaldi Group and its sister company Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE) have joined the European project...
Marseille port develops maritime digital gateway
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – The port of Marseille-Fos has announced the construction of new subsea cable landing infrastructure...
Marseille port announces winners of Smartport Challenge
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – Grand Port Maritime of Marseille (GPMM) has announced the winners of the Smartport Challenge have...
Valenciaport Foundation develops the Innovation Plan of the logistics community of the Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – The Valenciaport Foundation has undertaken the development and implementation of an R + D + i Plan of the...
Orange, Vodafone to test 5G applications at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Telecoms groups Orange and Vodafone plan to test at the port of Vigo the possibilities of 5G technology in very...
Puertos del Estado promotes collaboration between port authorities
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – The state port administration Puertos del Estado has set up the Permanent Observatory of the Port...
Sviluppo Marche Srl launches “4helix+” project
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2018 – Sviluppo Marche Srl (Svim) is launching the “4helix+” project, which will provide funding to...
Naples port hosts PortForward project
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
Valenciaport joins TradeLens project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has joined the...
Valencia port joins TradeLens project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Valencia port has been integrated into the TradeLens project, a technological solution developed by IBM and...
Marine Maritime Cluster of Andalusia celebrates the 1st edition of Blue Energy Lab in Malaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – Clúster Marítimo Marino de Andalucía (CMMA – the Marine Maritime Cluster of Andalusia) has held...
Las Palmas port allocates space for research and development enterprises
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) has...
Livorno port participates in European Autopilot project
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2018 – Companies operating at the port have been carrying out tests on intelligent driving in the framework of...
Valencia port hosts first technical meeting of LOOP-Ports project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Valencia port hosted the first internal technical meeting of the European project “LOOP-Ports –...
Siport21 has developed a moored ship motion predictive system for the Port Authority of Bahia de Algeciras
Press Release: Siport21 has developed a moored ship motion predictive system for the Port Authority of Bahia de Algeciras – October 18, 2018 The...