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.
Puertos del Estado hosts SIMPLE innovation event
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – Last Friday, Puertos del Estado (state-owned ports agency) hosted the first milestone event of the SIMPLE...
Santander port hosts PORTS 4.0 event
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – Santander has hosted an event “PORTS 4.0: the largest fund of Open Innovation” for the...
CargoSmart and Maritime Industry Operators Commit to Transforming the Shipping Industry
News Release – CargoSmart and Maritime Industry Operators Commit to Transforming the Shipping Industry – July 12, 2019 Leading global shipment...
Cádiz port plans €4.2 million technology investment
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) July 12, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) plans to invest a total of...
GREEN C PORTS project will improve the environmental sustainability of ports and the performance of port operations in the TEN-T Core Network
News – GREEN C PORTS project will improve the environmental sustainability of ports and the performance of port operations in the TEN-T Core Network...
Searoutes launches eco-calculator CO2 emission prototype
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2019 – French startup Searoutes, incubated in the ZEBOX acceleration program since January 2019, has designed a...
Dubai Chamber and DP World sign MOU on digital Silk Road initiative
News – Dubai Chamber and DP World sign MOU on digital Silk Road initiative – July 9, 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that...
Bilbao Port Lab inaugurated – a port hub for innovation and research
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao) has inaugurated Bilbao Port Lab, its own...
MGI creates the « MGI Lab », an innovation hub in Marseille
News Release – MGI creates the « MGI Lab », an innovation hub in Marseille – July 8, 2019 MGI is a recognised expert in Cargo Intelligent Systems...
Genoa port develops port-ship electricity supply
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Genoa post has hosted a conference “The electrification of the docks of the ports of the Western Ligurian...
Ravenna port to develop “digital twin”
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North Adriatic...
First blockchain container shipped to Rotterdam
News release – First blockchain container shipped to Rotterdam – July 1, 2019 ABN AMRO, Port of Rotterdam and Samsung SDS demonstrated that...
iTerminals 4.0 launched to develop box port digitalisation
News – iTerminals 4.0 launched to boost box port digitalisation – June 27, 2019 Today, the start-up meeting of the iTerminals 4.0 project –...
Marseille Fos completes test of Vasco2, a project to convert industrial fumes into biofuel
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – After three years of testing in a real environment in the heart of the industrial-port area of Fos,...
Valenciaport tests the Smartport platform to increase efficiency and competitiveness
News Release – Valenciaport tests the Smartport platform to increase efficiency and competitiveness – June 27, 2019 Federico Torres, Director of...
Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company produces new advanced video surveillance system
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Rosen Zhelyazkov, said during the final...
MacGregor automated mooring solution specified for the world’s first autonomous and zero-emission container ship, Yara Birkeland
News Release – MacGregor automated mooring solution specified for the world’s first autonomous and zero-emission container ship, Yara Birkeland...