The Docks of the Future Project: The European Union maritime transport constitutes a crucial link in the global logistic chains and plays a leading role in international freight transport. EU ports handle over one fifth of the goods loaded and unloaded worldwide and the EU maritime fleet remains the largest among the G20… Read more »
Posts By: Valeria Burlando
Docks The Future: Stakeholders Consultation Proceedings Deliverable
The goal of this deliverable is to present the main outputs and outcomes of a stakeholder consultation launched the 14th of September, aimed at collecting their vision about the Port of the Future. This deliverable describes the main characteristics of the involved stakeholders, the methodology followed to carry out the consultation, the key findings and… Read more »
Docks The Future will be presented to the audiences at BILOG 2019
BILOG is an agreement signed by La Spezia Port Authority and Municipality of Piacenza in order to create a special event on sustainable, connected and resilient topics with a European spin. The Forum will analyses the regional and European dimensions, on the transport and maritime investments, highlighting the importance of cohesion between the players of the… Read more »
Docks The Future was presented in the Baltic Port Conference (BPC2019) in Stockholm
The Baltic Ports Conference (BPC) the most important annual event for the organization, as all BPO members, other participants and guests joined together to discuss the key and urgent issues for the port business. It was first and foremost a great networking platform for the exchange of knowledge and experiences between various stakeholders making up… Read more »
Costs of pollution in European Ports: SHOULD THE USER/POLLUTER PAY?
“A new study on transport infrastructure charging, due this summer, tackles the thorny question of how to allocate the costs of pollution in European Ports. Isabelle Ryckbost considers its implications.” A new study on transport infrastructure charging, due this summer, tackles the thorny question of how to allocate the costs of pollution in European ports…. Read more »
New scenarios in the Mediterranean: Suez and China, the strategies of big carriers, new technologies and energy routes
New scenarios in the Mediterranean: Suez and China, the strategies of big carriers, new technologies, and energy routes. Italian Maritime Economy The Suez Canal has just celebrated 150 years of operations. Its 2015 enlargement established new port balances in the Mediterranean: the two records broken in terms of number of ships and goods transited (18,000 vessels and… Read more »
BILOG 2019: Logistics and Maritime Forum, 16-17 Oct 2019 La Spezia, Italia
BILOG 2019: 16-17 Oct 2019 La Spezia The sustainable, connected and resilient road to 2030 European and Regional perspectives BiLOG is an agreement signed by La Spezia Port Authority and Municipality of Piacenza in order to create a special event on sustainable, connected and resilient topics with a European spin. The Forum will focus on… Read more »
‘NET ZERO’ 2050 challenge begins
As the UK government confirms a target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050 has been adopted into law, the British Ports Association (BPA) anticipates this will require “close collaboration” between industry and government to adhere to what is a “very challenging timeline”. Mark Simmonds, head of policy and external affairs at… Read more »
Mediterranean LNG Strategy Fit
Valeria Mangiarotti, MedCruise director, sustainability and environmental issues. Credit: Port of Cagliari Plans for LNG infrastructure at Cagliari are part of a much larger programme underway in the Mediterranean, as Valeria Mangarotti explains. As director, sustainability and environmental issues on the board of MedCruise and marketing manager of the port network of the Sardinian… Read more »
Electric Trucks Drive Down Cruise Footprint
Solent Stevedores has invested GB£1m into 33 electric counterbalance forklift trucks from STILL Materials Handling to help reduce emissions at the Port of Southampton ahead of the 2019 cruise season. Solent Stevedores’ electric counterbalance forklift trucks feature batteries with a high storage capacity. Credit: Solent Stevedores/ ABP The trucks feature batteries with high… Read more »