The world is changing, and ports must be able to adapt to keep their competitiveness. Bilbao PortLab is the innovation hub of Bilbao Port, with the aim to create an open innovation ecosystem to support the…
Area of interest: Community building
Port of Taranto – Open Port exhibition center
The Open Port project is the virtual flourishing hub for the dissemination of maritime-port culture in Taranto port-city (southern Italy). It represents an original and innovative concept for the worldwide Port Exhibition Center panorama and its…
Port of Seattle – Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat
Over two decades ago, the Port of Seattle initiated the largest habitat restoration project along the Duwamish River in a generation. Terminal 117 was transformed from a legacy industrial site with significant contamination to a 14-acre…
Port of Antwerp – Mercy Ships
The Port of Antwerp has made the arrival of the Global Mercy, the newest hospital ship of Mercy Ships, possible by offering a free berth and support in Antwerp. Volunteers from Belgium and abroad set up...
Solomon Islands Ports Authority – Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Community
When we embarked on the green port journey in 2017, Our aim and vision was to be a ‘Carbon Neutral Port’ by 2030 and the leading Port in the region in terms of championing the use...
Gladstone Ports Corporation – Port to Park community event
Port to Park is Gladstone Ports Corporation’s (GPC’s) community fun run, which promotes health and wellbeing in the region, while raising funds for charity and local schools. The 2021 beneficiary was Act for Kids, which provides...
Johor Port Authority – Helping those in need during the COVID19 pandemic
End of 2019, the world experienced the deadly infectious COVID-19 Pandemic. The virus has affected the Malaysian economy with most companies having their employees working from home, while some employees went on permanent leave. The direct...
Freeport of Riga Authority – Ghetto Games street sports and culture movement
The Freeport of Riga Authority acts as a socially responsible entity and integral part of the Latvian society in order to build the port as a socially responsible entity and a good neighbor. Working in partnership...
Port of Houston – Improving operational efficiency through transparent information exchange
Cooperation and transparent information exchange are critical to ensuring operational efficiency and schedule predictability. The Greater Houston Port Bureau (GHPB) recognizes the need to provide its members with means to exchange planning information real-time in a...