We live in a changing world, in which societal challenges are coming at us faster and faster. The urgency surrounding these challenges requires resilience and flexibility from organizations. In this context, we started the Future Proof…
Area of interest: Community building
Port of Amsterdam – CSR assessment framework in contracts with customers
In our Strategic Plan 2021-2025, sustainability is an inextricable part of our business operations and ambition. This way, we want to extend the purely commercial relationship to joint broader value creation; “Be Part of a Better…
Port of Seattle – Duwamish River Community Hub
In 2019, near-port Duwamish Valley community members collaborated with Port of Seattle staff to write and establish Resolution 3767, the Duwamish Valley Community Benefits Commitment (CBC). To implement the policy, the Port established the Duwamish Valley…
Port of Seattle – Maritime Innovation Center
The Port of Seattle is renovating its historic Ship Supply building at Fishermen’s Terminal into a modern state-of-the-art Maritime Innovation Center (MInC). This facility, built to the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge standard, will…
Port of Kribi – Socio-economic support program PASEK
In order to further strengthen the relationship between the town and the port of Kribi, and to ease its acceptance by the indigenous population, the Kribi socio-economic support program (PASEK) was established. This support program specifically…
Port Saint John – Port Pod
On June 8th, 2022, Port Saint John opened its first interpretation centre called the Port Pod in the AREA506 Container Village, where locals and cruise passengers could visit to learn about the port and port operations….
Halifax Port Authority – The PIER living lab
The PIER (Port Innovation, Engagement, & Research) is Canada’s first living lab for the transportation sector. Led by Halifax Port Authority (HPA), the PIER includes tech companies, local and global supply chain partners, researchers, SMEs, and…
Port Saint John – Maiden visit to Saint John
August 3rd, 2022 was a remarkable day in Saint John as Port Saint John, together with our partners at DP World, welcomed Maiden, a 58-foot aluminum ocean racing yacht, and her all-female crew to Saint John….
Port of Barcelona – Your port opens up again
In the 1980’s and later in preparation for the 1992 Olympic Games, the Port Authority of Barcelona, in agreement with the local, regional, and national authorities, transferred the port activity far from urban areas. The strategy…