Ports are connected to international trade, environment and sustainability, digitization, port logistics and transport networks, and are currently one of the main focus areas for job creation under the Blue Economy framework. Additionally, the port ecosystem…
Port: Port of Valencia
Collaborative project – ECCLIPSE
Ports are crucial to their national economy, and their importance will increase due to the expected rise in international trade. However, ports are also susceptible to the effects of climate change, including variations in waves, sea…
Port of Valencia – Port immersion vocational training (PIVOT)
The Port Authority of Valencia, through the Valenciaport Foundation, has launched the Vocational Training Port Immersion project. This pioneering and unique initiative involves both the companies of the port cluster and public secondary schools. The main…
Collaborative project – PASSport
The purpose of PASSport (Operational Platform managing a fleet of semi-autonomous drones exploiting GNSS high Accuracy and Authentication to improve Security & Safety in port areas) is to engineer and qualify a solution extending situational awareness...
Port of Valencia – Strategy towards zero emissions by 2030
The Port Authority of Valencia’s (PAV) Strategy towards zero emissions by 2030 is driven by the port’s clear commitment to align itself with the European Green Deal on to that “transport must be infinitely cleaner”, highlighting...
Collaborative project – Green and Connected Ports
In the last decade, the European Commission has stressed the urgent need to decarbonise the transport sector. Growing port activities come with an environmental burden that needs to be mitigated through a more sustainable and efficient...
Port of Valencia – Increasing resilience to climate change
The Valencia Port Authority (APV) has been leading and undertaking climate change mitigation actions for years with its stakeholders. Recent extreme weather events have demonstrated the need to improve resilience, not only of port infrastructure, but...
Collaborative project – The LOOP-Ports project
The port sector serves as ‘matchmaker’ and crossing-point for all kinds of waste and industrial flows, and acts as logistics hub for the import and export of waste materials. Currently, different Circular Economy (CE) activities are...
Port of Valencia – INTER-IoT
Internet of Things represents the next step towards the digitisation of our society and economy. Inter-IoT (inter-operability of heterogeneous internet of things platforms) is a project funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the Polytechnic...