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Dunkirk 2026: preparatory webinar for the AIVP Conference

Would you like to learn more about the upcoming AIVP World Conference Cities & Ports, which will take place in Dunkirk (France) from 3 to 6 November 2026?...

Call for Presentations — 21st World Conference on Cities and Ports, Dunkirk 2026

AIVP is launching its call for presentations for the 21st World Conference on Cities and Ports, to be held in Dunkirk (France) from 3 to 6 November 2026,...

Taranto Hosts the first in-person meeting of the Cruises & Port Cities Working Group

Press release - 20/02/2026 – Taranto, Italy AIVP and MedCruise strengthen their collaboration for Sustainable Cruises and Port–City Development MedCruise and AIVP, have brought the international Cruises &...

AIVP 2026 Greetings

Dear members, dear partners, At the start of this new year, I would like to extend to you, on behalf of the entire AIVP team, our warmest wishes....

Financing the Maritime Transition: Blumorpho’s New Booklet

This program aims to identify and promote innovative financing solutions that can support the transition of the port-city ecosystem in the face of climate and environmental challenges. AIVP...

Opinion piece in Les Echos: “The blue economy is organizing, but time is running out” — a strong message supported by AIVP

On June 13, 2025, the newspaper Les Echos published a collective opinion piece signed by about thirty personalities, including Prince Albert II of Monaco, on the occasion of...

AIVP Engages in Key Dialogues Ahead of UNOC3 to Champion Sustainable Maritime Innovation and Coastal Resilience

Nice & Monaco – June 2025 – In the lead-up to the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), AIVP, the worldwide network of port cities, played a central...

Launch of the French and Spanish Editions of the Sustainable Port Cities Course Program

On Tuesday, October 8th, Bruno DELSALLE and Dr. Sabah ZRARI inaugurated the third French edition of the Sustainable Port Cities Course Program, organized by AIVP and the International...

AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht: Grand Jury meets

On October 10 and 11, 2024, the members of the Grand Jury for the AIVP Antoine Rufenacht Prize gathered in Le Havre to interview the six finalists of...

Welcome to Justine VILLION, new Administrative Assistant

We are delighted to announce the arrival of Justine VILLION, who is joining our team in the General Secretariat Department as a part-time Administrative Assistant. Justine will bring...

Meet the finalists for the first edition of the AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht

As planned, members of the Expert Panel met in Brussels on the 6th of September to assess the 23 submitted projects for the 2024 edition of the AIVP...

Replay of the AIVP webinar

The webinar ‘Towards the Lisbon declaration: addressing global challenges in Port cities ’ is now available for replay!

Assistant.e administrative et gestion financière

Poste à temps plein 35H partagé entre deux associations basées au Havre : PRESENTATION DES ASSOCIATIONS LE HAVRE PORT CENTER est une association loi 1901, créée en décembre...

Job offer – “Port Affairs” Project Manager

AIVP is hiring a project manager to oversee European and international initiatives, provide member services, and produce content. Requirements: Master's degree, experience in international project management, C1 level...

Imminent deadline for the AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht Call for Applications!

The call for applications for the 1st edition of the AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht is nearing its end! You have until June 23, 2024 to submit your dossiers...

AIVP World Conference – Apply to become a speaker

The 19th AIVP World Conference on Cities and Ports will be held in Lisbon (Portugal) from 27 to 29 November 2024 under the theme "Open Piers: Steering flows...

2024 Kickoff: Cruises & Port Cities

The Cruises & Port Cities Working Group, led by Noemi Frascella and Jose Sanchez, met on March 6 to finalize their collaborative publication, highlighting insights from 23 members...

Internship – Communications Assistant

Who are we? The Association Internationale Villes et Ports (AIVP) was founded in 1988. Its head office is in Le Havre (Normandy). It brings together public and private...

In 2024, our course program on sustainable port cities continues – Registration Open!

The program offer in-depth knowledge on subjects as diverse as governance, the circular economy and energy transition, underwater ecosystems in port areas, heritage and city-port identity, and the...

Save the date: World Conference Cities & Ports by AIVP

We're thrilled to announce the upcoming AIVP Annual Conference - the event of the year for all things port cities! 📅 Date: 𝟐𝟕-𝟐𝟖-𝟐𝟗-𝟑𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 📍 Location: Lisbon,...

Edouard Philippe, President of AIVP addresses the Assises de l’économie de la mer congress

Our President shared his vision and views on a variety of issues: "A port isn’t just a port, it’s always an industrial zone, or a production and storage...

AIVP and FAO host the 5th Workshop of the Blue Ports Initiative

From November 27th to 29th, the Moroccan port city of Tangier hosted the 5th workshop of the Blue Ports Initiative (BPI), the program established by FAO to support...

Lucile Audièvre joins AIVP to oversee the AIVP Antoine Rufenacht Prize

Lucile Audièvre became the newest member of the AIVP team on October 1st, and will be responsible for setting up the AIVP Antoine Rufenacht Prize.

Margot Nicolas has joined the AIVP team

Margot is joining AIVP as Communications and Events Manager for a 6-month assignment to strengthen the team. Passionate about social media, she is keen to get involved in...

Noémi Mené has joined the AIVP team as Project Manager, Sustainable Mobility and River Port Cities

With an academic background in political science, urban studies, and international cooperation, Noémi began her career by specialising in urban mobility issues. During periods of professional experience abroad...

Louise, new International Development Coordinator on work-study placement in the AIVP team

Louise Poret has just joined the AIVP team as a work-study student until September 2024. She is currently doing a master's degree in management and international trade through...

AIVP General Assembly

The AIVP General Assembly was held by videoconference on Thursday 15 June 2023 under the chairmanship of Mr Edouard Philippe. At the meeting, members approved the financial results...

[Webinar] From port city visions to strategies

What are the best tools to plan a sustainable port-city relationship? How is it possible to engage with stakeholders and citizens in the development and implementation of such...

AIVP Executive Committee meeting and site visit to the Waterfront di Levante (Genoa), 12 May 2023

The AIVP executive board was on a mission to Genoa (Italy), where it visited the future waterfront and met the mayors of Nice, Genoa and Beaulieu-sur-mer.

[New] SUSTAINABLE PORT CITIES course programme in Spanish

In May 2023, the AIVP is launching the first edition in Spanish of its distance learning programme 'PORT CITIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT' created in partnership with the International...

Mathilde, new in the AIVP team

Mathilde Schnur has just joined AIVP for a 6-month internship, as part of her Bachelor's degree in International Affairs at the EM of Strasbourg. As a Prospecting, Communication...

Edouard Philippe visits TOWT’s future sailing cargo ship’s shipyard in Vietnam

On 15 February, during a trip to Vietnam, Edouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre, visited Piriou's X51 Nha May shipyard in Ho Chi Minh City, where one of...

Course program: Natural and urban environments of sustainable port cities

“How do ports and cities cope with the consequences of climate change?”, “How to preserve biodiversity in port environments?” or “How to measure the impacts of port and...

Environmental impacts and social acceptability of ports

This subject was at the centre of the intervention of Bruno Delsalle, General Manager of the AIVP, at the opening of the National Port Research Day - organised...

AIVP – Programme of activities 2023

The virtual General Meeting of the AIVP, which took place on Thursday 24 November, was an opportunity to consolidate our strategy to strengthen international cooperation. The year 2023...

[Save The Date] Virtual General Meeting of the AIVP

The next AIVP General Assembly which will be held by videoconference on Thursday, November 24, 2022 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm (Paris time) under the presidency of Edouard...

The AIVP will participate at the OECD COP27 Virtual Pavilion

Bruno DELSALLE, General Manager of the AIVP, will participate in the ‘Cities going blue: Localising action for climate-proof blue economie’ session at the OECD Virtual Pavilion, 14/11/2022, 13:30-14:30...

Pink October: AIVP members launch breast cancer initiatives

Once again, this year has seen numerous cities and ports of the AIVP network demonstrate their support for the Pink October movement aimed at fighting breast cancer. As...

Launch of the 1st edition of the Course Programme: Sustainable Port Cities

On Tuesday 18th October 2022, some twenty participants inaugurated the first course of the programme: Sustainable Port Cities (in partnership with the International Institute of Ports Cities). This...

PRESS RELEASE – AIVP Days in Venice (Italy), 16 and 17 November 2023

The Board of Directors of AIVP, meeting on the 21st October 2022 in Le Havre, under the chairmanship of Mr Edouard Philippe, unanimously approved the bid of the...

Information meeting on the SUSTAINABLE PORT CITIES programme

In October 2022, AIVP will launch the first edition of its new programme of distance-learning courses, created jointly with the International Institute of Port Cities (IIPC). This programme...

AIVP in the UN Ocean Conference: What role for port cities in the development of a sustainable blue economy?

The AIVP was responsible for organising a session, in partnership with the OECD. A special focus was placed on port cities and their role in the protection of...

AIVP takes part in the first French Maritime Engineering Meeting

On the initiative of Cerema (an AIVP member) and the Works and Construction Engineers’ High School, the first French Maritime Engineering Meeting was recently held in Caen. AIVP...

Welcome to the La Rochelle Ports Center!

The AIVP Port Center network has officially welcomed its newest addition. On 2 June 2022, Christophe Bertaud, President of La Rochelle Port Center and Bruno Delsalle, General Manager...

Wednesday 8 June: World Oceans Day!

4th Meeting of the AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities

The 4th meeting for the Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities took place in a hybrid format, with participants meeting in Tangier and online. The Moroccan port...

The 17th World Conference Cities & Ports is available in remote mode

You can't come to the 17th World Conference Cities & Ports in Tangier? Register for remote access to all sessions & network !

[🎞 VIDEO] Mario Girard, CEO of the Port de Québec and Vice-President of the AIVP invites you to the 17th World Conference Cities & Ports

Meet in Tangier to discuss INSPIRING BLUE FUTURES

Discover the programme of the 17th World Conference Cities & Ports

ation. The Conference will be translated into 3 languages immediately: French, English & Spanish!

The theme of the 17th World Conference : Inspiring Blue Futures

With the concept of “Inspiring Blue Futures”, AIVP wants to highlight the importance of port cities in this mission and several subjects for the future of our societies,...

The AIVP participates to the One Ocean Summit with the presence of Edouard Philippe, president of the association, and Mario Girard, its Vice-President

One Ocean Summit, Brest, 9, 10, 11 February 2022 Edouard Philippe, President of the AIVP, and Mario Girard, Vice-President, have committed themselves in the name of port cities...

Caya, new “green transition” project developer in the AIVP team

Caya Hein is currently completing her Master’s Degree in Environmental Policy and Law at the University of Eastern Finland. She previously completed her Bachelor of Arts at Leiden...