Growing the AIVP network: Mariupol, a Ukrainian port city’s strategy

The city of Mariupol (Ukraine) has just become the newest member of the AIVP network. It is the first Ukrainian city to join us, adding yet another country to the list of members. To mark the occasion, the city invited AIVP to take part in a forum on port cities, held on 17 July 2019. The forum, attended mainly by residents of Mariupol, along with representatives from the cities of Odessa and Chernomorsk, focused on the issues of funding and ways of ensuring that the wealth generated by ports stays in the local area, rather than going to the State. Hermeline DELEPOUVE, head of communications at AIVP, gave a presentation on our network and the services it provides to our members. The forum officially ended with a brief ceremony marking Mariupol’s admission to the AIVP family, as a sign of the city’s commitment to joining the international community. The…