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11 July 2023

[documentary] Quai des brunes, women dockworkers on Reunion Island

Discover the film directed by Claire Perdrix with the support of AIVP. Réunion's seaport, France's fourth largest, is the island's economic lung, a world of fantasy and steel, a symbol of union struggles and manly codes. Today, around twenty women work there, dockers "at the foot of the boat" like their male colleagues. Until now, no other French port had dared to have a mixed workforce on the docks, and this small revolution has taken place in one of the departments where professional equality is struggling to emerge. By looking at the lives of these women workers, this film examines the place of 21st century women in Reunionese society and, more generally, the impact of their presence in a bastion hitherto reserved for men.

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10 July 2023

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 an apprenticeship scheme at the University of Le Havre Normandie. She will be working with the members of the team in the following areas: - Managing and developing the network - Deployment of the USA strategy - USA information monitoring

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5 July 2023

8th Meeting of the AIVP – MedCruise Working Group on Cruises and Port Cities

Members had the opportunity to discuss, share their views and actively contribute to the discussions, fostering a climate of collaboration. Participants discussed future steps and strategies to further improve the relationship between port cities and cruise lines.

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5 July 2023

“Port City Atlas” now available, supported by AIVP

On 30 June 2023, a new book entitled “Port City Atlas” (nai010 publishers, Netherlands, only available in English) officially went on sale. Port cities are particularly well suited to cartographic analysis and spatial mapping. They are nodes for maritime flows, inspire opposition or coalitions, and are central to public policy at the local, regional, and national levels. For these reasons, the President of AIVP, Edouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre (France), was keen to write the preface to the book. AIVP’s General Manager, Bruno Delsalle, was at the book’s official launch on 30 June representing the association’s Executive Committee, and expressed his hope that it would be a great success.

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28 June 2023

New edition of the Port Center Network Meeting shows increasing interest on the concept

The seventh meeting of the AIVP’s Port Center Network took place in Dunkirk, France on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2023. The gathering was extremely successful, bringing the biggest audience so far for this kind of meetings - almost 50 participants from 4 continents. The event was also the best possible setting for the signature of the Port Center Charter by the Dunkirk Port Authority, the Dunkirk Urban Community and the Port Museum of Dunkirk, all partners of the Port Center of Dunkirk.

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20 June 2023

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 of AIVP and the 2023 programme of activities. If you would like to be informed when registration opens and benefit from a preferential rate : Register your interest through the link!

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12 June 2023

Rijkswaterstaat: the agency tasked with “taming” water in the Netherlands, a partner with invaluable experience…

AIVP’s permanent team last week hosted a representative from Rijkswaterstaat at the association’s headquarters. The day proved highly productive, with a tour of Le Havre’s Port Center, meetings on joint projects, and a visit to the port of Le Havre. Read the article to find out more!

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6 June 2023

AIVP was represented at the energy transition focused ESPO Conference 2023

Théo Fortin, as representative of the AIVP, attended the recent European Seaports Organization's conference held in Bremen (Germany), on the 1st and 2nd June. The collaboration between our two associations is dynamic and long-standing. Several sessions hold during this conference had a significant relevance for the relationship between ports and cities.

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30 May 2023

Strengthening Global Collaboration: AIVP visit Chilean members 

Last week, Mr. Bruno Delsalle, General Manager, and Mr. José M Pagés Sánchez, Director of the AIVP Agenda 2030, embarked on a significant visit to the Chilean port cities of Valparaíso, San Antonio, and Talcahuano. As ambassadors of AIVP, their mission was to foster international cooperation, share best practices, and strengthen ties with the Chilean port cities.   

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30 May 2023

The AIVP present at the European Maritime Day

During the European Maritime Day, which took place in Brest (France) on the 24th and 25th of May, the AIVP had a stand to present itself and its two European projects: the Horizon 2020 funded MAGPIE project and the Interreg North Sea Connected River project. A permanent member of the AIVP, Ms. Caya Hein was able to present the AIVP and its project during the “EMD Cities Network Session – Part 2: Round Tables of the EMD Cities Network”. During this session the cities of Brest (France), Cork (Ireland), Den Helder (the Netherlands), and Svendborg (Denmark) presented the challenges they are facing regarding marine renewable energy implementation and decarbonization issues during the first half and discussed possible solutions with the participants in the second half.

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30 May 2023

Port and City of Valparaíso sign the Port Center Charter

This week marks a very important milestone for the Port-City relationship in Valparaíso (Chile) and for AIVP itself. On Tuesday, Mayor Jorge Sharp, the President of EPV, Luis Eduardo Escobar and Bruno Delsalle, General Director of AIVP signed the AIVP Port Center Charter, the document that formalizes the membership of the port and the city to the Port Center Network. At the same event, José M P Sánchez, Director of the Agenda 2030 of AIVP, presented the conclusions of the consultancy that AIVP has carried out for EPV during the last six months. This study identifies the main vectors for the future Port Center of Valparaiso. The new project solidifies the dialogue already initiated a couple of years ago and will dynamize the interaction between all the actors of the urban and port community. AIVP is proud of helping the Port of Valparaiso in this new step towards a sustainable port-city relationship.

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24 May 2023

[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 tools? What are the appropriate scales and timelines? These are just some of the questions that we would like to discuss during the next Conference: AIVP Venice 2023 on November 16-18. However, we cannot wait until we meet in Venice, so we would like to start the debate with a webinar on the 15th of June at 16:00, just after our General Assembly. We will hear from the presidents of ports such as Quebec and Venice and learn how they are managing these issues and their planning tools. During the webinar, we will also present the main elements of the promising program the AIVP has put together for the next conference.

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