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13 November 2024

The AIVP is part of the ESPO Award Jury

The ESPO award convened the shortlisted projects and the Jury in Brussels (Belgium) on November 6th to choose the winner. This edition’s theme was “Port projects or strategies in the field of circular economy that benefit the city and/or the surrounding community”. The finalists were the Port of Antwerp-Bruges (Belgium), Port of Gothenburg (Sweden), Port of Huelva (Spain) and Port of Sevilla (Spain). The AIVP, represented by Caya Hein, Project Leader – Green Transition & Agenda 2030 by AIVP, partook as a member of the Jury. The other jury members were Eamonn Oreilly (Chairman of the jury), Knut Fleckenstein, Elvira Haezendonck, Marta Moretti, Victor Schoenmakers, David Whitehead, and Annaleena Makila.

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16 October 2024

Connected River project: Consortium Group Meeting in Antwerp

The various partners in the Connected River project gathered for the mid-term event in Antwerp (Belgium). During a round table discussion and the Connection and Reflection session, AIVP was able to contribute its expertise and experience.

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10 April 2024

AIVP attends Connecting Europe Days in Brussels

As leader of the working group for dissemination of the European MAGPIE project, AIVP ran a stand and took part in talks on connectivity and sustainable development in Europe. AIVP is passionate about global city-port cooperation and was honoured to be able to share its expertise at the event. Our association aims to help build a more inclusive and interconnected future for the world’s port cities, through productive dialogue and constructive discussions.

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6 December 2023

First meeting of the Connection and Reflection Group at the port of Brussels

The Connection and Reflection Group, a think tank created as part of the European Connected River project, met for the first time in Brussels (Belgium) on 28 November. It is chaired by Carola Hein, professor at TU Delft (Netherlands).

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7 September 2022

Port Autonome du Centre et de l’Ouest, a port committed to sustainable transportation

Port Autonome du Centre et de l'Ouest is one of the biggest ports in Wallonia. Divided into three zones (Hainaut Occidental, Mons Borinage, and Centre), the port has for some years been working closely with the local authorities in its region, on projects to promote low-carbon transportation (Goal 3 of the 2030 Agenda). To gain a better understanding of these ambitions, we talked to the port’s Director, Ms Christelle Kozak.

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22 February 2022

Port of Antwerp: innovation the key to high-quality food and farming

From its strategic location and dedicated facilities, to experienced port stakeholders and partners, the Port of Antwerp already boasts numerous advantages when it comes to getting food onto European plates. It is also developing pioneering solutions in partnership with the port community. It is the same commitment to innovation that saw it set up an Agricultural Innovation Fund, to promote sustainable co-existence between agriculture, nature, and port activities.

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19 February 2020

Antwerp: a new approach to mobility for the benefit of the City, its citizens and…

Deploying sustainable mobility is one of the ten goals set out in the AIVP 2030 […]

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