As of mid-December 2021, there were some 101 ships waiting for berth space at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach. What’s more, the congestion being experienced on the US East Coast isn’t isolated to this region. Ports around the world are reporting strong congestion issues throughout the last months with no end in sight. By […]
APBA renews its innovation portal adapted to the new visual and verbal identity of its Journey to Innovation programme
APBA has renovated its innovation web portal (innovacion.apba.es), improving its usability and adapting it to the new visual and verbal identity accompanying the ‘Journey to Innovation’ brand. This new image inspires innovation and communication, based on simple and modern shapes and with a value proposition summarised in the following slogan: “The reality of a new […]
A New Green Deal Port Master Plan. The Transformation of European Ports.
The environmental impacts of port activities and infrastructure are substantial, wide-reaching and multidimensional. They include polluting emissions, soil and water contamination, noise and vibration, with considerable health consequences on coastal communities and port cities’ residents. Port activities also cause a wide range of external economic costs associated with congestion, waste management, land degradation, light and visual intrusion. […]
Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up. These innovations can help cut emissions
Shipping is the cheapest way to move raw materials and bulk goods. That has given it both an enormous economic impact and a large carbon footprint. The industry emits roughly 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year – nearly 3% of global emissions, according to the International Maritime Organization, a specialized U.N. agency made up of 174 […]
APBA participates in the ‘Digitalisation and Innovation in the Port-Logistics Ecosystem’ informative breakfast organised by Diario del Puerto
In November, the Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) took part in the informative breakfast organised by Diario del Puerto, entitled ‘Digitalisation and Innovation in the Port-Logistics Ecosystem’. The event, held in webinar format and welcoming over 200 people, was moderated by Miguel Jiménez, Director of Diario del Puerto, and featured the presence of Pilar Parra […]
From digital transformation to open innovation at Port of Algeciras Bay
Ports, considered strategic and essential logistics Hubs for international value chains, are currently subject to a series of external forces of changes in terms of geopolitics, economics, society, the environment and technology, to which they must respond with a clear objective: to continue creating value and remain competitive within a context marked by the globalisation […]
The Port of Algeciras presents its progress with the Ship & Infrastructure Operations Advanced Forecasting System (PROAS) in the seventh Young Professionals Conferences organised by ATPYC
In mid-November 2021, the Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) took part in the seventh Young Professionals Conferences organised by the Technical Association of Ports and Coasts (ATPYC). The event, with this edition held online, presented a high-level scientific and technical programme and was focused on bringing the Port Community closer to various innovative initiatives developed […]
The Port of Algeciras and the Technological Campus Foundation hold the third edition of the ‘Algeciras BrainPort’ Port-Innovation Awards
APBA and the Algeciras Technological Campus Foundation (FCTA) held the third edition of the ‘Algeciras Brain Port’ port-innovation awards in October, an initiative aimed at recognising the talent and contribution to the Port of innovative initiatives, created by university students or researchers, dealing with various aspects related to the port-logistics business. Just like the previous […]
The Port of Algeciras presents the PortCDM concept and introduces the platforms that have made it a reality within its port ecosystem at the second ATPYC Innovation and Technology in Port Management Conference
The Algeciras Bay Port Authority actively participated in the second Innovation and Technology in Port Management Conference organised by the Technical Association of Ports and Coasts (ATPYC), held at the end of October 2021 in virtual format. The event, which was opened by Francisco Toledo, former Chairman of State Ports and Honorary Chairman of the […]
APBA launches the third edition of the Journey to Innovation Ideas Contest, intended to encourage innovation based on the use and exploitation of data: Data Driven Innovation Challenge
APBA the third edition of the ‘Journey to Innovation’ ideas contest in September 2021, with the aim of continuing to promote, encourage and incentivise innovation and (intra)entrepreneurship within APBA and its Port Community. This was a new edition of the open contest directed at all APBA employees, as well as students, researchers, entrepreneurs, users/customers and […]
Ports 4.0 Fund launches its second call for Commercial Ideas and Projects with 6.75 million euros
The Distribution Committee of the Interport Compensation Fund, composed of the presidents of the 28 Port Authorities and State Ports, presented last October 14 the second call of the “Ports 4.0” Fund for ideas and business projects, with the same objective of attracting, supporting and facilitating the application of talent and entrepreneurship to the Spanish […]
APBA participates in the Smart Ports Conference 2021 organised by Executive Forum
The Port of Algeciras, represented by Jesús Medina, the new Head of the Technological-Development Department, actively participated in the Smart Ports 2021 symposium, held virtually in October and which brought together both institutional representatives from Ports and Port Authorities and technology companies involved in the development of innovative projects within the port-logistics sector. After the […]
How Intelligence is Powering Supply Chain’s Next Wave
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are behind a host of emerging applications, especially for manufacturing demand planning and warehouse applications. Like most everything in 2020, global supply chains were thrown into disarray during the pandemic. Demand plans and equipment maintenance schedules went out the window with U.S. e-commerce volume growing 44% as consumers stayed […]
3 ways companies can take more ambitious action to achieve net zero
By taking more ambitious climate action, corporations can both help the planet and spur innovation. As stated in the report Climate Change 2021 published by the IPCC, the human activity is changing the Earth’s climate in unprecedented, inevitable and irreversible ways. But hope remains and all governments and companies have a key role to play in investing […]
The Port of Algeciras presents its advances in Artificial Intelligence in the second webinar hosted by the ALICE Artificial Intelligence for Logistics Applications group
The Algeciras Bay Port Authority, through its Technical Innovation Office, took part in the webinar ‘Artificial Intelligence in Ports and Freight Transport Applications’ organised by the European association ALICE, and more specifically by the ALICE Artificial Intelligence for Logistics Applications group, under the Systems & Technologies for Interconnected Logistics department. After the success of the […]
APBA collaborates in the organisation of the first edition of the Digital Trekking Programme aimed at the business fabric of Campo de Gibraltar
APBA has participated in the organisation of the first edition of the DIGITAL TREKKING PROGRAMME, a digital-training programme funded by the Cepsa Foundation and through which, over the course of three months, a hundred workers from Campo de Gibraltar were trained in new technologies and ways of working related to digital transformation and innovation. As […]
APBA awarded the 12th edition of the ESPO Award for 2020
In August, the Port of Algeciras welcomed the Secretary General of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), Isabelle Ryckbost, who delivered the painting by Dutch artist Sasja Hagens to the Chairman of APBA, intended for the winner of the 12th edition of the ESPO Award in 2020, a ceremony which was held online in November […]
APBA presents its digital and innovation strategy in the 71st edition of the UCA Summer Courses
In July, the head of the APBA Innovation and Digital-Solutions Business Unit, Jesús Medina, took part in the Innovazul seminar on innovation and blue growth, organised as part of the 71st edition of the UCA Summer Courses in Cádiz. The seminar, coordinated by Professor María Jesús Mosquera Díaz, Vice-Rector of Political Science and Technology, and […]
The Port of Algeciras presents its advances in the fields of IoT and 5G at the first Digital Transformation Conference aimed at the business fabric of Campo de Gibraltar
At the end of June, the Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) took part in the first Digital-Transformation Conference: IoT, organised as part of the Algeciras Bay Logistics Innovation and Industry 4.0 Hub and held in the events hall of the Algeciras Higher School of Engineering. The event, focused on bringing digital transformation closer to the […]
Fisterra Energy, Enagás and White Summit Capital promote a project to generate green hydrogen in Algeciras Bay
Fisterra Energy, Enagás and White Summit Capital have presented a project that contemplates the start-up of a green hydrogen production plant in the Bay of Algeciras of up to 237 MW. This facility will supply green hydrogen to local industry, which includes large consumers of hydrogen and natural gas. In line with the provisions of […]
The Port of Algeciras participates in the International Physical Internet Conference IPIC2021
APBA, represented by Jesús Medina and Enrique Martín, took part in the eighth edition of the international IPIC2021 conference (International Physical Internet Conference) held online in June and co-organised by the European ALICE platform. IPIC aims to provide an open forum for researchers, industry representatives and representatives from the administration to explore, discuss and introduce […]
