On Tuesday 22nd April, within the framework of the Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair of the Pablo de Olavide University of Seville, the session entitled “Open Innovation as the axis of collaboration between entities, companies and startups” was held. An activity promoted by the SVQ Emprende Ecosystem and attended by students, professors, entrepreneurship technicians from public […]

The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) participated last April 2nd and 3rd, in the III edition of the Brokerage Event that the European Technology Platform ALICE (Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe) held in the city of Brussels. This event, which brought together more than 120 representatives of the logistics […]

The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has presented its progress in innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the meeting “The Future of Logistics: AI, Automation and Sustainability”, organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Seville in the framework of the Interreg Spain-Portugal (POCTEP) Nexomar project. This project, coordinated by the Andalusian Council […]

The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has held a technical session within the framework of the “VIPE” Project (Vulnerability of Port Infrastructure from Space), focused on developing an advanced tool for risk and vulnerability management of port infrastructures, based on the application of Differential Interferometry of Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR) and Artificial […]

The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) and vice president of the association of Mediterranean ports MEDPORTS, Gerardo Landaluce, participates this week in the international congress MARLOG 14 held in the city of Alexandria (Egypt) under the theme “Implementations of Artificial Intelligence towards the construction of the digital future”. In […]

The Innovation Committee of the Port of Algeciras Bay organized, last January 22, a new meeting to take stock of the results obtained in 2024 and where the main lines of work for 2025 were established. On this occasion, the session was held at the Innovation Center of the University of Cadiz UCA-SEA, the first […]

The Navantia Training Centre (NTC) in San Fernando hosted last Tuesday the “Impulso&Crece” Conference, an initiative organized by the Fundación Instituto Ricardo Valle de Innovación (Innova IRV) together with the Consejería de Industria, Energía y Minas de la Junta de Andalucía, which brought together professionals and experts to address the challenges of digitalization, artificial intelligence […]

The Port Authority of the Algeciras Bay (APBA) held the launch event past Monday, January 13, for the third edition of its initiative aimed at centers offering Vocational Training programs. This initiative consolidates previous alliances and significantly expands the range of companies where students can enhance their training, demonstrating its success and appeal in the […]

The Official State Gazette (BOE) published, last December 21th, 2024, the new call for the Ports 4.0 fund for its Pre-commercial Projects program. This call regulates the granting, by Puertos del Estado, of public aid within the framework of the Plan to Promote Entrepreneurship for Innovation in the Port Sector, with the aim of promoting and […]

The Algeciras Port Authority (APBA) has renewed, for the sixth consecutive year, the certificate of the R&D&I Management System, which it obtained for the first time in December 2019, and which accredits that the APBA continues to comply with the requirements of the UNE 166002:2021 Standard for research, development and innovation activities in the field […]

The Technological Campus Foundation of Algeciras (FCTA) delivered yesterday the IX Annual R&D&I Awards, which are funded by the Regional Ministry of University, Research and Innovation of the Andalusian Government, with which each year promotes innovative initiatives and supports the transfer of knowledge in the business, entrepreneurial and university field. This year, as a novelty […]

The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) installed, last Thursday 5th December, six biomimetic micro-reefs of the Spanish startup Ocean Ecostructures called Life Boosting Units (LBU) in the quay of the Paseo Marítimo de Ribera in the Llano Amarillo. The aim of this installation, framed within the institution’s Green Strategy, is to measure […]

The Port of Huelva hosted, last Wednesday 27th November, the Forum ‘Innovation Challenges in Andalusian Ports’, organised by Suncruise Andalucía and the Port Authority of Huelva. An event that has established itself as a space of reference to discuss and share ideas on digital transformation and sustainability in the nautical and cruise sector in Andalusia, […]

The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) participated last November 6th and 7th in the 1st edition of the Logistics Innovation Summit that the European Technology Platform ALICE (Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe) held in Brussels. This event, held on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of ALICE, brought together […]

The D2XCEL project has been selected by the European Commission to launch a pan-European collaborative scaling program, bringing together a top-tier industry network of over 300 investors, public and private stakeholders, and innovation centers, whose objective is to support 100 technology and digital start-ups, previously selected in a scouting process. Through personalized mentoring, focus sessions […]

The Port of Algeciras had the opportunity to participate in the eighth edition of the Smart Digital Ports of the Future event, organized by Port Technology International, held on September 24th and 25th in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. The event, which brought together over 100 attendees, featured more than 45 speakers from leading European […]

Last Thursday, September 19, the Innovation Committee of the Port of Algeciras held its third quarterly meeting, gathering its Vocal Members and Expert Advisors to continue promoting collaborative innovation in its logistics-port ecosystem. Jesús Medina, Head of the Technological Development Area of the APBA and President of the Committee itself, was in charge of opening […]

Last Wednesday 4th September, the Assembly Hall of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras hosted the conference entitled ‘Next initiatives of digital entrepreneurship in the Campo de Gibraltar’, in which the attendees could know in depth key issues for open innovation and entrepreneurship, such as the RETECH Programme in the Port of Algeciras, […]

The Suncruise Andalucía association officially launches the third edition of the Suncruise Open Innovation Challenge Prize, aimed at startups, technology companies and consolidated research groups, with the purpose of seeking innovative technological solutions with which to address innovative challenges to digitally transform the nautical and cruise industry in Andalusia. In particular, this initiative is a […]

The president of the Port Authority Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, and the vice rector of the Campus Bay of Algeciras of the University of Cadiz (UCA), Maria de la Luz Martín, chaired on Wednesday, July 17, the closing ceremony of the 2nd edition of the University Expert Course in Digital Transformation applied to […]

Last Monday, July 15, the president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, and the counselor of the Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue and Administrative Simplification, Antonio Sanz, signed a collaboration protocol, accompanied by the mayor of the town, José Ignacio Landaluce, for the creation of a pioneering digital entrepreneurship node […]