Red.es is a public agency under the umbrella of the Department of Digital Progress in the Ministry for Economic Affairs.  At the end of 2018, the agency launched a public tender for businesses to identify, develop and test out 5G technology pilot schemes to see if future investment by Spanish operators could be justified. At […]

APBA and the Algeciras Technological Campus Foundation (FCTA) presented the first “Algeciras BrainPort” Awards for port innovation at a ceremony held at FCTA’s RD&I Building in Algeciras in April last, to reward the best Master’s Dissertation from a selection of works submitted by various universities throughout 2018.  Its aim is to promote applied research and […]

The Algeciras Port Authority have launched the second edition of the Innovation Competition “Travesía de la Innovación”. This new edition, sponsored by the APBA, is addressed to all those employees of Algeciras Port Authority as well as external agents who would like to join the initiative with innovative ideas that respond to the different challenges. […]

Represented by our CIO, Mr. Francisco de los Santos, our port took an active lead at the III Edition of the Smart Ports Workshop: Plunge into Ports 4.0. The workshop was held at Sngular’s headquarters in Madrid and brought together a host of delegates who represented Ports and Port Authorities, and the tech companies involved […]

Representing APBA, Ms. Maria Roman and Mr. Paco Saucedo received our IPCSA membership plaque form Hans Rook – the Association’s Chairman – at a ceremony that took place on the 12th February last within the World Maritime Week international conference that was being held in Bilbao. Joining IPCSA was a key factor in the development […]

At the turn of the year, APBA underwrote a partnership agreement with IBM to take part in TradeLens: an open – and impartial – platform based on a blockchain technology solution that had been the brainchild of IBM and Maersk.  Its aim is to enhance transparency and visibility throughout supply chains. The co-working platform, launched […]

The Algeciras Port Authority, represented by Dr. Francisco de los Santos, had the honor to present in Rotterdam, in front of the shipping industry leaders, the main pillars of the digital transformation and innovation strategy and the most relevant projects related to the use of data sharing at both port and supply chain scale. The […]

The 2018 JOC Container Trade Europe Conference held in Hamburg was focused on analysing major trends in container shipping supply, demand and capacity, and exploring and illustrating strategic and innovative opportunities to improve transit times and reliability, and reduce costs, whether through technology/digitization or operational and planning initiatives. The conference was organized in a mix […]

The Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) is collaborating with what3words, the location technology company that makes it easy to talk about location. Having identified that traditional addresses do not tend to everyday modern needs, what3words’ goal is to become a global standard for communication location. Globally, 70% of addresses will not take you to the […]

Algeciras Port Authority, together with the Physical Oceanography Group of the University of Malaga (GOFIMA), have developed a tool to support environmental management in the Port of Algeciras. The tool analyses the quality of water in the eight PAMUs (Port Aquatic Management Units) of the Port. This aims to comply with the recommendations of ROM 5.1-13 and highlight the results of […]

The Algeciras Port Authority (APBA) and Algeciras Technology Campus Foundation (FCTA) open the registration period for the port innovation awards “Algeciras BrainPort”. The first edition initiative aims to recognize talent and promote innovation in the Port of Algeciras. The prize, valued at €1.200, and a six-month paid internship at the APBA will go to the best Master’s Thesis in the field […]

The Environmental Control Panel (ECP) mobile app is now available for the Ports of Algeciras and Tarifa, complementing the existing website. Both applications allow access to the measurement station’s real-time data and predictions and historical data of the main variables of interest (wind, waves and currents) in the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bay of Algeciras and Tarifa. It also […]

On March 5, 2018, the Competitive Dialogue procedure started, according to the announcement of the tender and the publication of the Descriptive Document of the innovation project “Advanced and predictive system for vessel-infrastructure operations” for the Port of Algeciras”. The abovementioned document contains, on one hand, the functional needs, the objectives and the scope of […]

The taskforce “Port Call Optimization” is a consortium formed by Shell, Maersk, MSC, CMA-CGM and the Ports of Algeciras, Busan, Goteborg, Houston, Rotterdam, Singapore and Ningbo Zhoushan together with the international associations IHMA, UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and GS1. It should be mentioned that this international initiative is also supported by IALA, IHO, BIMCO, OCIMF, IMO and UK P&I. A […]

About 200 people gathered at the “Millán Picazo” Auditorium in Algeciras to learn about the latest trends in Digital Transformation, Blockchain and Cybersecurity, as well as its application to the maritime / port logistics business. After the welcome and introduction, offered by the General Manager of the APBA, José Luis Hormaechea, the Chief Information & […]

The APBA launches the first edition of the ideas competition among its employees and direct collaborators. The initiative is part of the program called “The Journey of Innovation”, with the aim of inspiring, systematizing innovation and favouring intra-entrepreneurship of the public entity. Participants will be able to present their ideas through the APBA Innovation Portal […]

Within the framework of the Program of Culture and Management of Innovation in the APBA, two workshops were organized for the Steering Committee of the APBA (who will lead the internal transformation with their example) with the following objectives: Achieve greater commitment and involvement of the organization to support innovation and thus enhance a culture […]