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APBA present at the World Conference Cities&Ports organized in Tangier
The Port of Algeciras, represented by Jesús Medina, Head of the Technological Development Area, actively participated in the seventeenth edition of the World Conference Cities & Ports, organized by the NGO AIVP in Tangier (Morocco). The event, entitled Inspiring Blue Futures and held at the Hilton Al Houara Resort from May 11 to 13, brought […]
The Port of Algeciras participates as a panelist in the session “Digital Twin – Real World Results” of the Smart Ports of the Future 2022
The Algeciras Port Authority, represented by Jesús Medina, Head of the Technological Development Area, and Enrique Martín, Director of the Innovation Office, participated in the new edition of the Smart Ports of the Future 2022 event that took place in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) on May 11 and 12. The event, which brought together more than […]
The Port of Algeciras advances in the Lago Marítimo Project that will house the future Port Center for Logistics Innovation.
The Sevillian architectural firm Planho Consultores, which was awarded the contract for the drafting of the project, presented, last Monday 25th, the execution project of the Multifunctional Building to the Commission for the Port-city Development of Algeciras. The initiative, integrated in the Lago Marítimo Project, contemplates two of the three building pieces that will house […]
APBA present at the launch event of the Port OCR Disruption project supported by Puertos del Estado
On March 15 took place the launching event of the project “Disruption of Port OCR“. A project of the start-up AllRead MLT, subsidized by Puertos del Estado through the Ports 4.0 Fund and focused on helping ports and terminals in Spain to automate and streamline the traceability of goods transported by rail in their facilities. […]
Ports 4.0 Fund launches second call for Pre-Commercial Projects with 11.25 million euros
The Official State Gazette (BOE) published on March 10, 2022, the second call of 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. The Regulatory Bases of this […]
The Port of Algeciras participates in the 11th edition of the European Forum Transfiere 2022
The Algeciras Port Authority actively participated in the 11th edition of the European Forum Transfiere 2022, the main R&D&I meeting in Southern Europe. This forum, which was held on February 16 and 17, 2022 at the Trade Fairs and Congress Center of Malaga, is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Coronavirus and the impact on global supply chains
Global emergencies such as the recent coronavirus outbreak and its massive impact on the economy show the need to immediately rethink existing supply chain thinking. The popular and established strategies work, but only when they are not disrupted, and we live in a world where disruptive events are ironically becoming the norm. In this context, conventional […]
Gartner Research: The Culture Hacking Roadmap
Summary: Culture hacking takes change off the horizon and inserts it into employees’ day-to-day life in a visceral, immediate, low-effort way. CIOs can follow a six-step process to kick off or reignite change and embed culture hacking in an overall culture change effort. The first step of any culture change, whether it involves hacking or […]
Maritime 5G will hasten IoT adoption in shipping industry. How the introduction of 5G will change the shape of shipping
With improved communication technology comes improved maritime communication. 5G is expected to facilitate the roll-out of smart drones that can return real-time monitoring of ships entering and leaving ports and improve ship-shore communications for ship traffic. In addition to providing a better connectivity for the internet of things sensors that can assist in search and […]
Maritime Innovation Lab (MIL). Launched by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
The MIL is part of the broader MPA Living Lab efforts and consists of both physical and digital aspects to serve as a co-creation platform for innovation. The purpose-built facility will create an environment that enables experimentation and the test-bedding of innovative port services and intelligent ship operations. It also supports the Sea Transport Industry […]
Algeciras Next Generation Port. The smart future
Summary: Algeciras Port Authority is developing next steps to consolidate the technology investment programs to impact business mainstream and transform the port into a seamless (end-to-end logistic integrated), operational excellent (no idle time at port´s scale) and intelligent (data-driven) logistic node. Particularly, Algeciras Port Authority is working towards an integral platform for full visibility, idle […]
Interesting use cases in Ports worldwide of 5G Technology
Support for massive internet of things (IoT) is one of the three primary 5G use cases the other two are to enhance the mobile broadband and mission critical communications. Ports around the world are implementing trial 5G networks with the goal of enabling fast and high bandwidth communication. Ultimately, they seek to automatize commonplace […]
Facilitating start-ups in port-city innovation ecosystems
Summary: A start-up ecosystem is a self-governing habitat that is shaped much like a market, in that it cannot be meticulously controlled. Unlike a market, it can however be steered in a favourable direction. In the March 2017 issue of Journal of Transport Geography, Patrick Witte et al. discuss the relationship between ports, cities and […]
Competitive Gain in the Ocean Supply Chain
The study entitled, “Competitive Gain in the Ocean Supply Chain: Innovation Thats Driving Maritime Operational Transformation” and completed by BPI (Business Performance Innovation) in collaboration with NVIS and XVELA, examines and debates how the logistical chain and maritime supply is facing the challenges and technological challenges and the new business models of the industry. The […]
Port Productivity: Finding new efficiencies through collaboration
The article “Port Productivity: Finding new efficiencies through collaboration” gives a summary of the main conclusions that were reached in the Workshop on Port Productivity organized in Hamburg at the end of 2016. In this event, the main Port Authorities, Terminal Operators, Shipping Companies and technological suppliers participated. the focus on identifying obstacles, needs, as […]
DP World Australia, DB Schenker, Hamburg Sud collaborate to experiment with the new Blockchain technology
The new system with blockchain technology called TBSx3 and of Australian origin has been successfully tested in the logistics chain that runs between the wine region of Coonawarra, in Southern Australia, and the port of Qingdao, in Northwestern China. Among the partners that participated in the pilot test were the terminal operator DP World Australia, the logistic operator DB Schenker, the Hamburg […]
PSA Singapore launches the creation of the PSA Living-lab for the co-creation of innovations in the field of logistic-port operations
The PSA Singapore Corporation, one of the largest terminal operators at the international level, with the support of the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Port-Maritime Authority of Singapore (MPA) have created a «Living Lab» to improve the efficiency of operations in the terminals of the Port of Singapore. The PSA Living-Lab laboratory will allow […]
IBM and MAERSK bet on BLOCKCHAIN technology
IBM, one of the technological giants with more experience in Blockchain, and the Maersk Group, leader in container transport, announce a collaboration to digitize and expedite international trade transactions through the use of blockchain technology. The proposed solution will significantly streamline document management and bureaucratic controls, reduce fraud in customs controls and errors in annotations, […]
Globcurrent, optimization of maritime routes based on real-time data of ocean currents
The Globcurrent project of the ESA (European Spatial Agency) has merged the different measurements to generate an image of the daily sea currents during the last 24 years. Shipping companies may use this information to understand the characteristics of surface circulation in certain regions and obtain data in near real time, so that they can […]
Nxport, the new data platform of the Port Community of Antwerp
At the beginning of 2017, the Port Community of Antwerp launched the new digital platform NxtPort, an ambitious initiative that aims to increase the competitiveness of the Port of Antwerp through the strategic and innovative use of data. Through this project, the exchange of data between the different actors will be favored, the processes will […]
3D printing of metal parts in the Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam inaugurated at the end of 2016 the first laboratory of additive manufacturing and 3D printing of metal parts focused on the port industry (3D FieldLab). The success obtained in the development of the pilot project during 2015 led to the construction of this FieldLab, which will be located in the Innovation […]
Innovation Report 2023
The Innovation Report summarizes the main actions and achievements related to the innovation and digital transformation activity driven by the Algeciras Port Authority and its innovation ecosystem during 2023. This Report includes, on the one hand, all the projects and initiatives carried out by multiple stakeholders from its innovation ecosystem and, on the other hand, […]
Innovation Report 2022
The Innovation Report summarizes the main actions and achievements related to the innovation and digital transformation activity driven by the Algeciras Port Authority and its innovation ecosystem during 2022. This Report includes, on the one hand, all the projects and initiatives carried out by multiple stakeholders from its innovation ecosystem and, on the other hand, […]
Innovation Report 2021
The Innovation Report summarizes the main actions and achievements related to the innovation and digital transformation activity driven by the Algeciras Port Authority and its innovation ecosystem during 2021. This Report includes, on the one hand, all the projects and initiatives carried out by multiple stakeholders from its innovation ecosystem and, on the other hand, […]
Innovation Report 2020
The Innovation Report summarizes the main actions and achievements related to the innovation and digital transformation activity driven by the Algeciras Port Authority and its innovation ecosystem during 2020. This Report includes, on the one hand, all the projects and initiatives carried out by multiple stakeholders from its innovation ecosystem and, on the other hand, […]
Innovation Report 2019
The Innovation Report summarizes the main actions and achievements related to the innovation activity driven by the Algeciras Port Authority and its innovation ecosystem during the year 2019. This Report includes, on the one hand, all the projects and initiatives carried out by multiple stakeholders from its innovation ecosystem and, on the other hand, it […]
II Award «Innovation Journey» to the best innovative idea
Summary Purpose of the award After the success of the first call, the APBA, called the second edition of the ideas contest of the Innovation Journey, with the aim of continuing to promote, encourage and incentivise innovative activity in the Port of Algeciras Bay (hereinafter, PBA). Unlike the first edition, in this call the APBA […]
II Premio Algeciras BrainPort a los mejores Trabajos de Fin de Grado y Máster (TFG/TFM)
Presentación de los trabajos Los candidatos a los premios deberán presentar los siguientes documentos: Resumen ejecutivo: síntesis de las principales características del trabajo realizado dónde deberá aparecer título, objetivos, problemática u oportunidad (justificación), alcance de la solución, foco de innovación donde se encuadra el trabajo, metodología, resultados, impacto y principales conclusiones. Se deberá presentar en castellano o en […]
I Award “Algeciras BrainPort” to the best Master’s Degree Final Project
Summary Purpose of the Contest The Innovation Awards “Algeciras BrainPort” to the best Master’s Thesis (TFM), sponsored by the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (hereinafter, APBA) and the Technological Campus Foundation of Algeciras (hereinafter, FCTA), aim to recognize the talent and contribution to the port of innovative initiatives, carried out by university students […]
I Award “Innovation Journey” to the best innovative idea
Summary Purpose of the award The APBA has been working for some time on what it calls the “Innovation Journey“, an initiative that aims to promote an innovative culture and create an innovative environment where its workers and collaborators can carry out innovative initiatives and ideas for the benefit of the competitiveness of the Port […]
