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 […]
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The APBA reinforces its support to start-ups and entrepreneurs in the new call for Pre-commercial Projects of the Ports 4.0 Fund.
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 […]
Ocean Ecostructures Project: biomimetic micro-reef system for the enhancement of marine biodiversity
Summary: Ports are essential allies for the development and growth of the blue economy, as they are the physical interface where all industries and sectors related to the oceans, seas and coasts can converge, both those based on the marine environment (maritime transport, fishing, energy generation) and those based on land (ports, shipyards, land-based aquaculture, […]
Ocean Ecostructures
Ocean Ecostructures is an innovative start-up that combines advanced engineering and sustainability to offer disruptive solutions in the marine environment. Founded in Barcelona in 2021, the company specializes in the design and development of green infrastructure for coastal and marine environments, with a focus on ecosystem regeneration, coastal protection and sustainable project development. Under the […]
IAPH ChainPORT JIT Study 2024: Advancing Port Efficiency through Data
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), alongside ChainPORT and global stakeholders, has unveiled its 2024 study on Just-in-Time (JIT) port calls, focusing on port call optimization (PCO) through improved data quality and standardized practices, to complement the existing IMO FAL guidelines and the GIA JIT arrival guide. The study aims to enhance efficiency, […]
Unlocking Green Shipping Corridors: a pathway to sustainable maritime practices
The maritime industry faces challenges to align with global decarbonization goals, especially within the context of green shipping corridors. These corridors represent a targeted approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance operational efficiency, and to promote collaboration amongst key stakeholders. Current green shipping corridor initiatives include 57 projects globally as of 2024, between the announced, […]
Project EmissionInsider: digital solution for measuring and analyzing maritime-land transport emissions
Summary: Maritime transport accounts for about 90% of world trade and 2.5% of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and in relation to Europe, it is estimated that transport accounts for a quarter of its GHG emissions. In this context, and according to the guidelines of the European Green Deal, ports play an important role in […]
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras is the protagonist in the I ALICE Logistics Innovation Summit
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 […]
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, […]
EPICENTER (Enhanced Physical Internet-Compatible Earth-frieNdly freight Transportation answER)
Summary: The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has participated in the ePIcenter project, focused on enabling seamless freight transport, with a special focus on the technological and operational opportunities offered by the Physical Internet, synchro-modal operations and other disruptive technologies such as Hyperloop, Industry 4.0 and autonomous vehicles. The project, which has […]
The Algeciras Bay Port Authority participates as a strategic partner in the European project D2XCEL, focused on scaling up European deep tech companies and start-ups in the port logistics industry
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 […]
Isarsoft: artificial vision tool for port traffic management
Summary: The management of road traffic in ports and port terminals is currently a growing challenge for logistics and international trade, particularly due to the increase in the volume of goods in recent decades. As global trade has grown, some port infrastructures have found it difficult to expand at the same pace, creating bottlenecks and […]
Isarsoft
Isarsoft is a German start-up founded in 2019 and currently has around 1,000 deployed use cases of its machine vision product. Specializing in video analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), under the leitmotif “make every camera count”, the company offers services and applications for transport stations (airports, railroads, buses and ports), parking lots and ground traffic. […]
The Port of Algeciras Innovation Committee holds its third meeting with the focus on the development of new innovation projects
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 […]
The APBA holds an Information session on Digital Entrepreneurship with partners such as the Junta de Andalucía and WISeKey
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, […]
Suncruise launches the 3rd call for its Open Innovation Challenge Prize
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 […]
Intelligent tool for benchmarking the competitiveness of bunkering services
Summary: AIS is the acronym for “Automatic Identification System”, an identification system for ships that allows them to transmit their identity, position, course, speed and other data to nearby vessels and the competent authorities in the area. All this is done through a common VHF radio channel.However, despite its availability and obvious usefulness, AIS data […]
MarineHound: autonomous emission control system for maritime transport
Summary: Since January 1, 2020, in accordance with the IMO 2020 rule, the global limit for the sulfur content of vessel fuel will be reduced to 0.50% (from the current 3.50%). The ultimate responsibility for controlling and correctly applying this limit lies with the Governments and national authorities of the member States that are part […]
Project ETA Prediction & Emissions API
Summary: According to a recent study, more than one third of the time spent by container ships in port is dedicated to entry and exit maneuvers, berthing, unberthing and waiting for port services. The remaining time corresponds to the actual loading and unloading processes. Factors influencing the timely arrival of the vessel in port include […]
The Port of Algeciras, together with the Junta de Andalucía, will deploy a digital entrepreneurship center applied to port logistics.
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 […]
Tangram, global centre for training & innovation
CMA CGM Group has inaugurated Tangram, a global center dedicated to maritime training and innovation, located in Marseille, this facility aims to foster collaboration among CMA CGM employees, clients, partners, start-ups, and academic institutions by offering specialized training programs in climate, artificial intelligence, and leadership, developed in partnership with leading universities. This center has been […]
