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May 11, 2022

PIONEERS at the AIVP World Conference Cities & Ports

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PIONEERS at the AIVP World Conference Cities & Ports [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PIONEERS will be at AIVP World Conference Cities & Ports (11th -13th May 2022 - Tangier, Morocco and Online), with participation in the session dedicated to “Ports and Cities for the Energy Transition” (12th May, 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.). Giannis Kannellopoulos (ICCS) - scientific and technical manager within the PIONEERS project - will take part in the round table of the session deepening with the other top-tier speakers the role of ports as energy hubs and community builders to design and implement a sustainable development for port cities. Indeed the AIVP World Conference Cities & Ports is a unique opportunity to discuss the challenge of designing a port city with sustainable development, sharing challenges, getting inspiration, and creating networks with partners. With the concept of “Inspiring Blue Futures”, AIVP aims to highlight the importance of port cities and several subjects for the future...

May 4, 2022

by Patricia Santos

PIONEERS Technical Visit at MedRepair

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PIONEERS Technical Visit at MedRepair [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The PIONEERS partners, Port of Antwerp Bruges, AKKA, VDL and MedRepair, attended a technical visit at Medrepair that took place on 6 April 2022, with regard to Task 7.2: “Automated Container Shuttle Solutions”. Task 7.2 concerns the development of a “logistics-as-a-service" demonstrator. Moreover, specific developments will be done to set up a Transport-as-a-Service oriented platform, that will connect the automated vehicle to the overall digital infrastructure for optimized operations. Once safety testing is performed, the demonstrations will be run in close cooperation with the involved terminal and depot (MPET, MedRepair) to collect all necessary data for performance evaluation and impact assessment in line with the long-term Green Deal expectations. The goal of this technical visit to MedRepair was for AKKA and VDL to learn about the demo site and the operations at MedRepair, as well as for all involved partners to get insights into the challenges MedRepair faces...

April 13, 2022

by Patricia Santos

“Energy PIONEERS” in the Port of Antwerp

The first collaboration within the PIONEERS project starts with the implementation phase in the Antwerp Euroterminal (AET)....

April 13, 2022

by Patricia Santos

PIONEERS April Newsletter is out!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PIONEERS April Newsletter is out! [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the PIONEERS #1 newsletter, you will find exclusive and insightful information regarding the latest news and event of the project. Ranging from the first collaboration of the PIONEERS project, the Stakeholders Community to the PIONEERS workshops, our first newsletter will keep you up to date with the latest developments of the project. Make sure you don’t miss any relevant events and developments by subscribing to our newsletter here. Download the PIONEERS Newsletter #1.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDc3R5bGUlM0UlMEEucW9kZWYtcG9ydGZvbGlvLXRpdGxlJTIwJTdCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwRElTUExBWSUzQSUyME5PTkUlMjAlMjFpbXBvcnRhbnQlM0IlMEElN0QlMEEuc21hbGwtc2xpZGVyLnFvZGVmLXBvcnRmb2xpby1zaW5nbGUtaG9sZGVyJTIwJTdCJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwTUFSR0lOLVRPUCUzQSUyMDEwMFBYJTIwJTIxaW1wb3J0YW50JTNCJTBBJTdEJTBBJTNDJTJGc3R5bGUlM0U=[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

March 15, 2022

by Patricia Santos

PIONEERS Stakeholders Community

The PIONEERS project addresses the challenges faced by European ports to reduce their environmental impact while remaining competitive in a sector characterised by continuous growth....