Waterbound business parks: crucial for the circular economy in Zuid-Holland (NL)
Fore- and backcasting the circular economy to understand the implications for spatial planning today.
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Port City Atlas: How Mapping Can Help to Better Understand European Port City Territories
On 30 June 2023, the new Port City Atlas (nai010 publishers, Netherlands) was officially launched.
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Circular opportunities for maritime Zuid-Holland (NL)
Circularity is an opportunity to secure our leading position in the international maritime sector by saving valuable materials and intensifying…
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A View on Port Area Regeneration in the Flanders Region (BE)
How can contaminated sites in ports be reused for a circular transition? We spoke to Eddy Wille (Senior Advisor, OVAM)…
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Accelerating the circular economy transition process for gateway ports: Port of Zeebrugge case
A VUB-ECSA case study of the port of Zeebrugge (BE) shows that gateway ports have the potential to act as…
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Exploratory study on Circular Port Monitor published as academic paper
The paper focuses on the development of a comprehensive set of relevant and feasible CE indicators to support port managing…
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New Radboud study focuses on deep decarbonization, circularity and community trust
The new report “Towards sustainable port areas: dynamics of industrial decarbonization and the role of port authorities” was presented in…
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New ING-study ‘A kaleidoscopic view of the future of the Rhine-Scheldt delta port system’
ING presented a new study ‘A kaleidoscopic view of the future of the Rhine-Scheldt-Delta port system’, a research report on…
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Climate change top priority for European ports in new ESPO’s Environmental Report 2022
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) presented its ESPO Annual ESPO Environmental Report 2022 – EcoPortInsights. The ESPO Environmental Report…
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ESPO releases its new Trends in Ports’ Governance report
Both the public role and commercial expectations are on the rise for European port managing bodies. This is one of…
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New Report 2020 on the Economic Importance of Belgium Maritime and Inland Ports
According to a new economic impact study from the National Bank of Belgium, the supply and demand shocks resulting from…
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New concept study urban renewal project Kaaidistrict Brugge
The ambition for the Kaaidistrict in Bruges, where the city and the port meet, is strongly committed to circularity and…
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New insights on ‘Creating circular economy clusters for sustainable ship recycling’
The project reported in this book aims to explore the feasibility of advancing the circular economy around end-of-life (EOL) shipping assets and circular…
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New report ‘Workbook 3 – Exploring the Port Region’ in the Circular (City) Ports series
This workbook presents the region as an interesting scale to investigate further in light of the circular transition. While it is…
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ESPO Environmental Report 2021 – EcoPortsinSights 2021
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) presents the 2021 Annual ESPO Environmental Report. The ESPO Environmental Report is part of EcoPorts,…
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New joint Deloitte-ESPO study: Europe’s ports at the crossroads of transitions
Based on talks with 55 European port leaders, Deloitte, together with ESPO, made an analysis of the main drivers and…
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