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ISSUE 104, FEBRUARY 2017

By Philippe Matthis, Chairman of the Worldwide Network of Port Cities and Deputy CEO of the Port of Brussels.

In my speeches to international confe-rences, I systematically

repeat that, while the 20th century was the century of states, then the 21st will be about cities. Over 50% of the world’s population now lives in cities, and experts predict that by 2050, the planet’s cities will be home to more than 65% of the global population, which by then is expected to be some 10 billion people.If they are to avoid becoming quite simply uninhabitable, our cities are going to have to change. This is why we are increasingly hearing about Smart Cities. Among other things, they will need to optimise the way they bring in supplies of goods, by adopting sustainable logistics. Given that some 90% of global commercial shipping currently travels by sea, I am convinced that cities with ports or port hinterlands are best placed to successfully meet the challenge.In the past, ports were frequently the starting point for urban development, until the symbio-tic relationship between city and port began to break down and a range of conflicts arose between them. Fortunately, this antagonism is gradually fading, but it is nonetheless vital to work constantly to ensure that politicians and citizens take back their ports, integrating them into the healthy development of their cities.Against this backdrop, the Worldwide Network of Port Cities (AIVP) aims to promote dialogue between ports and local communities and share experience of sustainable port-city deve-lopment worldwide.

Why?At AIVP, we believe that in our fiercely compe-titive global economy, cities and ports need to work more closely together, to drive forward development projects more e� ectively.Port development projects are increasingly closely linked to the territories in which port activity is present. This includes the local urban environment, of course, but also the wider region and the country as a whole. The key to success today lies in integrating global trade-driven port growth into the process of urban development.

How?On several levels and by taking into account the new global challenges that we must all face. In terms of the port city itself, the interface zones where the city and port meet o� er very significant potential, but are also the most complex to deal with. Some obsolete port spaces which are no longer suitable for global maritime tra� ic are now being redeveloped as prestige urban zones. This is the case, for example, in Barcelona, Genoa, Montreal, Cape Town and Antwerp… At AIVP, we believe these unique city-port interface zones should host public amenities, promenades and leisure faci-lities, to allow the local community and visitors to rediscover the coast and port spaces. But they should also be places where solutions can be devised for combining the port with its city, and the city with the port, more e� ectively. Such spaces are scarce, and must be protec-ted in the interests of all. In terms of the port community and region, concrete examples of city-port cooperation are becoming more common. The issue of access to the port and businesses based in port zones is often a priority. A variety of solu-tions are being tested, in an e� ort to promote greater fluidity in road tra� ic. Dedicated access roads can be created, as in Valparaiso, or road sharing can be organised with, as in Hamburg,

computerised tra� ic flow management… Job-creating logistics zones are also being developed in close partnership with local com-munities. Training and education programmes designed to meet the needs of port-based businesses are appearing widely. In Rotterdam, at our most recent world conference, we discussed new examples of city-port cooperation, forming part of sustai-nable development projects in response to the Paris Agreement on climate change and the recent COP 22. For instance, the whole range of recycling methods used to save raw materials are being adopted in port spaces, in conjunction with the urban regions which collect the materials. Thanks to ports, as is the case in Brussels for example, waste is being sorted and recycled, and jobs created. Ports are also generating energy from the sun or wind or, as in Marseille, from the water in the docks to produce heat and refrigeration for the urban networks. By promoting dialogue between cities and ports, we can develop activity while serving the interests of the wider local, national and international community. Together, the city and port can provide new solutions to today’s big development challenges, all over the world!

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Port of Barcelona: trainingThe Port of Barcelona is carrying out a study of the current labour market and the sort of training required. Particular attention will be paid to the competences that port activities will generate in future. Linking education to port needs should become a major issue in the city’s active training strategies.

Port Elisabeth: projects for the waterfrontThe object for Transnet is to reinforce its attractiveness for tourism by developing shops, an urban park, a maritime museum, etc. Housing is also included in the plan. The project has to be consistent with the intention of maintaining an active port, parti-cularly with ship repair activities. At all events it has been put back to 2019 in order to relocate the manganese storage site to Ngqura; this new timeframe has caused some impatience.

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Portugal’s ports: the challenges ahead in the next 10 yearsThe presidents of the country’s port authorities met in 2016, and highlighted the importance of intermodality, particularly for ports in the biggest urban conurbations. The cruise business and the task of adapting to mega-ships were also mentioned along with the paradigm change in energy with the development of LNG and renewables.

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Almeria: a port-city agreementThe port city’s leaders have come together to start a more sustai-nable collaboration process and take steps to open up the port to citizens. According to the mayor, this agreement is a necessary first step towards recovering permea-bility between Almeria and its port, which is a real economic driver for the region.

Logistics: Physical InternetMore and more initiatives claim to be inspired by the Physical Inter-net and are gradually confirming its principles. The intermodal sys-tem par excellence, the Physical Internet will be based essentially on smart, standardised shipping boxes. The challenge today is to define its exchange and tra� ic protocols through a collaborative approach involving as many par-ties and operators as possible. This stage should ultimately ensure that the number one priority remains to work towards the common inte-rest, in the shape of greener, more e� icient logistics.

Port of Tallin: competitionThe Port announces an archi-tectural competition to devise a master plan for the Old Port district. The aim is to allow urban developments in the district and to ensure a good mix between public spaces, urban uses and port functions. Passenger activity will be a particular focus.

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ITF: Chile’s port policyWhile Chilean ports appear to work quite well according to ITF (International Transport Forum ) report, land transport remains a sensitive point, particularly the congestion in the country’s main port cities. They do not receive enough financial returns, par-ticularly through tax revenues, from port activities. One of the 8 recommendations in the report refers explicitly to strengthening all aspects of port-city relations.

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Hamburg: green logisticsHamburg focuses on green logis-tics with a dedicated 27 hectare site. With a green zone around the warehouses, along with solar pa-nels and green roofs, etc., the park set to open in 2020 will eventually generate 1200 jobs. Deutsche Post DHL will be one of the main occu-pants, and will develop a platform for distributing parcels to the entire city using electric vehicles..

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Da Nang (Vietnam): masterplanThe City wants to update its masterplan to resolve congestion caused by container tra� ic. The existing port has reached satura-tion point and can no longer meet rising demand. The City wants to refocus on tourism and aims to transfer goods tra� ic to a new port to be built in Lien Chu.

Riga, in search of young ideasThe port of Riga (Latvia) has held its 9th competition for students. Entrants are required to work on the Port of Riga’s impact on the Latvian economy, and are invited to research and devise new inter-disciplinary ideas aimed at making the port more competitive.

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Dutch ports: carbon economyDutch ports are fully committed to the emergence of a carbon economy. The aim is to strengthen carbon capture initiatives and significantly reduce emissions. A pipe network will promote na-tionwide exchanges, making CO2 a potential resource for interested industrial players, for example in the fertiliser industry, and also for horticulture or algaculture.

Punta Arenas: competition for a passenger terminalThe existing terminal is purely functional and is not integrated into the city. The aim is to remedy that by ensuring better urban inte-gration and enhancing the city’s tourist appeal for both visitors and local residents. It will also need to satisfy sustainable architecture criteria.

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Port of Vancouver: sustainably addressing the challenges of growthExtracts of the interview with Duncan Wilson, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibi-lity for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority More than 50 per cent of British Columbia’s population lives in Metro Vancouver, a region where available land supply is geographically restricted. According to current forecasts, Metro Vancouver’s population is set to grow by 1 million people by 2041. At the same time, trade with Canada is also growing, particularly with Asia and through the Port of Vancouver. Most of the 1450 hectares of land under the stewardship of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is in use. As a region, only about a 10-year supply of trade-enabling land remains, making the port authority’s job to prepare for growing trade very challenging. How is the Port of Vancouver addressing these challenges while protecting the environment?AIVP – According to current forecasts, the pressure on available industrial land and, more specifically, the potential for conflict at the interface between the working waterfront and adjacent uses will increase. Your Low Level Road Project seems a good example to illustrate these potential conflicts and better understand your strate-gies and solutions to address them. Could you explain what the problems were and your approach to this project?

Duncan Wilson, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority - In 2008, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and our partners identified 17 infras-tructure projects in the Vancouver area needed to facilitate the growth of trade while at the same time minimize impacts of port growth on local communities. The Low Level Road Project was one of those 17 projects and involved the realignment and elevation of approximately 2.6 kilometres of a high-use public road that runs parallel to, and also provides access to, several Port of Van-couver terminals. This realignment provided space for two new rail tracks to improve rail switching e� iciency and capacity. It addressed safety, recreation and noise challenges asso-ciated with port operations along the road, and

included the reconfiguration of three intersec-tions and improved lanes for cyclists. Environmental compensation for the project included removal of invasive species, installa-tion of two artificial nest sites for eagles and landscaping incorporating indigenous species. Additionally, public art within the concrete retaining walls reflects the area’s rich indige-nous and logging/milling history.From the outset, stakeholder and community engagement was a fundamental component of the Low Level Road Project’s development. The design plan was refined through a public consultation process involving residents, First Nations, business owners, and city sta� . The project was o� icially completed in March 2015, on time and on budget. It was also the first transportation project, and only the second project in Canada, to receive the Ins-titute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision Platinum Award.AIVP – On the environmental front, the Port of Vancouver is renowned for its broad and quite pro-active sustainability strategy. Could you explain some of your air, energy and climate action programs?

Duncan Wilson - We protect the environment in two key ways: first, through a very robust

environmental and project review permitting process, and second, through our many envi-ronmental programs.For example, our action programs promote air emissions reductions in key sectors of the port supply chain such as ships, trucks, terminals and rail locomotives. Another example is our Canada Place cruise ship terminal, which became the first in Cana-da and third in the world to o� er shore power for cruise ships in 2009. Cruise ship shore power connections have increased by 58 per cent since 2010, reducing more than 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO2e). We also hope to add shore power to two container terminals very soon.AIVP – Regarding water, land and wildlife, could you comment on what seems a very innovative program: your ECHO Program, aimed at understanding and managing the impact of shipping activities on at-risk whales.

Duncan Wilson - The Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program was launched in 2014. Led by the port authority, this is a collaborative research initiative involving marine transportation industries, conservation and environmental groups, First Nations indivi-duals, government and scientists. On January 1, 2017, we added underwater noise reduction criteria to our existing EcoAction program to include harbour due rate discounts for quieter ships. To create this new criteria, a study team composed of naval architects, acoustic specialists and marine mammal researchers identified and evaluated various vessel-quieting designs, technology and main-tenance options. This makes Canada the first country in the world with a marine noise reduction incentive. Find the complete interview at: www.aivp.org/en/category/interviews-en/

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Mr. Ngo’o, new AIVP VicePresidentAt the Board meeting in Paris on 14 November 2016, Mr Cyrus Ngo’o, CEO of the Port Authority of Douala (Cameroon), was appoin-ted AIVP Vice-President for Africa. After his election, AIVP’s new Vice-President for Africa expressed his gratitude in a brief message and indicated he is committed to re-presenting the association across Africa, and to pursuing e� orts to develop its network of members. Mr Ngo’o sees AIVP as a plat-

form where Cameroon, alongside other African nations, can draw on resources and experience to ensure e� ective, win-win city/port synergies.

The AAPA Congress in Merida, Mexico

AIVP was among over 400 par-ticipants at the 25th Latin Ameri-can Congress of Ports in Merida, Mexico, from 29 November to 2 December 2016. The event was an opportunity for AIVP to promote its values and vision of city-port relations, and to convey the message that dialogue between the two sides is vital to the sustainable development of ports.Olivier Lemaire, General Manager of AIVP, led a working group on the topic of “smart ports – ports of the future”. This discussion resulted in two key conclusions.The first is to show that ports and businesses have a role and a major responsibility in terms of the environment and society. Bio-diversity is already becoming part of the business model for all port projects. In its second conclusion,

the working group emphasised the importance of dialogue with citizens. Ports understand that by presenting projects to citizens and taking account of their views, it is possible to anticipate negative reactions and stumbling blocks. This approach also saves time, as it eliminates legal challenges. “Better a good dialogue than a bad court case”. Dialogue with citizens is presented as key to success when it comes to competitiveness.We remind members that AIVP signed a memorandum of coo-peration with AAPA in Guayaquil (Ecuador) in 2006, in a move to bring the two organisations closer together. Participation in these discussions naturally forms part of the active cooperation between AIVP and the AAPA network of Latin American ports.For more information: aapa2016mexico.com

25 new members – 2016 was an exceptional year for AIVP2016 was marked by a very posi-tive balance for AIVP, with 25 new members joining the network. There was strong recruitment of professionals. The growing interest of profes-sionals shows that the issues a� ecting port-cities are not only of interest to local and port authori-ties, but that representatives of the private sector also understand the interests and issues involved.This was the message which came accross at the Rotterdam Conference in October 2016: “Crossovers”, creating links between the city, the port, companies and citizens. It was

also a way of getting these di� erent actors to understand that they share common problems related with transport, the economy, climate change and social integration.AIVP intends to pursue its deve-lopment and to convince new organisations of the importance of reflecting on today’s subjects which will make tomorrow’s port city.We welcome these new members to our association with its ever richer experiences and its steadily developing network!

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New member in 2016:“Local authorities” College

City of Cape Town (South Africa) Urban Community of Caen la Mer (France)

City Centre Littoral (France – Guyane)

Urban community of Douala (Cameroun)

Municipal Council of the City of Quelimane (Mozambique)

Metropolis Rouen Norman-die (France)

City of Port-Louis (Maurice)“Port Authorities” College

Malaga Port Autority  (Spain)Trieste Port Authority (Italy)

Venice Port Authority (Italy) Port of Talcahuano San Vicente (Chile)

Port Authority of Durres (Albania)

Port of Trois-Rivières (Québec – Canada)

Port of Amsterdam (Netherlands)“Professionals” College

Alefrance (France) Egis (France) Eliel Group Limited (Ghana) Impulse Brussels (Belgique) Institut d’Aménagement et d’Urbanisme – Île de France (France)

PriceWaterhouseCoopers Enterprise Advisory (Belgique)

SETEC International (France) Société Marocaine d’Ingénierie Touristique – SMIT (Maroc)

Syndicat Mixte Brest Iroise (France) S2FNetwork (France) Union Maritime de Saint-Malo (France)

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