ESPO Award
The European Sea Ports Organisation is an international association represented by port authorities, port associations and port administrations of the seaports of European Union Member States, and Norway.
It ensures that seaports are represented in the European Union. The organisation promotes the common interests of its members throughout Europe and is also engaged in relating with European stakeholders in port and maritime sector.
The ESPO Award was established in 2009 and aims to promote innovative projects of European port authorities improving societal integration of ports and thier close connections with cities and the wider community they are located in.
In this way, the Award means to stimulate the sustainable development of European ports and their cities.
The Port of Venice has been participating in ESPO Award since 2010, promoting initiatives for the integration of the Port and the City.
Projects submitted to ESPO Award
2010:
Garage Multipiano ed Opere connesse - The Venice Gateway project
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2011:
Port of Venice – Where the Earth revolves around the Sea
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2012:
A training network for tomorrow’s port workers
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2013:
The Venetian waterfront as an example of symbiotic co-habitation between port and city
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2014:
Motorways of the Sea – New terminal
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2015:
VENICE OPEN PORT! Sailing among the docks of yesterday and today
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2017:
Arterminal a port structure dedicated to contemporary art
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2019:
Italian Port Days
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