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148 students join the first YEP MED fully digital international training in Barcelona, Tunis, Civitavecchia and Beirut
/in Escola projects, Issue 39 | Summer 2021, YEP MEDThe first fully digital international training of the YEP MED (Youth Employment in the Ports of the MEDiterranean) project kicked-off last week in four different port communities: Barcelona, Tunis, Civitavecchia and Beirut. The training course finished on the 31st of May 2021. Each port community was responsible for bringing to life a simulated freight forwarding operator and execute international trade operations between the participating countries.
The Escola Europea and Click&Cargo develop a virtual port to be used in simulation exercises
/in Escola news, Escola projects, Issue 39 | Summer 2021Participating in the event from the Escola Europea were its director Eduard Rodés and its Chief Business Officer Marta Miquel. The Project Manager from Click & Cargo, Valentina Salinas and the head of development Alex Rodriguez, alongside Marisa Clavero – a teacher from the Institut Lluïsa Cura, and Guillem Sardañés, CEO of the freight forwarding company eGlobe, also joined the press conference to explain the details of the agreement.
YEP MED brings its future trainers closer to its digital port community using the Port Virtual Lab as its platform
/in Escola projects, Issue 39 | Summer 2021, YEP MED32 lecturers, 19 men and 13 women, from TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) centres from 7 countries in the Mediterranean tested the new training platform developed by the YEP MED project
Port Communities: “If you want to walk far, walk together”
/in Escola projects, Issue 38 | Spring 2021, YEP MEDSome port communities in the Mediterranean have considered that, in order to address their strategic objectives, they need a trained and talented community. To this end, it is necessary to coordinate forces to make the port an attractive place to work. The involvement of companies and administrations is needed to create quality employment.
Public and private sectors commit to the YEP MED project – and work to bring more women to the port sector through dual training
/in Escola news, Escola projects, Issue 38 | Spring 2021This past Tuesday, representatives of the public and private sector of the Barcelona port community met in the headquarters of the Port of Barcelona – the World Trade Centre- to sign the Strategic Agreement for the promotion of training under the sector of the port economy, maritime, logistics, transport and international trade.
Barcelona: EU-funded YEP MED trains future professionals in the port management and logistics sector
/in Escola news, Escola projects, Issue 38 | Spring 2021This week the first course of the YEP MED project’s vocational training series, funded by the EU’s ENI CBC Med Programme, came to a close in Barcelona. The week-long course, initially scheduled to take place virtually, took a hybrid format when it became possible to host some lectures in the Escola’s classroom in person – the Aula dels Estels – and to physically visit the Port of Barcelona.
Towards blue virtual training
/in Blue Innovation, Escola projects, Issue 36 | Autumn 2020In recent times a vast number of technological transformations has encompassed the maritime sphere. A recent study (2020) commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) […]
RePort project nearing its close – 26 trucks modified to run on natural gas
/in Escola projects, Issue 35 | Summer 2020On the 10th of June 2020, the final training organised under the RePort project took place, which focused on the efficient driving techniques of vehicles equipped with natural gas.
The Port of Barcelona completes the RePort project with 26 trucks converted to dual-fuel
/in Escola projects, Issue 34 | Spring 2020The RePort project, led by the Port of Barcelona is making positive progress and preparing for its final phase. The initiative aims to promote natural gas as an alternative fuel […]
The Escola consolidates TransLogMED and SailNet projects in Algeria
/in Escola projectsBetween the 9th and 10th of February, the Escola Europea has consolidated the TransLogMED and SailNet projects in Algeria by signing agreements with various significant national institutions of the logistics […]
TransLogMED helps connect the Magreb with European shores
/in Escola projectsDuring the final quarter of 2018 the Escola Europea has concentrated its efforts in raising awareness of the benefits and characteristics of the motorways of the sea among the transport […]
The Escola and FONASBA sign collaboration agreements with the first partners for the SAILNET Programme
/in Escola projects, Issue 29 | Winter 2018On the 28th of September 2018, the director of the Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport, Eduard Rodes, travelled to Naples to sign an agreement of collaboration with the partners of […]
The Motorways of the Sea to connect Africa to the European shores
/in Escola projects, Issue 28 | Autumn 2018, IssuesThis autumn the Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport, in conjunction with the National Agency of Ports of Morocco (l’Agence Nationale des Ports – ANP) will organise a conference on the […]
The Propeller Club Barcelona plans activities for 2018 and 2019
/in Escola projects, Issue 28 | Autumn 2018On Thursday, the 5th of June, the Board of Directors of the Propeller Club Barcelona met to review the activities of the past year and to approve meetings and activities […]
Butransa Spain collaborates in Forma’t al Port with the Escola
/in Escola projects, Issue 27 | Summer 2018, Issue 28 | Autumn 2018On the 3rd of July, the director of the Escola Eduard Rodés met with Francisco Cuartero, the CEO of Butransa Spain to cement their collaboration in the Forma’t al Port […]
The port of Barcelona adapts 26 trucks for LNG to reduce emissions
/in Escola projects, Issue 27 | Summer 2018This is done under the RePort project, which is financed with European funds for regional development. The port of Barcelona has adapted a total of 26 vehicles for its propulsion […]
The Escola Europea promotes short sea shipping and sustainable transport at Spain’s biggest logistics fair – SIL
/in Escola news, Escola projects, Issue 27 | Summer 2018The Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport has participated in the International Logistics Show of Barcelona – the annual logistics fair in Spain. Sharing a stand with one of its main […]
Union for the Mediterranean launches the TransLogMED project in Egypt
/in Escola projects, Issue 27 | Summer 2018The TransLogMED project was launched in Ismailia (Egypt) during the conference organised by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) on Maritime Transport in Logistics, held between the 8th and 9th […]
Europe redoubles efforts to boost natural gas
/in Environmental news, Escola projects, Issue 27 | Summer 2018, NewsThe EU promotes the use of LNG in transport, through support for projects that promote the development of gas infrastructure or studies that pursue a greater implementation of gas in […]
Marrakesh: North African transport professionals introduced to TransLogMED by the Escola Europea
/in Escola projects, Issue 27 | Summer 2018The Escola’s efforts to continue to promote the ambitious TransLogMED project across the Mediterranean waters go further next week as its staff travels to Marrakesh to participate in the 7th […]