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Blue Innovation
What does living in smart cities mean for privacy?
In the 2000s we are witnessing an exponential growth of the use of information technologies. These are slowly pervading all aspects of modern life, including smart refrigerators, smart doorbells, smart plugs, smart bathrooms, etc. The revolution has also affected a larger societal section, with smart cities and smart ports also gaining traction in progress. What does this spread of smart technologies mean for us as individuals?
This month, we have caught up with Brad Smith from Turn on VPN to talk about what these advancements mean for our privacy.
Digitisation in logistics and e-documents… advantage or cost?
The current crisis is bringing with it a lot of changes to our industry. For this quarter’s Blue Innovation article, we have caught up with Xavier Lluch, an expert in cost analysis, a veteran of the logistics industry and a regular teacher in our courses, to share with us his thoughts on the emerging trend […]
Nanosatellites to fuel the Internet of Things
n the past issues of our #BlueInnovation series we have largely focused on any new developments taking place on land and at sea – Smart Seals, Smart Containers, Digital Twins, etc. What about Space? Is there a future for the logistics and transport sector that involves space technologies?
Towards blue virtual training
In 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) analysed different social aspects of the maritime transport of goods, and identified two technological trends that are particularly visible on the blue horizon in the […]
#DidYouKnow Videos
Women in Shipping
Towards Gender Equality at Sea
Temperature Controlled Supply Chain
A spotlight on pharmaceuticals
Port2Rail
European Railway Corridors
Groupage and Consolidation Centres
A short guide on packaging and security
Groupage and Consolidation Centres
LCL packaging
Temperature Controlled Supply Chains
A short story of the Reefer Container
Groupage and Consolidation Centres
Distribution Networks
Temperature Controlled Supply Chains
How important is Container Airflow?
Mega trucks
How will the authorization of mega trucks impact intermodal freight transport in Europe?
Container Weight Mandate
How will the new container weight mandate impact maritime transport?
Transport and the Environment
/in DidYouKnow-MOST, Uncategorized @ca /by Escola EuropeaThis month we have caught up with one of our own professors – José Francisco Vidal. With the Escola since its founding, José Francisco was the head of the Shortsea Promotion Centre Spain before retiring and continuing to contribute to the field through consulting services. Below you can read his thoughts on the current situation of transport through an environmental lens.
What does living in smart cities mean for privacy?
/in Blue Innovation, DidYouKnow - Port Operations, Issue 37 | Winter 2020 /by Escola EuropeaIn the 2000s we are witnessing an exponential growth of the use of information technologies. These are slowly pervading all aspects of modern life, including smart refrigerators, smart doorbells, smart plugs, smart bathrooms, etc. The revolution has also affected a larger societal section, with smart cities and smart ports also gaining traction in progress. What does this spread of smart technologies mean for us as individuals?
This month, we have caught up with Brad Smith from Turn on VPN to talk about what these advancements mean for our privacy.
EU-funded YEP MED project to provide employment opportunities for the Mediterranean youth
/in DidYouKNow -Med, Escola news, YEP MED /by Escola EuropeaThe 9th of September 2020 became the official start date of the project “Youth Employment in the Ports of the Mediterranean“, or YEP MED in short. The project, co-financed by the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) of the European Union and led by the Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport (Spain), aims to develop port-logistics training and […]
Innovation and digitisation post Covid-19
/in #DidYouKnow, DidYouKNow -Med /by Escola EuropeaAs we enter a new era in the Escola’s development and begin to work on our new project YEPMED, which aims to ameliorate the labour situation for young people across the Mediterranean, we have caught up with Anwar Zibaoui to share his thoughts on the importance of collaboration and sharing of know how in the […]