Ports of Halifax and Hamburg sign agreement to develop “Open Innovation Platform”

HAMBURG : The two port authorities of Hamburg and Halifax have officially inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a joint maritimeinnovationnetworkplatform.

Jens Meier, CEO of the Hamburg Port Authority and Allan Gray, President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority, signed the agreement on the sidelines of the Green Tech for Ports and Terminals Conference 2023 on 21February2023.

The PIER, a global centre of excellence for research and collaboration in port innovation, planning, and strategy in Halifax, Canada and homePORT, an innovation campuslocatedintheportofHamburg in Germany are “very similar”, accordingtothetwoportauthorities.

According to the statement, the goals of The PIER and homePORT are very similar in terms of fundamental concepts and vision. Because the two innovation ecosystems have a similar orientation, both organisations want to reinforce their collaboration to produce addedvalue.