{"id":3462,"date":"2024-05-08T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport-congress\/2024\/05\/08\/call-for-papers-deadline-fast-approaching\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T07:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T06:50:00","slug":"call-for-papers-deadline-fast-approaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/news\/news\/call-for-papers-deadline-fast-approaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers deadline fast approaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real progress is starting to be made towards maritime decarbonisation but, for the ports and cruise industries there are still challenges ahead, questions to be answered and also significant business opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join our speakers at the next GreenPort Congress and Cruise, 23-25 October 2024, to continue to make progress and contribute to the solutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is just one week to go for abstracts to be submitted .&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speakers wishing to secure a place to speak at this year\u2019s conference, hosted by HAROPA PORT in France, should send a submission to us by <strong>15 May<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Abstracts should be approximately 250 \u2013 300 words and should include a biography and headshot photo of the speaker. Application case studies between ports and suppliers are of high priority and will be given precedence.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 2-day conference will include presentations, workshops and debates on:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Infrastructure development for multimodal services \u2013 adaptations needed to meet decarbonisation goals and address ecological transitions for logistics and supply chains&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Technology \u2013 which innovations will derive real cost benefits in the transition to sustainability; AI, Digitisation, Optimisation software.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Electrification of ports, cruise terminals and equipment \u2013 latest developments and challenges&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Green fuel transition for ports and cruise terminals \u2013 reviewing the progress towards 2050.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Financing decarbonisation&nbsp; &#8211; latest initiatives to put the transition at the heart of port finance models&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Green Corridors &#8211; update on recent developments and case studies&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Port and cruise terminal expansion, linking ports, cities and hinterlands \u2013 considering the impact on the wider communities&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resourcing the transition to sustainability \u2013 Are all ports equal? Seaports v inland and the need for international collaboration between ports, enabling practicable implementation options for compliance, cost\/risk reduction, environmental protection, and sustainability.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The role of \u201cSmart Ports\u201d &#8211; exploring the emerging initiatives including green energy carriers in and around ports; alternative fuel supply chains; co-ordination with other transport and its providers&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy \u2013 latest projects contributing to port growth&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To submit a paper or to enquire about speaking, contact <a class=\"contactemail\" title=\"tclarke@mercatormedia.com\" href=\"mailto:tclarke@mercatormedia.com\">Tracey Clarke<\/a> &nbsp;<br \/>Conference Consultant&nbsp;<br \/>GreenPort Congress&nbsp;<br \/>+44 1329 825335&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>Delegate booking is now <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-cruise-and-congress\/buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">open<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For delegate enquiries contact delegate acquisition manager <a class=\"contactemail\" title=\"mbrooks@mercatormedia.com\" href=\"mailto:mbrooks@mercatormedia.com\">mbrooks@mercatormedia.com.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A wide range of sponsorships opportunities are on offer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For commercial sponsorship and exhibition opportunities contact <a class=\"contactemail\" title=\"stai@portstrategy.com\" href=\"mailto:stai@portstrategy.com\">Simone Tai<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>GreenPort Congress&nbsp;<br \/>+44 1329 825335&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contribute to the\u00a0progress towards\u00a0decarbonisation, speak at GreenPort Congress and Cruise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,39],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-3462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-news-greenport-congress"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3462"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=3462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}