ESPO Award
On the Societal Integration of Ports
Registration Deadline: 24 July 2009
Language: English
Region: EU
The ESPO Award aims to promote innovative projects of European port
authorities that improve societal integration of ports, especially with the city
or wider community in which they are located. In this way, the award wants to
stimulate the sustainable development of European ports and their cities.
Concretely, proposals should relate to one or more of the following fields:
- improving sustainable development synergies between ports and cities.
Examples: urban logistics solutions through use of port facilities located in
cities, campaigns to locate maritime headquarters in port cities, innovative
waterfront development projects that combine port activity with housing and
recreation, …
- improving quality and accessibility of port areas. Examples: visual quality
of the port area, quality of public roads and cycling paths, vantage points,
accessibility and security, recreational and nature zones in the port area,
reducing the impact of port-related road traffic, organising public transport
for port workers, …
- promoting the image of the port as a place to experience, live and work.
Examples: promoting the “port-city” image, port information and experience
centres, partnerships with schools and universities, campaigns to attract young professionals, cultural partnerships, promotion of port tourism, port heritage and other ‘soft values’, …
Jury
The selection will be carried out by an independent jury of experts, chaired by
Mr. John B Richardson, Former Head of the European Commission’s Maritime Policy
Task Force and currently Special Advisor to FIPRA International. The jury
further consists of:
- Rinio Brutomesso, Director, Cities on Water
- Giuliano Gallanti, Former Chairman, ESPO
- Michael Grey, Former Editor-in-Chief of Lloyd’s List
- Olivier Lemaire, Director, International Association of Cities and Ports
- Nigel Rowe, Chairman, Sail Training International
- Jacques van der Tak, Mayor of Westland
- Eric Van Hooydonk, Professor, University of Antwerp
The Secretary General of ESPO attends the meetings of the jury in a non-voting capacity to oversee the application of the criteria.
The award will be symbolic, i.e. non-financial, and is designed by the
renowned Belgian artist François Schuiten.
Award Ceremony
The first ESPO Award will be officially handed out during an evening ceremony
held on 4 November 2009 at the Town Hall of Brussels.
Additional information on the award: ESPO Award (pdf)
Further Information:
ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation)
Treurenberg 6
1000 Brussel/Bruxelles • Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 736 34 63
Fax: +32 2 736 63 25
eMail: mail@espo.be
web: www.espo.be
