Siport21 is involved in the development of the Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first artificial energy island. This infrastructure will be paramount in the future renewable energy solutions in Europe. Princess Elisabeth Island will be located 45 km off the Belgian coast and will connect the wind farms in the offshore area with the mainland…
With an investment more than one million euros, Siport21 has awarded Kongsberg Maritime Spain and with its partner Kongsberg Digital to deliver its future Ship Manoeuvring Simulation Center. The facility will be equipped with cutting-edge technology with the aim to simulate any scenario in a port area or navigation channel, different ship types and sizes,…
The maritime-port consultancy, Siport21, has appointed Aitor Acha Bedialauneta as the new Commercial and Business Development Director, betting for a person with extensive professional experience in the port sector. Aitor Acha is a Civil Engineer. He began his professional career as a Construction Manager in several national and international building companies. Subsequently, he joined the…
In response to the war in Ukraine, European governments took swift and decisive action to reduce their dependence on Russian gas and diversify their sources of supply. One of the key strategies was to launch projects to set up maritime liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals in the shortest possible time. These terminals allow receiving…
Nowadays, Spain is a benchmark in the value chain of offshore wind power installations, so confirmed by Spanish Naval Architecture Congress, held in Bilbao, where Siport21 has presented two of its projects related to this industry. Offshore wind turbine fields require the manufacture of large-scale elements (cylindrical structures of the tower, the nacelle, or the…
During the II ANPRA Congress of Lessons Learned from Serious Accidents or Incidents in Pilotage Maneuvers, organized in Cartagena by the National Association of Colombian Pilots, Siport21 explained the paramount importance of HAZID-HAZOP processes as a tool for risk analysis in port operations. The Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) includes…
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport has invited Siport21 to present their maritime traffic simulation software, Siflow21, at the 12th International Maritime and Logistics Conference “Marlog 12”, held in Alexandria (Egypt) from 12 th to 14 th of march. The main topic of the Conference is “Innovative Technologies for Ports and Logistics…
Siport21 is involved in the review of the mooring equipment design and compatibility studies of the first Spanish small-scale LNG carrier, the “Haugesund Knutsen”. The ship, owned by the shipping company Knutsen OAS, began operating in January. This new carrier, built by Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armon in Gijon and flagged in Spain, has 92 metres…
Siport21 has joined SLOM (Latin American Maritime Oil Terminals and Mono Buoys Association) in order to promote initiatives that lead to continuous improvement in the operational performance and management of the Maritime Oil & Gas Terminals. It will be a Class B Member, as a company providing services or goods for the terminals. The association…