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Stay up to date on the latest progress of our project and its pilot areas. Find out how our partners are developing, which milestones we have reached and which innovative approaches are being tested at the individual pilot sites.

Discovery Hamburg Tour: Central Event for Young Talents at German Shipping Day 2025

On 7 May 2025, Hamburg’s HafenCity turned into an interactive stage for maritime innovation and career exploration as part of the German Shipping Day. At the heart of the youth programme stood Discovery Hamburg, an engaging rally designed by Connected River project partners Hamburg Port Authority, D...

Ports of Lille: Stakeholder mobilization to shape the future of the Deûle river

Ports of Lille, accompanied by its Innovation Coach, organized two workshops at the end of 2024. These workshops aimed to gather the expectations and needs of stakeholders connected to the waterway to build a shared collective vision....

A Successful Partner Meeting in Nijmegen

At the beginning of April 2025, a partner meeting was held in the pilot area Nijmegen, focusing on the safe use of rivers. A jam-packed agenda with inspiring guest speakers from Rijkswaterstaat, TU Delft, and Leisure Land, and plenty of engaging workshops....

Partner Interview: Prototyping Experiments for the Kleine Nete

One of the key challenges in managing the Kleine Nete river is finding a way to effectively communicate with water users about the importance of preserving its ecosystem, rather than resorting to a kayak ban....

Connected River participates in the AIVP working group on River Port Cities

On March 5th and 6th, the AIVP working group River Port Cities, held its second workshop in the city of Seville (Spain), along with AIVP member the port of Seville. It was led by Noémi Mené, the AIVP referent for Connected River....

Focus On Work Package #3 - Accelerate Digital & Smart Solutions

Exciting progress in our Connected River project! We've reached the halfway mark, and our first pilot areas are nearing the completion of their successful experiments. This means we're now transitioning to the upscaling phase....

Connected River @AIVP World Conference in Lisbon

Connected River partners join up with global ports and cities in Lisbon.During the last week of November, AIVP, a partner of the Connected River project organized its annual International Conference in Lisbon (Portugal). It brought together members of its network, Port and Local authorities, but als...

“2nd meeting of the Connection and Reflection Group: focus on the Seine and Rhine rivers”

Following an interesting launch meeting in November 2023, the Connection and Reflection Group met again, this time in Antwerp during the Consortium Group meeting of the Connected River Project in October 2024....

Connected River Brings Balanced Use of Waterways Closer

The European project Connected River started in 2022 to achieve a safe and diverse use of waterways....