Valencia, 29th July 2024. –The Port Innovators Network (PIN), the first global network of port innovation hubs of which Opentop is a founding member, welcomes Cubo Maritime & Port.
Cubo Maritime & Port, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is the largest innovation hub in the maritime and port sector in Latin America, bringing collaboration between large companies and startups to develop new innovative solutions with the mission to make port operations and river freight transport in Latin America more efficient, safe, sustainable and simple.
With Cubo Maritime & Port as an associate member, both Cubo and the other PIN members will benefit from a larger and enriched port innovation community. This will help the network better achieve its goal of linking port innovation communities, connecting startups, corporations and entrepreneurs and partners from each hub with organizations in the other hubs.
The announcement was made at the Cubo Maritime & Port Annual Event, with the presence of the CEOs of Cubo Itaú, Paulo Costa, and Wilson Sons, Fernando Salek, the CFO of Hidrovias do Brasil, André Hachem, the director of Port Administration of Porto do Açu, Vinicius Patel, representatives of the Ministry of Ports and Airports, along with more than 300 attendees from the Brazilian port sector.
Jonas Mendes Constante, representing PIN, mentioned at the event that “This is an iconic moment for PIN, with the first expansion of the network and starting with a leading innovation hub in South America. We are ready to start collaborating with Cubo Maritime & Port and our port innovation communities to build the next generation of port innovation.”
Eduardo Valença, chief transformation officer at Wilson Sons, said, “We are moving forward. We want to support the port industry, understand the situation from North to South, our digital maturity and what can be improved. And thus further support the implementation of the innovation agenda through collaborations with startups and creating targeted port facilities. The cooperation with PIN will further accelerate this process, with the exchange of global experiences in port innovation.”
Established in October 2023 by the Port of Hamburg (homePORT), the Port of Halifax (The PIER) and the Port of Valencia (Opentop), PIN connects port innovation hubs around the world.
Since its formation, PIN has hosted three “PINsight” events, bringing together the diverse memberships out of Valencia, Hamburg and Halifax to link port industry innovators sharing learnings on the latest trends and developments.
PIN now extends across three continents as it grows the global alliance of port innovators.
About PIN
The Port Innovators Network is a global network of innovation hubs for ports, which aims to drive innovation adoption in the global port system by connecting communities of innovation centers, such as startups, entrepreneurs, companies, researchers, universities, and investors, to share innovative ideas, project results, innovation experiences, methodologies, and best practices.
