{"id":251193,"date":"2021-10-01T12:18:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T10:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cenit.es\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:55:24","slug":"the-port-of-barcelona-finances-phd-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimne.com\/es\/the-port-of-barcelona-finances-phd-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Port of Barcelona finances PhD positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00bb1&#8243; admin_label=\u00bbsection\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.10&#8243; custom_padding=\u00bb0px||||false|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00bbrow\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.9.10&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb||||false|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb3.25&#8243; custom_padding=\u00bb|||\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00bb|||\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttps:\/\/cimne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/port_of_barcelona_cenit_es.jpg\u00bb title_text=\u00bbport_of_barcelona_cenit_es\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.11.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb||||false|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.11.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00bb0&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00bb0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>The Port of Barcelona signs agreement with CENIT and Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya (UPC) to finance 3 PhD positions.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00bbText\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.11.0&#8243; background_size=\u00bbinitial\u00bb background_position=\u00bbtop_left\u00bb background_repeat=\u00bbrepeat\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]The agreement is signed as the <\/span><b>Port of Barcelona<\/b> looks to continue to develop research themes that are critical to the definition of the <b>Port\u00b4s strategic plan and to outline future lines of development<\/b>. CENIT\u00b4s Director Dr. Sergi Saur\u00ed will be the director of the PhD program, theses and the post-doctoral project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Saur\u00ed explains \u201cthe 3 new positions we have created are in fact the direct result of the research theme <\/b><b><i>Port of the Future<\/i><\/b><b>, led by <\/b><b>CENIT\u00b4s current PhD candidate and Port of\u00a0Barcelona\u00a0Fellow, Javier Garrido<\/b>.\u00a0 This research project is coming to a close later this year and the Port of Barcelona is keen to continue this line of study which involves key elements with a significant impact on port infrastructure and management in the medium to long term (2040-2050).\u00a0 Alongside this research line, the <b>Port of Barcelona wishes to widen the themes to include the environmental sustainability of the port<\/b> &#8211; with a view to meeting the Agenda 2030 objectives \u2013 and researching new business models that the Port should adopt in the coming decades, in line with expected trends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The research themes will focus specifically on the following 3 areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>energy transition<\/b> in its widest sense and applied to the port and maritime sector<\/li>\n<li >the impact <b>of ecommerce and new distribution models<\/b> on the port logistics chain<\/li>\n<li><b>e-mobility<\/b> and new mobility options including driverless cars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can look forward to <b>seeing CENIT and the Port of Barcelona at the forefront of national and international maritime transport and port congresses<\/b>, scientific articles in the press and much more![\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Port of Barcelona signs agreement with CENIT and Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya (UPC) to finance 3 PhD positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":251194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=\"no\" hundred_percent_height=\"no\" hundred_percent_height_scroll=\"no\" hundred_percent_height_center_content=\"yes\" equal_height_columns=\"no\" menu_anchor=\"\" hide_on_mobile=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\" status=\"published\" publish_date=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\" background_color=\"\" background_image=\"\" background_position=\"center center\" background_repeat=\"no-repeat\" fade=\"no\" background_parallax=\"none\" enable_mobile=\"no\" parallax_speed=\"0.3\" video_mp4=\"\" video_webm=\"\" video_ogv=\"\" video_url=\"\" video_aspect_ratio=\"16:9\" video_loop=\"yes\" video_mute=\"yes\" video_preview_image=\"\" border_size=\"\" border_color=\"\" border_style=\"solid\" margin_top=\"\" margin_bottom=\"\" padding_top=\"\" padding_right=\"\" padding_bottom=\"\" padding_left=\"\"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=\"1_1\" layout=\"1_1\" spacing=\"\" center_content=\"no\" link=\"\" target=\"_self\" min_height=\"\" hide_on_mobile=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\" class=\"\" id=\"\" background_color=\"\" background_image=\"\" background_image_id=\"\" background_position=\"left top\" background_repeat=\"no-repeat\" hover_type=\"none\" border_size=\"0\" border_color=\"\" border_style=\"solid\" border_position=\"all\" padding_top=\"\" padding_right=\"\" padding_bottom=\"\" padding_left=\"\" margin_top=\"\" margin_bottom=\"\" animation_type=\"\" animation_direction=\"left\" animation_speed=\"0.3\" animation_offset=\"\" last=\"no\"][fusion_text columns=\"\" column_min_width=\"\" column_spacing=\"\" rule_style=\"default\" rule_size=\"\" rule_color=\"\" hide_on_mobile=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\" class=\"\" id=\"\"]\r\n<h3>The Latin American Development Bank report highlights the current investment gap in the region and reviews intervention strategies to tackle future challenges and trends<\/h3>\r\n[\/fusion_text][fusion_text columns=\"\" column_min_width=\"\" column_spacing=\"\" rule_style=\"default\" rule_size=\"\" rule_color=\"\" hide_on_mobile=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\" class=\"\" id=\"\"]\r\n\r\nIncreased and sustained investment in infrastructure is of paramount importance for economic growth in any region, and nowhere is this truer than in the Latin American region where <strong>inconsistent and insufficient investment<\/strong> was noted as the main cause of <strong>slower economic growth<\/strong> during the mid-term period 2007-2012. Falling investment in transport infrastructure and logistics has had a knock-on effect on the commercial development of the region as a whole.\r\n\r\nThe Latin American Development Bank, founded 50 years ago, recently funded an investment analysis study of the region\u00b4s intercity land transport sector, focusing specifically on road and rail. Irene de Cubas, CENIT\u00b4s Research Engineer for the report explains\r\n\r\n\"We know there is a direct correlation between a country or region\u00b4s GDP and transport infrastructure. In fact, <strong>Latin America<\/strong> is an extreme case, having a very limited transport network in relation to land area and population. 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