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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 11d

🌟 What an incredible experience! The COST PACT conference concludes with insightful discussions on inclusive energy transitions in port cities ⚓🌍

A big thank you to all attendees both in person and online for your remarkable contributions throughout the event 🙏

#COST #PortCities #PACT

Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 11d

📋 Final sessions with PACT COST Management & Core Group discussions. Reflecting on outcomes and planning next steps for sustainable port-city futures. Enjoying productive conversations!

💡 Hint: If you look closely, you can spot the beautiful port of Le Havre in the background.

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 12d

🔄 Continuing the trip through the vibrant Port of Le Havre. Great to see theory being brought to life! It is inspiring to continue discovering this dynamic and strategic hub in European maritime logistics.

#LeHavre #PortCities #Logistics #MaritimeInfrastructure #EnergyTransition #COST #PACT

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 12d

🛳️ Field trip day! Exploring Le Havre’s port infrastructure and seeing theory come to life is always exciting. Reporting live to share key takeaways! #PortCities #EnergyTransition #UNESCO #PACT #FieldTrip #COST

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 13d

🎨 Midday creativity! Small artistic projects including counter maps and the sounds of port remind us that energy transitions are also cultural transitions. Interdisciplinarity at its best. 💡

#CulturalHeritage #SustainablePorts #PACT #COST #CounterMapping #PortSound

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 13d

Excited to see presentations about Le Havre’s local projects: decarbonization, onshore power, circular economy & green jobs.
🌍 Stay tuned for updates from the conference.

#PACT #PortCities #UrbanTransition #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #Networking #COST

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 13d

🚢 Day 2 begins with a visit to the aerial view of Le havre in the Le Havre Port Center and continues with the sum up of COST PACT including themes, methodologies and working Groups. Excited to see collaboration in action!

#PortsAndCities #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #COST #PACT

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 13d

🌍 Social Acceptance & Spatial Impact of the Energy Transition

🔍 Today’s final event a MAGPIE workshop led by Maurice Jansen and Caya Dhuique-Hein that brought together insightful perspectives on how the energy transition shapes, and is shaped by, our communities and spaces.

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 13d

👩‍💻Some concluding remarks after case studies: PACT COST Action Chair Prof. Dr. Carola Hein has introduced the journal based upon work from COST Action CA23138📝

🙌 5-day workshop and fieldtrip is announced as part of the PortCityFutures

For more information: www.aanmelder.nl/pcfmorocco/h...

Creating a Vision for Port Cities: Workshop and Field Trips (Morocco edition) - Home

www.aanmelder.nl

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 13d

⚡️Afternoon sparks: continue with case studies from spatial transformations to port governance model examples from all across the Europe 🌍

#PortsAndCities #Sustainability #COST #EnergyTransition

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 14d

🔍 Afternoon exploratory sessions: case studies from North Macedonia, Greece & beyond. Amazing to see how energy transitions reshape not just ports also city life, governance & communities.

⚡️So much to learn and enjoy.

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 14d

🚢 Live from Le Havre – great energy at our ongoing PACT COST Action meeting!

Carola Hein, the manager of PACT, officially opened the session this morning and Silvia Sivo, co-leader of WG1, is now hosting the WG1 activities and fantastic discussions already in motion!

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 14d

🌊 Excited to kick off the PACT COST Action conference at the beautiful Port Center, Le Havre! Today we explore theoretical frameworks for inclusive energy transition with inspiring talks. Looking forward to fresh insights and collabrations🤝🌟

💫Let’s learn, share, and connect!

#COST #PACT #LeHavre

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 15d

🌊🏗️ 1 day to go!
Just 3 hrs from Paris, Le Havre is a gateway city linking France to the world. 🚄🌍

Join us in our public conference & workshop!

📅 Starts tomorrow, 25–27 Sept
📍 @ Le Havre (tinyurl.com/2t3c7e3m)
&
@ Online (tinyurl.com/4phf3yp5)

#LeHavre #PACT

📷 adrien_lct on Unsplash

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 16d

🌊🏗️ 2 days to go!
FUN FACT: Home to icons like the Normandie ocean liner, Le Havre once embodied transatlantic glamour. ⚓🌊

Join us in our public conference & workshop!

📅 25–27 Sept
📍 @ Le Havre (tinyurl.com/2t3c7e3m)
&
@ Online (tinyurl.com/4phf3yp5)

#LeHavre #PACT

📷 john_cameron on Unsplash

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 16d

! Launching our audio and video page !

Watch PACT's trailer:

Port City Territories & Health: "Hamburg - Green and Blue"

www.pact-costaction.eu/videos-audio

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 17d

🌊🏗️ 3 days to go!
FUN FACT: Le Havre is France’s largest container port, key to Europe’s shipping. 🚢⚓

Join us in our public conference & workshop!

📅 25–27 Sept
📍 @ Le Havre (tinyurl.com/2t3c7e3m)
&
@ Online (tinyurl.com/4phf3yp5)

#LeHavre #PACT

📷 hdbernd on Unsplash

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 18d

🌊🏗️ 4 days to go!
FUN FACT: Le Havre’s Église Saint-Joseph stands 107m tall with a stained-glass tower — a beacon & war memorial. ⛪✨

Join us in our public conference & workshop!

📅 25–27 Sept
📍 @ Le Havre (tinyurl.com/2t3c7e3m)
&
@ Online (tinyurl.com/4phf3yp5)

#LeHavre #PACT

📷 Siniz on Unsplash

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 19d

🌊🏗️ 5 days to go!
FUN FACT: Le Havre’s 133-hectare post-war centre became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. 🌍🏛️

Join us in our public conference & workshop 🚢✨!

📅 25–27 Sept
📍 @ Le Havre (tinyurl.com/2t3c7e3m)
&
@ Online (tinyurl.com/4phf3yp5)

#LeHavre #PACT

📷 Sirisvisual on Unsplash

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 20d

🌊🏗️ 6 days to go!
FUN FACT: After WWII, Le Havre was rebuilt by Auguste Perret using concrete & modular grids.

Join us in our public conference & workshop 🚢✨!

📅 25–27 Sept
📍 @ Le Havre (tinyurl.com/2t3c7e3m)
&
@ Online (tinyurl.com/4phf3yp5)

#LeHavre #PACT

📷 by David M. @ Unsplash

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 21d

🌊🏗️ Just 7 days to go!
Discover Le Havre’s rich past & bold future at our free public conference + workshop.
📅 25–27 Sept
📍 @ Le Havre (tinyurl.com/2t3c7e3m)
&
@ Online (tinyurl.com/4phf3yp5)

Join us to explore how ports & cities can evolve together! 🚢✨

#LeHavre #PACT

📷 by Ines @ Unsplash

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 21d

🎧 Here’s the playlist so far! Our collective Sonic Map of Port Cities is now live on Spotify.

Listen, discover, and get inspired by sounds from across the world 🌍⚓

👉 tinyurl.com/mpf89zup

Spotify – Web Player

tinyurl.com

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 21d

Call for sounds!
Share your Port-City Sound! ⚓🎶
As we meet in Le Havre for the PACT's Conference, we’re creating a Sonic Map of Port Cities

How to join:
1️⃣ Upload your audio/recording here: tinyurl.com/4my3pyck

2️⃣ Or reply w/ a song → we’ll add it to our Spotify playlist!

#COST #PACT #LeHavre2025

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · 28d

Do you know Le Havre? Would you like to know more about how it evolved through the centuries and what plans port and city authorities have for its future?
Join us at our free public conference and workshop!
In-person:
www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-...
Online:
www.eventbrite.com/e/online-pac...

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Port City Territories in Action @pact-costaction.bsky.social · Sep 8

In the lead up to the public conference and workshop in Le Havre we are compiling a port city soundscape:
be it a song, an audio recording of a ship horn, waves crashing, or a poem, text, ... We would like to know what your port city sounds like to you!
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