On 9 November the Ports of Stockholm were granted the 2011 European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) Award for Societal Integration for their "Port vision 2015" plan. The theme of this year's competition was 'Creative Strategies to Communicate the Port to the Wider Public'. 

The PortEconomics team has been indirectly involved in the competition, as its member Dr. George Vaggelas has been actively contributed to the bid of the Port of Thessaloniki that was the second port competing in the final. The port of Koper was the third port that made it to the final.

Read more about this year's award via the ESPO website, where you can also find what European ports do to integrate with the society.