HUB Green Ports receives the LetExpo 2026 Award

Which strategies can guide the sustainable regeneration of Italian port areas? Lattanzio KIBS addressed this question at LetExpo during the panel “Ports, Dry Ports and Cities”, where it also presented the HUB Green Ports initiative

A Green Award

Today, port areas represent a strategic hub for economic and territorial development at both the national and European levels. This was the central theme of the panel “Ports, Dry Ports and Cities: Strategies for Sustainable Regeneration,” organized within the ALIS HUB during LetExpo, held in Verona from 10 to 13 March 2026.

The panel brought together representatives from institutions, the business community and the research sector to discuss the challenges related to logistics, infrastructure innovation and sustainability. Lattanzio KIBS contributed with scenario data from its Research Center, presenting the HUB Green Ports multi-stakeholder platform for sustainable port development. On this occasion, the initiative received the prestigious LetExpo 2026 Award, recognizing its contribution to sustainability in the logistics and transport sector.

Through HUB Green Ports, the goal is to strengthen integration between ports and cities by enhancing environmental and territorial resources and promoting innovative solutions for infrastructure redevelopment and the development of new sustainable port models.

Port Area Regeneration at the core of european strategies

“Regenerating a city means activating an integrated development process that transforms marginal areas into engines of economic growth […] it means restoring economic, social and environmental value to territories and the communities that inhabit them.”

In her speech, Annachiara Annino, Partner at Lattanzio KIBS, highlighted regeneration as a strategic lever to strengthen competitiveness, sustainability and integration between ports and cities. From this perspective, the transformation of port areas goes beyond infrastructure, becoming a driver capable of generating economic, employment and territorial development impacts.

The presentation also illustrated the results of a research study conducted by the Lattanzio KIBS Research Center on a sample of 1,000 citizens in 10 Italian port cities. The study analyzes the perceptions and expectations of local communities regarding the blue economy and the future of port areas, revealing a growing demand for infrastructure redevelopment, the recovery of abandoned areas and stronger integration between ports and their urban contexts.

The leading italian trade fair for green logistics

With more than 500 exhibitors (+10% compared to the previous edition) and high-profile guests - including government and institutional representatives, leading road, maritime and rail transport companies, supply chain stakeholders, players in the new energy sector, as well as research and training centers - LetExpo confirms its role as Italy’s leading trade fair dedicated to transport, logistics, services, smart mobility and training.

The event is promoted by ALIS in collaboration with Veronafiere and held under the patronage of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, the Province of Verona and the Municipality of Verona.