
The bridge between ports and cities
ASSOCIATION FOR THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN PORTS AND CITIES
RETE is an international non-profit association that aims to promote and facilitate dialogue and coexistence between ports and cities. Its main objective is to improve port activities while increasing the quality of life of port cities, generating positive impacts in their surroundings at the territorial, economic, social, cultural and environmental level.
Thanks to the diversity of its perspectives and the strong scientific component, RETE accompanies ports and cities in the exciting journey towards a shared, balanced and sustainable development project.
“Costa Rica Reforms Japdeva: The Limón Marina as a Test for Port–City Integration”, by Roger Humberto Ríos Duarte
[f The relationship between port and city is once again at stake in Limón, on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. On 25 June 2026, the Legislative Assembly approved, in a unanimous second and final vote, the [...]
PORTUSplus Opens Call for Papers for the Special Issue “Landscapes of Port Clusters”
The journal published by RETE invites researchers, professionals and policymakers to submit contributions on new port-city territories in the networked era PORTUSplus, the open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by RETE, has opened the call [...]
Historic transformation at the Port of Santos: The Valongo Project and the New Port-City Integration
As a non-profit international organization dedicated to promoting collaboration between ports and cities, analyzing and interpreting the dynamics of their relationships, exploring new horizons, and drawing visions and strategies to build their future, RETE [...]
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