The holistic approach to a smarter, greener and more sustainable port ecosystem
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Learn more about the latest PortForward publications and project meetings
PortForward at the 31st European Conference on Operational Research on July 13th, 2021
Cihan Butun and Ran Wang from Brunel University have presented the project work as part of the Work Package 5 in the 31st European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2021) on July 13th, 2021. [...]
Green Yard Scheduler Workshop on July 6th, 2021
PortForward partners Brunel University, CORE Innovation and Port of Vigo organised a stakeholders workshop dedicated to the Green Yard Scheduler - the Use Case tested in the Port of Vigo - on July the [...]
6th Project Management Meeting, Online on June 28 – July 01, 2021
The PortForward consortium team came together once again for the 6th Project Management Meeting. Owing to the COVID-19 and pandemic-related restrictions the meeting took place online anew in three sessions parts on June 28 [...]
PortForward Stakeholder Survey
PortForward carries out a survey to gather the needs and expectations from all types of port stakeholders, and how these needs and expectations can be satisfied through the implementation of a ‘Port of the Future’ vision.
The Port of the Future
Smart through ICT solutions, enhancing the exchange of information
Concept
An IoT concept for port assets and the socio-economic analysis of the port interface with its surrounding area.
Approach
A holistic approach
towards a smarter,
greener and more
sustainable port ecosystem.
Objectives
Smart Port Solutions
Green Port Solutions
Interconnected Port Solutions
Impact
Reduction of environmental impact, port’s operational costs as well as improvement of logistics efficiency.
The Port of the Future
Interconnected with the use of a combination of different modes of transport
and the integration of different technologies
The Port of the Future
Green through the adoption of green technologies
Participant Ports
In the PortForward Project participate a number of port authorities that reflect the European ports diversity in size, type, operations and locations.
The Port of Vigo, Spain
The Port Authority of Vigo is a Public Entity, with competences related to navigation, port services and works in [...]
The Port of Kristiansand, Norway
Kristiansand city was founded in 1641, and soon developed into a booming city of trade and commerce. The close [...]
Port of Magdeburg, Germany
The first parts of the inland port of Magdeburg date back to the year 1893. Since 1992 the several [...]
Port Authority of Baleares, Spain
Law 27/1992 of Ports of the State and the Merchant Marine establishes a model for the management of the [...]
North Tyrrhenian Sea Port System, Italy
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority System has been established with Decree no. 169/2016, regrouping the commercial ports of [...]
The PortForward Project Consortium
An excellent network of top-level EU research organizations, key ports,
industry and educational partners.
