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PortForward is invited to take part in the 2022 World of Shipping Portugal Conference on January 27th – 28th, 2022
The 2022 World of Shipping Portugal - an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs - will take place as an online event on January 27th-28th, 2022. The central theme of the conference is “Maritime [...]
PortForward’s 3rd Advisory Board meeting
On Wednesday October 27th, PortForward’s 3rd Advisory Board meeting was held successfully online. In total, there were 19 participants and 2 Use Cases were presented: the Port Authority Dashboard (PAD) Use Case and the [...]
7th Project Management Meeting in Naples on November 10th-11th, 2021
The PortForward consortium team came together again for the 7th Project Management Meeting in Naples on November 10th-11th. Owing to the COVID-19 and its related restrictions the meeting took place as a hybrid event combining [...]
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.
