{"id":63056,"date":"2023-05-30T15:17:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T13:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/dashing-into-the-future\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T15:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T13:18:01","slug":"dashing-into-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/en\/dashing-into-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Dashing into the future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;reverse-columns-mobile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Where exactly are we on our path towards digitalisation and automation, and where will it take us? Where are the stumbling blocks, and what\u2019s the best way to advance digitalisation? One thing is clear \u2013 speed isn\u2019t everything, but we shouldn\u2019t underestimate it either.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;roboto-regular||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Credits: AdobeStock\/ anttoniart, Jade Hochschule,<br \/>\nSabine Nollmann, bremenports (4x), Nports, JWP,<br \/>\nNPorts Andreas Burmann (2x), Nports[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Smart digitalisation is key for the maritime industry and logistics. However, assessments differ as to whether progress is being made fast enough or whether we need to play catch up. For example, the assessment made by Bitkom, the German information and telecommunications sector\u2019s industry association, is positive. They describe German logistics as \u201ca digital pioneer\u201d, adding that the majority of logistics companies here are \u201cwell-positioned, technologically speaking\u201d. The \u201cDigitalisation Index for SMEs 2020\/2021\u201d telecommunications study drew similar conclusions, designating transport and logistics companies as crisis-proof and being prepared to increase their investments in digitalisation projects.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cDigitalisation Index 2022\u201d, published by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, gives a slightly different impression, stating that the German economy became only slightly more digital in 2022 compared to 2021. According to the report, it would be reasonable to say that digitalisation in 2022 had stagnated, given the strong increase in 2021. The front-runners in digitalisation last year were the information and communication technology sector and vehicle manufacturing, whereas the transport and logistics sector\u2019s development here was significantly below average. Optimists see these study results as good news \u2013 the German economy has not taken any steps backwards where digitalisation is concerned. Pessimists, however, feel vindicated in their view that digitalisation in this country is proceeding at a snail\u2019s pace at best..<\/p>\n<h2>Holocher and Freitag feel the need for action<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNumerous studies show that Germany isn\u2019t exactly spearheading European digitalisation,\u201d said Klaus Harald Holocher, Professor of European Transport Economics and Port Management at Jade University of Applied Sciences, when assessing the current situation. \u201cIn my view, the local ports are on the right track, they&#8217;re just too slow. To make faster progress, the German government and the coastal states, their authorities and the maritime industry would have to work together more closely and quickly, with more focus on the benefits, such as cost and efficiency gains, than on the General Data Protection Regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the one hand, there are some innovative companies with lighthouse projects,\u201d added Michael Freitag, Executive Director of BIBA \u2013 Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics. \u201cOn the other, though, the state of digitalisation in SMEs varies greatly. For me, the problem in the logistics field is that classic logistics service providers and terminal operators are very focused on their daily business. There are isolated projects and implementation of prototypes, but often no overarching digitalisation concept.\u201d In his view, cooperation and networking between the main figures within the logistics chain is particularly lacking, which is why he believes there to be a \u201creal need for action\u201d where German ports are concerned.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;dtb-sticky&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_7&#8243; show_border=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Werbung Startseite \/ Artikel&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Klaus-Harald-Holocher_500px.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;J\u00f6rg Buck, gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrendes Vorstandsmitglied der Deutsch-Italienischen Handelskammer in Mailand&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Klaus-Harald-Holocher_500px&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cGermany isn\u2019t exactly spearheading European digitalisation.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Klaus Harald Holocher, Professor of European Transport Economics and Port Management at Jade University of Applied Sciences[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3d-rendering-abstract-highway-path-through-digital-binary-towers-city_1920-1.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||600px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;35px||31px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cPorts must adapt to the climate\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>It is precisely with this progressive view that Stefan F\u00e4rber, Head of Port Development and Innovation at bremenports, identified a close connection between digitalisation and sustainability. \u201cThe ports of the future are digital connectors,\u201d he stated. \u201cThey are intelligent and networked transhipment points, partly with autonomous and automated processes. Digitalising the entire supply chain, with zero emissions or with the smallest possible carbon footprint, is conceivable.\u201d Together with the Internet of Things (IOT) and the application of artificial intelligence (AI), he identifies Big Data as the most important future technology for this. \u201cThese developments have made the world many times more dynamic and presented the maritime industry with the challenge of offering better solutions more quickly and easily,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>The ports of Bremen have embraced this challenge and, with the \u201cPort Development Concept 2035\u201d, published last year, and the SmartPort campaign launched in April (see page 29) have, following intensive cooperation with all relevant stake-holders, charted an important course towards digitalisation. \u201cThe role of the port authorities has changed,\u201d emphasised F\u00e4rber, with this in mind. \u201cThe lessors have become proactive instigators who bring the individual players in the port together and participate in interdisciplinary projects.\u201d In addition, he believes that the importance of the ports will continue to grow as Germany&#8217;s energy supply is secured. \u201cIf the energy transition through the use of hydrogen and its derivatives is to succeed, the ports will also play a major role in supplying the nation with energy. As part of the \u2018green transformation\u2019, the port infrastructure must also adapt to the changing climate,\u201d he continued.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/c-bremenports_4C_800.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;_c&#8211;bremenports_4C_800&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;roboto-regular||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Representatives from the entire maritime transport chain came together to contribute their ideas at the first SmartPort workshop on 18 April.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Smart-Port-Workshop-c-bremenports_4C_800.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Smart-Port-Workshop&#8212;c&#8211;bremenports_4C_800&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Involve all stakeholders early on<\/h2>\n<p>Hendric Maasch, Head of Commercial Affairs at NPorts and JadeWeserPort, also sees a correlation between digitalisation and the climate. \u201cIn the port of the future, we\u2019ll use digital progress in almost all areas,\u201d he outlined. \u201cThe efficiency of the ports will essentially depend on systematic data mining and will be shaped by developments in sensor technology and simulation. This will benefit logistical processes, safety and operational readiness, as well as the environment and the climate,\u201d he continued. In his view, digital technologies that are able to process and visualise the results obtained through data mining or AI, in a way all decision-makers can understand, will be in particular demand. Like F\u00e4rber, Maasch considers it inevitable that all stakeholders will be involved in this development process from the get-go. \u201cThe great art of shaping the digital transformation is in bringing people along with us and making them understand the advantages of digitalisation. This is something we should be doing every day,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, Holocher emphasises that processes should not be modified in a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, it is important to tailor the processes to the fluid possibilities and requirements of digitalisation. \u201cOtherwise, the process will be cumbersome and lengthy,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the port, we also talk in terms of \u2018bullshit in, bullshit out\u2019 in such cases.\u201d In his opinion, the Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW), which is currently converting its container handling from a manual system to an automated one, is on a good path. \u201cAfter several years of Eurogate testing the introduction of driverless van carriers and straddle carriers, CTW is currently converting to double-trolley container gantry cranes operated by Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). There will also be an automated warehouse service,\u201d said Holocher. \u201cIn the not-too-distant future,\u201d he added, \u201cit should also be possible to operate the container gantry cranes without a driver through remote control. For this to work, robust sensors will have to be used and I suspect some legal regulations will need to be adapted.\u201d[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;dtb-sticky&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Michael-Freitag_500px.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;J\u00f6rg Buck, gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrendes Vorstandsmitglied der Deutsch-Italienischen Handelskammer in Mailand&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Michael-Freitag_500px&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cClassic logistics service providers and terminal operators are very focused on their daily business.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Michael Freitag, Executive Director of BIBA \u2013 Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Stefan-Faerber_500px.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Jens Tarnowski, Regional CEO Europe bei Hellmann&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Stefan-Fa\u0308rber_500px&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||75px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cThe ports of the future are digital connectors; intelligent and networked transhipment points.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Stefan F\u00e4rber, Head of Port Development and Innovation at bremenports[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/JWP_4C_1400.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;600px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||31px||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;waves2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#DFE6EE&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cNo fully automated ports\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe vision for the future is the SmartPort, with autonomous cranes, carriers and AGVs, as well as a digital twin of the physical processes,\u201d explained Freitag when speaking about the port of the future and the technologies used there. \u201cThis, in turn, will be connected via platforms to both the upstream and downstream processes and to stakeholders.\u201d However, he feels there will be no fully automated ports, as situations will always arise in day-to-day business where people are indispensable. \u201cPlus, it\u2019s precisely for these interactions between humans and autonomous systems that new processes and interfaces have to be created,\u201d he continued. \u201cI feel that this as an important research and development task for the next few years.\u201d[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/JWP_4C_800.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;JWP_4C_800&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;roboto-regular||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]A firm eye on the railways \u2013 while \u201cPRINOS\u201d supports Bremische Hafeneisenbahn in planning capacities, scheduling and payroll accounting, the JadeWeserPort\u2019s tiger in the tank is \u201cShunting Terminal 4.0\u201d, which is testing fully automated shunting using a locomotive.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Showcase projects in Lower Saxony and Bremen<\/h2>\n<p>A multitude of different digitalisation and automation projects currently being worked on in the ports of Bremen and Lower Saxony, with the aim of ensuring the sites\u2019 long-term survival, demonstrate what possible paths to the \u201cport of the future\u201d might look like. Indeed, as they know that the appropriate solutions cannot only increase handling figures and efficiency, they can also simplify complex processes, minimise waiting times and reduce energy consumption. It has also been shown that introducing new technologies guarantees better digital networking between all participants in the maritime transport chain.<\/p>\n<p>Where Bremen is concerned, the Port Information and Operation System, or \u201cPRINOS\u201d for short, the intelligent port logbook \u201cPort2Connect\u201d and the previously mentioned SmartPort culture feature among the showcase projects. \u201cPRINOS\u201d is a customer portal with a modular system structure that has been supporting Bremische Hafeneisenbahn in capacity planning, scheduling and payroll accounting since 2022. The intelligent portal ensures smooth communication between all authorised users, shunting service providers and terminals using what is known as a TAF-TSI interface for the digital transmission of data. \u201cPort2Connect\u201d was launched in January this year and includes a digital, smart port logbook that monitors ships \u2013 for example, by determining position data through the use of an accurate radar measurement system, which is then made accessible using AI and machine learning methods \u2013 during their time in the port. This should enable efficient and sustainable use of the port infrastructure and contribute to environmental protection efforts. The \u201cSmartPort\u201d project, which has already been mentioned, is of a much higher order. Indeed, bremenports is using it to achieve their goal of improving the performance of Bremen\u2019s ports through networking and digital solutions in close cooperation with the stakeholders. Among other things, a SmartPort community is to be established in four phases, between April this year and February 2024, and will proactively help shape the digital future of the ports and develop a SmartPort strategy with concrete actions. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;dtb-sticky&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Hendric-Maasch_500px.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Jens Tarnowski, Regional CEO Europe bei Hellmann&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Hendric-Maasch_500px&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cThe great art of shaping the digital transformation is in bringing<br \/>\npeople along with us.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Hendric Maasch, Head of Commercial Affairs at NPorts and JadeWeserPort\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bur-20220713-nports-smartkai-0752-c-NPorts-Andreas-Burmann_4C_1400.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||600px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;35px||31px|||&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;wave2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#DFE6EE&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]In Lower Saxony, too, all seaport locations have long since begun working on a wide range of digitalisation measures. The IHATEC projects \u201cShunting Terminal 4.0\u201d and \u201cSmartKai\u201d in Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven, as well as \u201cdashPORT\u201d in Brake are just a few of their digital successes. \u201cShunting Terminal 4.0\u201d, for example, is testing fully automatic shunting with a locomotive \u2013 this is intended to optimise rail operations, both in accordance with the requirements of container handling and from an environmental perspective. The project will run until the end of May, which is when the \u201cSmartKai\u201d ship-independent guidance system project \u2013 a parking aid for ships, so to speak \u2013 being tested at NPorts in Cuxhaven will also end. Using a variety of sensors, a ship\u2019s positioning and movement can be continuously and precisely assessed when it enters and leaves the port area, which will help to prevent accidents and damage to property within the ports. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cdashPORT\u201d digital control centre was successfully completed in Brake in September 2022. This project involved the development of a software solution that visualises both energy consumption and energy consumers throughout the port. The findings can help derive suitable measures for reducing energy consumption and CO\u2082 emissions in each case. The pilot project, which NPorts, the Fraunhofer CML, the Oldenburg OFFIS Institute and J. M\u00dcLLER AG implemented together, was awarded first prize in the \u201cHow can ports and maritime logistics be made more sustainable?\u201d category at the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany\u2019s \u201cMCN Cup 2021\u201d.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Frontend-Main_Page-\u2013-1-c-NPorts_4C_800.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Frontend&#8212;Main_Page-\u2013-1&#8212;c&#8212;NPorts_4C_800&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;roboto-regular||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This screenshot shows how the \u201cdashPORT\u201d digital control centre in Brake visualises energy consumption and energy consumers in the port.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||55px||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]Even if these projects can only give a small impression of the range of digitalisation and automation activities in Lower Saxony&#8217;s and Bremen\u2019s ports, they do show one thing \u2013 at these sites, digitalisation is reality, carried out with passion, and not just some vague idea implemented slowly and half-heartedly. <em>(bre)<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;dtb-sticky&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Unbenannt-6_800.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Unbenannt-6_800&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;roboto-regular||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#003a7c&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||35px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmartKai\u201d is a parking aid for ships. 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