[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”reverse-columns-mobile” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ min_height=”100px” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Credits: Jade Hochschule (2x), Rainer Schulz und Johan Krol[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Review: In January 2019, while in heavy seas in the German Bight, the container ship \u201cMSC Zoe\u201d lost 342 containers overboard. These included boxes containing refrigerators, televisions and clothing. Some were hazardous goods containers with lithium batteries, chemicals and plastic granulate. The crew of the 395-metre-long vessel only noticed the loss several hours after the incident. Subsequently, large amounts of flotsam from the accident were washed up on the West and East Frisian beaches for months. Indeed, ten per cent of the containers lost from the \u201cMSC Zoe\u201d are probably still somewhere on the seabed today. <\/p>\n
In order to make it easier to locate freight containers that have gone overboard in the future and to prevent scenarios like that of the \u201cMSC Zoe\u201d, Jade University and its partners (see info box) are currently developing an innovative tracking unit and a communication platform as part of the three-year \u201cConTAD \u2013 Smart Container Tracking and Accident Detection\u201d research project. \u201cAgainst the backdrop of increasing global trade and a further increase in shipping traffic, we can use our new system to help reduce the time it takes to detect containers that have gone overboard, increase environmental protection and improve the resilience of supply chains and the safety of shipping,\u201d explained project manager Professor Christian Denker at the launch of \u201cConTAD\u201d last November.<\/p>\n
The device is a tracking unit, roughly the size of a smartphone, attached to the container door. It consists of an antenna, a warning light, a solar cell and a floatation device. \u201cWe\u2019re currently working with our partner Eurogate to test exactly how big the tracking unit will be and what type of line connection it\u2019ll have with the box,\u201d explained Moritz Oberjatzas, who is supervising the project as a research assistant. The tracking unit works on the same principle as a smartwatch. This means that vibration and acceleration sensors will be used to recognise when a container has gone overboard. In addition, satellite navigation will be used to send the necessary information to the damaged vessel, to ships in the vicinity, to the cargo owner and to the damage experts responsible \u2013 with the corresponding coordinates. \u201cIn the event of an accident, the aim is for the batteries in the tracking unit to have a service life of two years, thanks to the use of solar cells, and to send a signal from the water surface for at least four days,\u201d he continued.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/digitalisation02_1400.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”325px||225px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”150px||150px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ custom_margin=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” bottom_divider_style=”waves2″ bottom_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The island of Ameland (right) two days after the “MSC Zoe” incident. The Wadden Sea Protection Centre regularly documented which objects were washed up on the beaches. The blank of an LED lamp (left), also believed to have come from the \u201cMSC Zoe\u201d, was found off Eiderstedt some two years after the incident.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]This is the device\u2019s special feature \u2013 if the container in question sinks, its flotation device continues to float on the surface. In the event that several containers are lost overboard at the same time, their systems form an ad hoc network, which enables the drifting boxes to be located using the existing communication system, saving data and energy. At the same time, the safety signal from the tracking unit is fed into the electronic nautical charts and warns ships travelling nearby that there are damaged containers in the vicinity. This helps to avoid a possible collision. Moreover, the ship that has lost the cargo can immediately initiate countermeasures to prevent the loss of further containers \u2013 by reducing speed or changing course, for example. “The sooner that happens, the better,\u201d added Oberjatzas. \u201cDepending on the wind and current, containers lost at sea can move up to 100 kilometres per day.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cAs the system utilises existing communication systems already available to the shipping industry, \u2018ConTAD\u2019 requires no additional infrastructure to be implemented on board ships. This means the hurdles for a market launch are low,\u201d said Denker optimistically. Tests on the system\u2019s efficiency and suitability for everyday use will continue until October 2026. (bre)<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/digitalisation02_800.jpg” title_text=”digitalisation02_800″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Satellite navigation is used to send the necessary information and the corresponding coordinates to the vessel in distress and others involved.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_blurb title=”INFO” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”80px||20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_blurb_title=”display: inline-block!important;||background: #002754!important;||padding: 5px 13px 3px 13px!important;||position: relative!important;” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#002754″ global_colors_info=”{}” header_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_text_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.71)” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action\u2019s Maritime Funding Programme is funding \u201cConTAD\u201d to the tune of 1.4 million euros, of which roughly 470,000 euros is allocated to Jade University. Cooperation partners are Socratec Telematic and Brehmer. Associated partners include Hapag-Lloyd, Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven, Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer, m2m Germany and the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”MORE INFORMATIONS” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”100px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_blurb_title=”display: inline-block!important;||background: #002754!important;||padding: 5px 13px 3px 13px!important;||position: relative!important;” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#002754″ global_colors_info=”{}” header_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_text_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.71)” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\nContad<\/h2>\n