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[\/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=”4.27.4″ 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: Freepik, BLG Logistics, ma-co GmbH[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” bottom_divider_style=”waves2″ sticky_enabled=”0″ bottom_divider_color=”#DFE6EE”][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=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
\u201cPort operations will look different in the future than they do now,\u201d says Ulrike Riedel, member of the board and Labour Relations Director at BLG LOGISTICS and member of the Social Policy Committee of the Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS). \u201cWe need to be ready for that and take advantage of the opportunities provided by this transformation.\u201d But government funding for the \u201cInnovative Port Technologies\u201d (IHATEC) programme has been restricted exclusively to promoting technical innovations and testing new structures.<\/p>\n
With maritimes competenzcentrum (ma-co) at the helm, the port industry therefore worked with associations like the ver.di services union and the ZDS in 2018 to develop initial concepts for a people-centred initiative and ensure that even education projects are eligible for funding under the IHATEC programme. A consortium was formed in 2020, with members like Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), BLG LOGISTICS, EUROGATE and PatientZero Games, a specialist in virtual learning and training environments. \u201cPortSkill 4.0 is the first and, as of yet, only IHATEC project to put people front and centre,\u201d explains consortium coordinator and ma-co Managing Director Gerrit K\u00fcther. \u201cWe involve the staff in the process, which allows them to work safely and effectively in the new structures.\u201d<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/digitalisation_3_800.png” alt=”Duplex photo color-coordinated with the harbor photo, showing a workspace with screens of various sizes at a white desk with a large office chair.” title_text=”digitalisation_3_800″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-30px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”-5px||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”]Using the remote simulator, people learn to operate container gantry cranes from inside the remote control station.[\/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_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_7″ show_border=”off” admin_label=”Werbung Startseite \/ Artikel” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_9″ show_border=”off” admin_label=”Werbung Artikel” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” bottom_divider_style=”waves2″ bottom_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” top_divider_style=”waves2″ top_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” 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=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”||25px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
The project team began by determining which areas of expertise skilled port trades will require in the future, says K\u00fcther. \u201cIt was an iterative process. Initially, we evaluated scientific literature on future skills, including those in other industries.\u201d Then the team interviewed port experts and HR managers at different companies. Analysis was accompanied by World Economic Forum reports. \u201cAnd then we applied the findings to the ports,\u201d explains K\u00fcther. \u201cThe biggest challenge was ensuring a good fit. Is an assessment too general, or does it truly apply to our specific port context?\u201d This process is ongoing and can be adapted as necessary.<\/p>\n
Based on a maximum-impact scenario, the team then assessed which processes could be fully automated technically speaking and what a terminal might look like with consistent implementation. \u201cWe then broke this picture down to social factors, as not everything technically feasible is socially and ethically justifiable or viable in an existing ecosystem,\u201d says K\u00fcther.
After that, the team analysed current job profiles and qualification content and drew from that the areas of expertise that will be necessary in the future. This phase lasted around a year and a half.<\/p>\n
It is still unclear what the terminals of the future will actually look like, which is what BLG Managing Director Riedel views as the biggest challenge. \u201cAutomated terminals do exist, but they\u2019re all so different in terms of design,\u201d she says. \u201cGenerally speaking, job profiles are shifting from purely operational tasks towards management and planning \u2013 with a greater emphasis on IT skills.\u201d Someone who operates machinery today will one day compile information, evaluate deviations and stabilise operations.<\/p>\n
Riedel does not believe that automation will fully replace people. \u201cPeople need to and should get systems up and running,\u201d she emphasises. Automation and digitalisation improve planning and efficiency at the terminals. \u201cFor us as an employer, it\u2019s about working with people, not against them, and creating the conditions that will allow them to fulfil their roles safely.\u201d[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/digitalisation_4_800.png” alt=”Duplex photo color-coordinated with the harbor photo, a young man sitting in front of several large screens is seen from the side” title_text=”digitalisation_4_800″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-20px||15px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”-5px||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”]Training scenarios are implemented, monitored and managed at the control station.[\/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_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ulrike-Riedel_500px.png” alt=”Portrait of Ulrike Riedel, the background is blurred, in an office environment” title_text=”Ulrike-Riedel_500px” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Ulrike Riedel, member of the board and Labour Relations Director at BLG LOGISTICS and member of the Social Policy Committee of the Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS).[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”Project information” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||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=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Title<\/strong> Duration<\/strong> Budget<\/strong> \u201cWe developed the necessary training scenarios in the next project phase,\u201d explains K\u00fcther. The aim was to develop for a pilot stage the IT landscape and the physical equipment for a digital test and training centre (DTTC) in a space measuring around 150 square metres at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA). \u201cBecause we\u2019re still in the required pilot phase, only the project partners HHLA, BLG and EUROGATE are currently using it to validate training scenarios.\u201d <\/p>\n Following completion of the project at the end of 2025, it should also be available to all other participants in the maritime sector. \u201cWe\u2019re planning marketability for the second quarter of 2026,\u201d explains K\u00fcther. Target groups include the staff at German port companies, but will one day be extended to schools, vocational training, the Employment Agency, job centres and other participants in the maritime sector. <\/p>\n \u201cWe visualise processes with virtual reality technology and computer simulations in order to teach work processes \u2013 even across multiple functions,\u201d explains K\u00fcther. For that, the DTTC offers 3D training simulations with augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) equipment, as well as video walls, control stations and units, and both digital and physical access. One special feature is the VR treadmill on a movable platform, on which users can move around safely in the virtual world. Plus, there is the remote simulator by Liebherr, which enables preparatory training courses in a controlled simulation room \u2013 and is gaining relevance, as both HHLA at CTA in Hamburg and EUROGATE in Wilhelmshaven have already introduced the first remote-controlled container bridges in Germany. New career paths can also be tested at the training centre. Riedel has observed that \u201cit\u2019s often technical employees with many years of experience who are unaware of the career steps available to them\u201d. \u201cOur digital test and training centre minimises obstacles and reduces reluctance because there\u2019s no need to be afraid of doing something wrong or damaging something there. Here, employees have the opportunity to try new things in a safe environment. And if you make a mistake, simply push Reset.\u201d<\/p>\n The centre is also suitable for recruiting young talent. \u201cMany people have outdated ideas in their head. Here, we visualise the port of the future and highlight the appeal of modern technology,\u201d says Riedel. With technology and tasks changing so quickly, the learning content is continuously expanding. But there is one thing that she thinks will never change: \u201cPeople are better than machines at managing people.\u201d \b(cb)<\/em>[\/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_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gerrit-Kuether_500px.png” alt=”Portrait of Gerrit K\u00fcther” title_text=”Gerrit-Ku\u0308ther_500px” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Gerrit K\u00fcther, consortium coordinator and ma-co Managing Director[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”More Information” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”50px||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=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”||||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”]<\/p>\n www.portskill.de<\/a> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What does a port logistics specialist need to be capable of today and in the future? There is no denying that automation and digitalisation will change port operations and require new skills. German seaports have responded with the \u201cPortSkill 4.0\u201d project and are in the process of setting up a digital test and training centre (DTTC), where the necessary skills can be taught with a focus on practical application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":69297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digitalisation-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\u201cPortSkill 4.0\u201d project \u2013 training hub for German port companies \u2013 development of a digital test and training centre (DTTC) for companies and staff in the German port industry.<\/p>\n
4 years, from December 2021 to 30 November 2025<\/p>\n
3.2 million euros, financed in part by the \u201cInnovative Port Technologies II\u201d (IHATEC II) funding programme of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) \u2013 since the change in government, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” top_divider_style=”waves2″ top_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” 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=”||||false|false” 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=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\nLearning at the digital test and training centre<\/h2>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/digitalisation_5_800.png” alt=”Duplex photo color-coordinated with the harbor photo, a man wears VR glasses and holds controllers in both hands, which he apparently uses to control or interact with a virtual environment. In the background, a harbor scene with large container cranes can be seen. ” title_text=”digitalisation_5_800″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-20px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”-5px||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”]Networked learning in the virtual space brings together fields and job profiles in the port industry.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]But the DTTC will provide the opportunity to develop and expand on more than just future areas of expertise like technical knowledge, IT skills, and methodological and social competences. \u201cWhat\u2019s especially in high demand are soft skills like problem solving, an openness to change, resilience and communication skills,\u201d says K\u00fcther. \u201cAnd you can improve those there, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201c\u2018PortSkill 4.0\u2019 is the first IHATEC project to put people front and centre.\u201d<\/h3>\n
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