Pre-study System Demonstrator Smart Port Calls

Purpose and goal:

The project aims to clarify needs and benefits and to create a common understanding in the industry around a greater effort on system innovation for the development of smart port calls to Swedish ports. During the project, we will map and fine-tune appropriate efforts in the gaps that exist, clarify needs and roles, invite and establish necessary collaborations, plan in detail and secure commitment for subsequent phases.

Contractual, legal and regulatory challenges will also be mapped and proposals for interventions will be drawn up. Expected results and effects:

The effect of this project expects to be a consensus, understanding, and commitment to continue implementing the necessary changes, and that the changes will benefit both one´s own business, the recruitment of complementary skills, resilience, and tangible benefits for the maritime industry as a whole, as well as concrete steps for the maritime industry to reduce its climate impact.

Approach and implementation:

The University of Gothenburg will map contractual, legal and regulatory challenges and develop an initial estimate of the profits that can be achieved by coordinated and optimized port calls.

In the project, challenges in call coordination will be identified. Dialogue will be promoted through reference groups and workshops with representatives of shipping companies, ports, authorities and researchers in aim to gather around solutions and processes in the entire ecosystem and discuss the change in business logic and business models.