Activities
Maritime Transport and Port Interfaces
Ports handle 90% of Europe’s international and 40% of intra-Community. They are key points of modal transfer and of vital interest for the European economy. Their increase of traffic demands a reliable planning to ensure the secure and fast delivery of goods. For the attractiveness, reliability and growth of a port a reliable traffic management and a communication without barriers between the relevant parties is a vital element. Furthermore the integration of maritime and hinterland transport chains in ports requires a smoothening of the corresponding information flows. Maritime transport administrative procedures are complex, time-consuming and, even today, are often done on paper.
The accelerated emergence of information and communication technologies changed professional and administrative live. Electronic applications and the internet have dramatically affected business and administration practices also in the maritime sector. Organisations also have to search for ways to realise the full benefits of competitive advantage and sustainability in this field. Therefore in the past years, authorities, ports and operators developed a number of concepts and technologies of electronic platforms via electronic platforms to enhance the efficiency of maritime and port interfaces.
The accelerated emergence of information and communication technologies changed professional and administrative live. Electronic applications and the internet have dramatically affected business and administration practices also in the maritime sector. Organisations also have to search for ways to realise the full benefits of competitive advantage and sustainability in this field. Therefore in the past years, authorities, ports and operators developed a number of concepts and technologies of electronic platforms via electronic platforms to enhance the efficiency of maritime and port interfaces.
Larger ports have advanced information systems of considerable
quality. Nevertheless the interoperability between port information
systems is a precaution for the competitiveness of the existing and
potential new services. Smaller ports also will have to be communicate
via electronic data transmission in the future. By avoiding the entering
of the same data repeatedly and often manually at each port call,
shipping companies can avoid duplication and errors and gain
competitiveness.
The Port Integration project envisages promoting interoperability in its broader sense. It aims to stimulate coherent, transparent, efficient and simplified solutions and the support of cooperation, interoperability and consistency between the partners and transport operatorsand other relevant actors.
Therefore the project aims to develop solutions for the support of cooperation, interoperability and consistency between the partners and transport stakeholders on this topic. Its aim is to support the partner by developing a best practice guide which deals with the implementation of these technologies in the ports and how the ports and their customers can implement the initiatives of the European Commission in this field.
The Port Integration project envisages promoting interoperability in its broader sense. It aims to stimulate coherent, transparent, efficient and simplified solutions and the support of cooperation, interoperability and consistency between the partners and transport operatorsand other relevant actors.
Therefore the project aims to develop solutions for the support of cooperation, interoperability and consistency between the partners and transport stakeholders on this topic. Its aim is to support the partner by developing a best practice guide which deals with the implementation of these technologies in the ports and how the ports and their customers can implement the initiatives of the European Commission in this field.
