Invitation
Automation is a key enabler of the ongoing transition to a “Physical Internet”, aimed at reshaping Supply Chain (SC) processes to adequately serve the demand of production.
AUTOSUP is a European-funded project defining the transition path for transforming SC nodes such as ports and intermodal hubs into seamlessly operating multimodal automatic freight transport platforms.
In AUTOSUP, the partners will develop concrete operational models for end-to-end intermodal logistics, focusing on the link of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Port of Trieste with road corridors, rail, inland waterways and airports. The two ports will serve as ‘Living Hubs’ (LH) in which the operational and cost efficiency, and user acceptance of the automation solutions will be validated in the 6 use cases which cover all existing and also new modes of transport.
ESC and ALICE are excited to invite you to the first AUTOSUP webinar on "How can EU policy foster collaboration and data sharing in multimodal freight transport?". We will try to answer some of the key questions around automation in ports, data sharing, and multimodal freight transport.
Please find a first version of the programme below and do not forget to register to the free webinar via the registration form at the bottom of this page.
Programme
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Opening, AUTOSUP project, and ESC strategy paper Godfried Smit (ESC) |
| 13:15 – 14:00 | The port of the future |
| 13:15 – 13:25 | Interoperability, Safety, and People: The Three Challenges of Multimodal Automation Guiseppe Luppino (ALICE) |
| 13:25 – 13:40 | Developments on the ground toward innovation Karen Van Brussel (Port of Antwerp) |
| 13:40 – 13:55 | Discussion: requirements for technical integrations, cost and benefits of automatization, legal aspects |
| 13:55 – 14:00 | Break |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | How to foster collaboration in multimodal freight transport ? |
| 14:00 -14:15 | How can a modern legal framework contribute to more efficient collaboration along the supply chain? Nelson Coelho (Aalborg University) |
| 14:15 -14:30 | How would automation affect the “modus operandi” in supply chain nodes such as maritime ports? Zeljko Jeftic (Einride) |
| 14:30 -14:45 | How will digitalization foster exchange of data and enhance trust amongst partners? Dominique Willems (Digital Container Shipping Association, DCSA) |
| 14:45 -15:00 | Discussion: requirements for a legal framework, impact on workers, and how to tackle challenges in collaboration ? |
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