
Eco-efficiency to maritime industry processes in the Baltic Sea Region through digitalisation
ECOPRODIGI
ECOPRODIGI kick starts international collaboration between industry and academia to reduce the ecological footprint of transport vessels during their lifecycles through digitalisation. Research organisations mediate between technology developers and shipping companies, shipyards, suppliers and ports. Focusing on ferry and roll-on/roll-off shipping (i.e. wheeled cargo such as trucks and railroad cars), the partners analyse environmental inefficiencies, digitally simulate performance, and design business models for digital solutions.
Summary
The ECOPRODIGI project increases eco-efficiency in the Baltic Sea region maritime sector by creating and piloting digital solutions in close cooperation between industry end-users and research organisations. Ultimately, ECOPRODIGI supports the Baltic Sea region in becoming a front-runner in maritime industry digitalisation and clean shipping.
Environmental and economic pressure for cleaner shipping
The Baltic Sea is one of the busiest and most vulnerable seas. Shipping in the Baltic Sea is highly regulated and the industry is under pressure to meet the regulations. In addition, customers are increasingly interested in the environmental performance of shipping. The shipping industry in the region is also facing increasingly fierce competition. Thus, there is a need to produce more value with less resources, waste and pollution – i.e. a need for more eco-efficient operations and processes in the shipping industry.
Digital solutions enhancing eco-efficiency throughout the vessel lifecycle
ECOPRODIGI addresses both the environmental and economic challenges by increasing eco-efficiency at all stages of the vessel lifecycle from design and building to the use, maintenance, stowage as well as conversion processes. In practice, ECOPRODIGI does not only provide highly needed information about the key eco-inefficiencies of the industry but also concretely develops and pilots digital solutions to better measure, visualise and optimise the industry processes. ECOPRODIGI also improves the capacity of the maritime industry actors to enhance eco-efficiency in their operations by providing training for the key actors and by designing a digitalisation road map for increasing eco-efficiency. As digitalisation remains largely unexploited in the maritime industry, ECOPRODIGI also strengthens the public support for digitalisation by providing policy workshops and recommendations.
Highlights by mid-term:
Partners from Denmark and Sweden have analysed vessel performance through testing eco-efficiency assessment tool on four ferry routes in Denmark, and on larger vessels on-route between Denmark and Sweden. The participating vessels received recommendations on how to optimise their route and reduce fuel consumption. The partners analysed methods and processes of cargo stowage and mapped vessel’s stay in harbour, including end-two-end process. Based on the case study of DFDS shipping company (Denmark), they also identified the bottlenecks in the stowage processes. Finnish and Lithuanian shipyards revealed the key eco-inefficiencies when analysing internal processes at the Finish pilot shipyard. The partners also worked together on developing and testing the digital solutions to improved eco-efficiencies in stowage processes and shipyards.
Follow-up activities
ECOPRODIGI continues as EXOPRODIGI.
Budgets
PARTNERS
Town: Turku
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Representative: Milla Harju
Phone: 358 505 058 625
E-mail: milla.e.harju{at}utu.fi
Web: www.utu.fi
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
639.824,10
Town: København S
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Niels
Gorm Malý Rytter
Phone: 4 529 103 729
E-mail: i9nr{at}m-tech.aau.dk
Web: http://www.aau.dk/
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
554.349,01
Town: Göteborg
Region: SÖDRA SVERIGE
Country: Sweden
Representative: Björn Johansson
Phone: 46 317 723 809
E-mail: bjorn.johansson{at}chalmers.se
Web: www.chalmers.se
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
444.436,00
Town: Borre
Region: NORGE
Country: Norway
Representative: Kenn Steger-Jensen
Phone: 4 524 205 094
E-mail: kes{at}usn.no
Web: https://www.usn.no/
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
282.250,00
Town: Odense
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Marie Lützen
Phone: 4 565 509 625
E-mail: mlut{at}iti.sdu.dk
Web: www.sdu.dk
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
255.000,00
Town: Kaarina
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Representative: Ari Viitanen
Phone: 358 408 272 769
E-mail: ari.viitanen{at}c4.fi
Web: www.c4.fi
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
200.000,00
Town: Turku
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Representative: Kirsi Ahlman
Phone: 358 400 885 593
E-mail: kirsi.m.ahlman{at}centrumbalticum.org
Web: www.centrumbalticum.org
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
184.404,00
Town: Copenhagen
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Matthew
Spaniol
Phone: 4 533 132 416
E-mail: mas{at}danskemaritime.dk
Web: http://www.danskemaritime.dk/en/
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
80.229,00
Town: Copenhagen
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Jakob Steffensen
Phone: 4 533 423 342
E-mail: jakob.steffensen{at}dfds.com
Web: http://www.dfds.com/
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
75.000,00
Town: Ærøskøbing
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Jan Fritz
Hansen
Phone: 4 570 220 228
E-mail: jfh{at}faergesekr.dk
Web: www.faergesekr.dk
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
75.000,00
Town: Klaipeda
Region: LIETUVA
Country: Lithuania
Representative: Andrius Sutnikas
Phone: 37 046 310 463
E-mail: projects{at}kmtp.lt
Web: www.kmtp.lt
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
100.000,00
Town: Turku
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Representative: Juha Valtanen
Phone: 358 505 623 442
E-mail: juha.valtanen{at}koneteknologiakeskus.fi
Web: www.koneteknologiakeskus.fi
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
130.000,00
Town: Turku
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Representative: Kari
Sillanpää
Phone: 358 503 714 044
E-mail: kari.sillanpaa{at}meyerturku.fi
Web: http://www.meyerturku.fi/en/meyerturku_com/index.jsp
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
200.000,00
Town: Aarhus C
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Anders Ørgård
Vinding
Phone: 4 545 764 210
E-mail: anh{at}osk-shiptech.com
Web: www.osk-shiptech.com
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
150.000,00
Town: Malmö
Region: SÖDRA SVERIGE
Country: Sweden
Representative: Henrik Monberg Carlsen
Phone: 4 528 454 998
E-mail: hmc{at}kockumation.com
Web: http://www.kockumation.com/
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
75.000,00
Town: Aalborg SV
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Rasmus
Gade Hansen
Phone: 4 596 347 076
E-mail: rhn{at}logimatic.dk
Web: www.sertica.com
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
75.000,00
Town: Kaarina
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Representative: Simo
Lintula
Phone: 358 405 548 953
E-mail: simo.lintula{at}sininenpolku.fi
Web: www.sininenpolku.fi/en
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
200.000,00
Town: Borås
Region: SÖDRA SVERIGE
Country: Sweden
Representative: Henrik Klintenberg
Phone: 4 652 219 932
E-mail: henrik.klintenberg{at}smtf.se
Web: www.ri.se
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
150.000,00
Town: Klaipeda
Region: LIETUVA
Country: Lithuania
Representative: Marius Arkusauskas
Phone: 37 046 483 617
E-mail: marius.arkusauskas{at}wsy.lt
Web: www.wsy.lt
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
153.000,00
Town: Lyngby
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Jakob Buus
Petersen
Phone: 4 523 286 166
E-mail: jbp{at}vpsolutions.dk
Web: http://www.vpsoutions.dk/
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
145.000,00
Town: Hellerup
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Sverre Patursson
Vange
Phone: 4 551 146 513
E-mail: spv{at}j-l.com
Web: www.j-lauritzen.com
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
75.000,00
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CONTACTS
Communication manager
Centrum Balticum Foundation
Emilia Tuominen
358 405 096 444