Navigating Tomorrow's Waters: Port of Amsterdam's Blueprint for Future-Ready Ships
For 400 years, the Port of Amsterdam has epitomized resilience and vision. Trust is the cornerstone of its success, and this trust is born from a shared long term vision. In the collective pursuit of a sustainable future, the port recognizes the need for adaptation. The ships of the future will be clean, intelligent, and efficient. The port is gearing up for these changes with new infrastructure, technology, and partnerships. The Port of Amsterdam looks beyond its rich history, embracing innovation and sustainability as core values. With trust, vision, and preparation, the port leads the way to a successful future on the ever-changing sea of progress.
An example of a future-ready ship are unmanned vessels. The big advantage of unmanned sailing is that freight transport can be much cheaper, making transport of goods by water more attractive compared to transport by road. This fits in with the European objective of making freight transport more sustainable: by taking it off the road and taking it to the rail and water.
The Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA) wants to help facilitate the search for smart solutions by inviting its digitalisation experts to think along. The Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam is a collaborative community housed in a state of the art, sustainable building that reflects the common ambition to offer innovative solutions for the energy transition.
The Port of Amsterdam can act as a testing ground for creative ideas for improved coordination and automation of certain processes in the port area. Moreover, we see simulation of public space, transport and mobility in general with the use of AI-infused digital twins. How can the Port of Amsterdam use this information most effectively? Think of planning the incoming vessels and duration of their stay in the harbor for their transshipment and other activities. . Do you have an idea for this challenge? Join us on both sides of the IJ-river at the Port of Amsterdam and the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam on November 14th and pitch your idea to experts from the Port of Amsterdam, the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam and Shell. Together we can make a difference. There might be pizza too.
The Port of Amsterdam sees the Amsterdam port area as a dynamic, international metropolis port, which characterizes itself by synergizing the following:
- Port, industry, and circular economy in the city and region
- Worldwide cargo flows, regional recycling, local energy production, and manufacturing
- Logistics and corporate-financial services