APBA and FCTA launched the second Algeciras BrainPort Awards ceremony in October last to continue to acknowledge the talent and contribution of innovative initiatives of our university students and researchers who ponder all the aspects of the port-logistics business.
Our own innovation for the awards ceremony was to award two prizes: one for the Best Masters Dissertation that had the greatest impact on the port-logistics business at Algeciras, with a 1,200 prize and a six-month salaried internship at APBA; and another for the Best Bachelors Degree Dissertation that carried with it a full grant to study one of the Masters Degrees on offer at the University of Cadiz (Port-Logistics Management, Civil Engineering or Renewable & Efficient Energy Systems).
All the dissertations submitted had to be related with the port-logistics and maritime business that takes place at the Port of Algeciras Bay and be aligned with one of the following focal points (F) and/or innovation challenges (C):
- F1: Port operations & logistics integration.
- F2: Environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.
- F3: Port resilience, safety and security.
- C1: Improvements to passenger and haulier comfort at the Port of Algeciras Bay.
- C2: New data-analysis based business models the use of IoT-linked devices and shared platforms to achieve operational excellence.
- C3: The Port of Algeciras Bays gradual decarbonation and a reduction in our port-city interfaces environmental impact.
All the projects would be analysed by a specially set up committee made up of several renowned representatives from APBAs and FCTAs port-logistics innovation areas, and they would choose a single prize-winner for each of the categories. The winners are to be announced in 2021, when the awards ceremony will be held. The rules to participate and submit dissertations are all detailed in the competition regulations (on our innovacion.apba.es website) and the deadline for candidates to hand in their work is on the 1st November 2020.
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