The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) held last Wednesday, November 15, together with ICEX, the conference entitled “Technological Solutions for Integrated Value Chains“. On this occasion, the Millán Picazo Auditorium was the stage where, from the point of view of innovation and technology, it was discussed how supply chains can increase their […]
Simulation of the OPE Process
The management of the Operation Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar (OPE) is a challenge for the Port Authority of the Algeciras Bay every year. In addition to the existing uncertainty about the exact flow of people and vehicles arriving at the port, there are also the logical deviations from the theoretical planning of the preset […]
Underwater noise monitoring system and cetacean tracking system
Summary: Ports are essential allies for the development and growth of the Blue Economy as they are the physical interface where all industries and sectors related to the oceans, seas and coasts can converge, both those based in the marine environment (maritime transport, fishing, energy generation) and those based on land (ports, shipyards, aquaculture on […]
Waypoint Program: SafetyTech start-up accelerator programme
Waypoint is Safetytech Accelerator’s open innovation initiative to accelerate the entry of leading technology companies into the maritime sector. It is a not-for-profit organisation created by Lloyd’s Register and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, and is the first technology accelerator entirely dedicated to safety and risk in industrial sectors, whose mission is to make the world […]
Just in Time Bunkering Operations: AI model for bunkering operations optimization.
Summary: At present, bunkering operations in ports are not exempt from certain congestion problems, which can lead, in some cases, to delays in the start of these services to the vessel. Similarly, factors such as the lack of global visibility, coordination and real-time operational awareness of these operations could be improved. This would result in […]
Sinay
Sinay is a French start-up founded in 2008 by experts in marine environment and biodiversity, specialized in the design of artificial intelligence digital solutions for the analysis, monitoring and prediction of complex maritime data in the fields of sustainability and maritime transport. Its multifunctional platform in the cloud “Sinay Hub”, based on advanced data analytics, […]
NextPort
NextPort is a Spanish start-up, founded in 2022 in Algeciras as a technology and innovation brand of the US company Moffat&Nichol, a leading global organization in the planning and design of port facilities. NextPort brings a practical R&D&I approach to introduce artificial intelligence in ports and terminals: connecting processes, systems, data and people for an […]
Pier71 Smart Port Challenge: Port of Singapore’s annual innovation competition
Smart Port Challenge is an annual innovation competition that seeks the best ideas and solutions from technology start-ups to address innovation challenges or opportunities posed by maritime companies in Singapore, one of the world’s leading port hubs. Launched in 2017 by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Smart Port Challenge became the flagship […]
Six proposals supported by the Port of Algeciras are selected in the modality of pre-commercial projects of the 2nd call of the Ports 4.0 Fund
On October 2, the Public Body Puertos del Estado approved, through the Distribution Committee of the Interport Compensation Fund, the provisional resolution for the modality of pre-commercial projects, in accordance with the 2nd Call of the Ports 4.0 Fund. On this occasion, the public body has endowed this category of projects with a total of […]
PortXL: start-up acceleration programme
PortXL, a B2B maritime accelerator, is a global entrepreneurship hub for start-ups and scale-ups in the logistics, shipping, green energy and process industry sectors, whose mission is to create a network effect by connecting globally, around innovation, each port and the organisations operating within each port cluster to foster scouting, matchmaking and acceleration. Its Rotterdam […]
36 entities make up the Innovation Committee of the Port of Algeciras
The Innovation Committee of the Port of Algeciras has held in the last days the first of its quarterly meetings. In the course of the same Jesus Medina, Chief Innovation & Information Officer of the Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA), has assumed the Presidency of the Committee for the next two years. The aim of […]
The APBA participates in the I Innovation and Digital Transformation Fair organised by the Chamber of Commerce of the Campo de Gibraltar
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) was present, last Wednesday, September 20th, in the I Innovation and Digital Transformation Fair, framed in the project “Campo de Gibraltar in digital 2023”; and which contemplates a series of actions aimed at promoting innovation and business digitalization, with the objective of achieving an improvement in […]
Virtual Watch Tower – capturing value in supply chain data sharing
Nowadays, for the logistics’ and maritime industry is way too evident the power underlying data sharing and the comprehensive innovative opportunities that could be built upon it. Past efforts, i.e. TradeLens, even though fall to achieve platform’s true objective, leaving aside technological-driven purpose and data quality governance, set the pathway towards an unprecedent collaborative scheme […]
Supply Chains building a Digital Twin of the customer
One of Gartner’s latests Survey highlights the raising trend that the Digital Twin of the Customer (DToC) is gaining over Chief Supply Chain Officer’s (CSCO) interests’ and digital strategies’. This rather new all-encompassing technology has come to enlighten the customer experience by unveiling a dynamic, virtual mirror representation of a customer, understood as profile characterizations […]
Orbital EOS
Orbital EOS is a Spanish start-up founded in 2019 by experts from the Spanish Maritime Safety and Rescue Agency (SASEMAR), specialized in the design of technological solutions based on the analysis of satellite data and remote sensing stations; and whose mission contemplates the exploitation of satellite images through the application of advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, […]
Innovation Report 2022
The Innovation Report summarizes the main actions and achievements related to the innovation and digital transformation activity driven by the Algeciras Port Authority and its innovation ecosystem during 2022. This Report includes, on the one hand, all the projects and initiatives carried out by multiple stakeholders from its innovation ecosystem and, on the other hand, […]
Smart Mobility Analytics (SMA): intelligent management system for port mobility
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) participates in the Smart Mobility Analytics (SMA) project, aimed at developing a system based on cameras and artificial intelligence, through the application of advanced detection algorithms based on neural networks, capable of analyzing passenger and vehicle flows. The resulting product is an integrated mobility management system […]
Finding the right role in green corridors
Green corridors are specific trade routes between major port hubs that prioritize and demonstrate zero-emission solutions in shipping, aiming to advance decarbonization efforts. The concept envisions collaboration among stakeholders to coordinate green fuel infrastructure and vessels, creating an enabling ecosystem through targeted regulations, financial incentives, and safety measures. These initiatives should bear in mind the […]
Our fragmented supply chains need a language to link local trusted networks
Achieving data collaboration in a fragmented supply chain has proven to be challenging, despite the need for predictability in goods delivery. While centralized platform solutions have limitations, decentralized methods of data collaboration are promising but still in development. It is considered that true progress will come from sharing operational planning data among stakeholders for actionable […]
The Port of Algeciras exhibits its digital solutions in Ningbo in favour of operational optimisation and decarbonisation
A delegation of the Port Authority of the Algeciras Bay (APBA), headed by the Commercial Director of the organization, Nicolás Martínez and Jesús Medina, Head of the Technological Development Area, has participated in the 7th edition of the International Port Cooperation Forum of the Maritime Silk Road. The event, of great international renown and which […]
The APBA hosts the seventh panel of experts for the Andalusian Startegy for a Sustainable Blue Economy
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) hosted the seventh and last panel of experts for the development of the first Andalusian Strategy for Sustainable Blue Economy, promoted by the Ministry of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy of the Andalusian Regional Government, last Friday, July 14th, at the headquarters of the entity. This […]
