Projects
Algeciras BrainPort 2020 Program
What is Algeciras BrainPort 2020?
The Algeciras BrainPort 2020 Program (ABP2020) is conceived as the vehicular axis for the APBA’s innovation strategy and covers both the portfolio of innovation projects and the set of transversal activities and actions in innovation. It is a tactical and operational program with specific innovation actions.
Ocean Ecostructures Project: biomimetic micro-reef system for the enhancement of marine biodiversity
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 on the marine environment (maritime transport, fishing, energy generation) and those based on land (ports, shipyards, land-based aquaculture, […]
Project EmissionInsider: digital solution for measuring and analyzing maritime-land transport emissions
Summary: Maritime transport accounts for about 90% of world trade and 2.5% of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and in relation to Europe, it is estimated that transport accounts for a quarter of its GHG emissions. In this context, and according to the guidelines of the European Green Deal, ports play an important role in […]
Isarsoft: artificial vision tool for port traffic management
Summary: The management of road traffic in ports and port terminals is currently a growing challenge for logistics and international trade, particularly due to the increase in the volume of goods in recent decades. As global trade has grown, some port infrastructures have found it difficult to expand at the same pace, creating bottlenecks and […]
Intelligent tool for benchmarking the competitiveness of bunkering services
Summary: AIS is the acronym for “Automatic Identification System”, an identification system for ships that allows them to transmit their identity, position, course, speed and other data to nearby vessels and the competent authorities in the area. All this is done through a common VHF radio channel.However, despite its availability and obvious usefulness, AIS data […]
MarineHound: autonomous emission control system for maritime transport
Summary: Since January 1, 2020, in accordance with the IMO 2020 rule, the global limit for the sulfur content of vessel fuel will be reduced to 0.50% (from the current 3.50%). The ultimate responsibility for controlling and correctly applying this limit lies with the Governments and national authorities of the member States that are part […]
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 […]
Smart Mobility Analytics (SMA): intelligent management system for port mobility
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) is participating 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 analysing passenger and vehicle flows. The resulting product is an integrated mobility management […]
VIPE – Vulnerability of Port Infrastructure from Space
Summary: The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) participates in the VIPE project, focused on developing a tool for managing the risk and vulnerability of port infrastructure through the application of Synthetic Aperture Radar Differential Interferometry technology (DInSAR for its acronym in English) and artificial intelligence algorithms. The project, which has a grant […]
SIMHUB: predictive and prescriptive platform for decision-making optimization
Summary: The project is part of the objective of the Port of Algeciras to become a Hub for Digitalization and Logistics Innovation and, specifically, within the set of technological projects that will allow to possess an Advanced Digital Platform for Port Orchestration. The project is developed in collaboration with the start-up NextPort, invested by the […]
Advanced platform for environmental sustainability management in the Port of Algeciras
Summary: This project is part of the FIWARE ZONE IoT Challenge and is developed by the start-up HOPU, winner of the challenge entitled “Advanced platform for environmental management and sustainability in the Port of Algeciras” in the 2020 edition. The scope of the pilot project consists of the development of a solution based on Artificial […]
PROAS – Port Risk Optimized Advanced System
Summary: With our PROAS project, we aim to develop a Ship & Infrastructure Operations Forecasting System. The system is to be based on a predictive safety and efficiency tool for port operations that can assess the physical environment, the planning of ship calls to port and scheduled operations. Due to the fact that there are […]
Teleport 2.0
Summary: Currently, the Algeciras Port operates a port community system (entitled Teleport 1.0) that offers a series of services to the port community and comprises of two big blocks: Services directed to vessels (Teleport port services) and services directed to heavy truck traffic (Teleport heavy traffic). The Algeciras Port Authority (hereafter APBA) considers that the […]
EPICENTER (Enhanced Physical Internet-Compatible Earth-frieNdly freight Transportation answER)
Summary: The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has participated in the ePIcenter project, focused on enabling seamless freight transport, with a special focus on the technological and operational opportunities offered by the Physical Internet, synchro-modal operations and other disruptive technologies such as Hyperloop, Industry 4.0 and autonomous vehicles. The project, which has […]
Project ETA Prediction & Emissions API
Summary: According to a recent study, more than one third of the time spent by container ships in port is dedicated to entry and exit maneuvers, berthing, unberthing and waiting for port services. The remaining time corresponds to the actual loading and unloading processes. Factors influencing the timely arrival of the vessel in port include […]
AMURA-ZIDAY: intelligent solution for early detection of oil and wastewater spills
According to information from UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), most of the 2.1 million tons of oil spilled at sea each year go undetected. The lack of awareness is mainly due to the limitations of the technologies used so far to survey areas of the ocean and detect oil spills with sufficient accuracy and reliability. […]
Port OCR Disruption
Summary: The Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA) actively participated in the Port OCR Disruption project, developed by the start-up AllRead MLT and focused on changing the paradigm of optical character recognition (OCR) in ports, enabling the ubiquity of traceability in port facilities by removing the financial and technological barriers to its adoption. The project, which […]
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 […]
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 […]
Development of a mobile application for passenger information at the Algeciras Port
Summary: The project has been based on the development of a mobile application, proper of the Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA), focused on complementing its communication channels and providing, in real time, relevant information of the Port of Algeciras, which will be useful, not only for the passengers, as main user of it, but also […]
Queue detection and waiting time prediction for the terminal access gates in the Port of Algeciras
Summary: The innovation project was constituted as a proof of concept (PoC) whose challenge was to provide, from the use of video images from the APBA’s Image Capture System (SCI), real-time information about the degree of occupation of the entrance and exit roads to different port areas as well as the arrival flows of trucks […]
Development of a machine learning algorithm combined with an optimization model to support berth allocation and facilitate JiT arrivals during OPE
Summary: One of the main data used as a reference to schedule and manage port operations are Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and Estimated Time of Departure (ETD). The shipping agent needs to inform and update about such information. But generally, after the port call request occurs, estimated time data tends to remain static and […]
Intelligent reading of license plates and container codes
Summary: The innovation project was set as a proof of concept whose aim was to expand the tracking network of the cargo traffic in the port facilities, deploying the network of cameras already installed in the port area. The challenge was achieved by the start-up AllRead MLT, which solution based on artificial intelligence is capable […]
Autonomous traceability and geolocation of the cargo with Artificial Intelligence
Summary: Pilot project for testing and validating an innovative solution in the field of advanced data science and artificial intelligence. The challenge, which consists of carrying out the traceability and geolocation of the cargo within the Heavy Traffic Terminal (TTP) of the Port of Algeciras, aims to manage the port resources in a more efficient […]
Digital Port-Logistics Service Platform (DIGITAL PORT)
Summary: APBA is assisting in the development of the Digital Port-Logistics Service Platform (DIGITAL PORT) project within the framework of the Economy, Industry & Competitivity Department’s FEDER-INNTERCONECTA Programme. Co-financed by the Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) and EU Structural Funding, its aim is to pave the way for digitalising services in the port-logistics field. […]
