The Algeciras Bay Port Authority, through its Technical Innovation Office, took part in the webinar ‘Artificial Intelligence in Ports and Freight Transport Applications’ organised by the European association ALICE, and more specifically by the ALICE Artificial Intelligence for Logistics Applications group, under the Systems & Technologies for Interconnected Logistics department.
After the success of the working group’s first event, held in May, a second webinar was organised with the aim of allowing a few participating entities to share the main projects and areas of application in which they have been working, the problems tackled and how Artificial Intelligence can help them achieve their goals.
Various experts from the logistics sector took part during the event, after an introduction from Andreas Nettsträter, (ALICE TG3 Vice-Chair & Fraunhofer IML) and Fernando Liesa (ALICE), such as Joan Meseguer (Valenciaport Foundation), who explained an example application within a neural network for the management of empty containers in a depot, or Enrique Onieva (Deusto) who shared the general vision of the LOGISTAR project. Said project aims to plan and optimise transport operations in the supply chain, taking advantage of horizontal collaboration and the use of real-time data.
On behalf of APBA, Enrique Martín, Director of the Innovation office, spoke about the use of AI techniques to support decision making related to planning and port operations in the Port of Algeciras.
More specifically, Martin introduced three pilot projects developed in the Port Authority alongside companies like AllRead, IDOM and AWS with the aim of demonstrating the viability and potential offered by artificial intelligence to resolve important operational challenges such as (1) improving continuous-flow traceability in port facilities, (2) the optimisation and improvement of the management of operations taking place in the lorry and vehicle terminal storage area and, finally (3) how Data Science techniques can offer added value when managing moorings and delays during high-traffic operational situations, such as special Strait-Crossing Operations.
The aim of the Systems & Technologies for Interconnected Logistics department is to define the action and research lines that must be tackled in order to ensure that global supply chains are reconfigurable in real time via technologies available and affordable for all companies and participants.
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