Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the FraunhoferCenter for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) have successfully concluded the “PinHandling mR” project. The aim of the IHATEC project was to develop a mobile robot toautomate the manual repositioning of pins on container wagons. The innovative solution forrail handling was tested under real-life conditions at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort(CTT).
Five Fraunhofer Institutes will be presenting their current researchprojects live at this year's SMM, the world's leading trade fair for the maritime industry, from 3 to 6 September in Hamburg. In Hall B6 at Stand 327, they will be showcasing solutions that supportshipowners, shipyards, ports, logistics service providers and the maritime supply industry in fulfilling their tasks. Fraunhofer research is characterized by individually tailored solutions and practicalbenefits.
European researchers have developed a functioning team of intelligent robots to clear the seabed of litter. The SeaClear system, which was developed as part of a four-year European research project that ended in December 2023, has successfully passed a series of tests in both clear and murky waters.
The increased use of inland waterway transport is hampered by changes in the cargo structure and fluctuating water levels due to climatic changes. On the other hand, a number of studies have shown that small, autonomous vessels can provide economically and ecologically sustainable new logistics services - even on previously underutilized waterways. The AUTOFLEX project partners want to evaluate and prove the feasibility of a newly designed transport system through tests on a model scale and with the help of a full-scale demonstrator.
Together with the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML), the Vessel Traffic Service Center (VTS) Fintraffic has launched a research project in which VHF maritime radio traffic is to be further developed with the help of automatic speech recognition. In the future, a speech recognition system using artificial intelligence will convert and provide radio traffic into text form for Fintraffic's vessel traffic centers - in real time. This will support the correct interpretation of messages, especially in challenging situations.
The research project will analyse data collected from shipboard equipment and systems to accelerate the shipowners’ digitalisation efforts. Marlink, a network solutions company, has signed an agreement with leading research institute Fraunhofer CML (Center for Maritime Logistics and Services) to identify Key Performance Indicator data to accelerate digitalisation and define the Return on Investment (ROI) scenarios for longterm operational efficiency.
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