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Safe, Efficient and Autonomous: Multimodal Library of European Shortsea and inland Solutions

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Ongoing
Geo-spatial type
Network corridors
Total project cost
€14 986 815
EU Contribution
€14 986 315
Project Acronym
SEAMLESS
STRIA Roadmaps
Connected and automated transport (CAT)
Transport mode
Waterborne icon
Transport policies
Environmental/Emissions aspects
Transport sectors
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01
Link to CORDIS
Objectives

SEAMLESS aims at developing and adapting missing building blocks and enablers into a fully automated, economically viable, cost-effective, and resilient waterborne freight feeder loop service for Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and/or Inland Waterways Transport (IWT). Autonomous systems will be integrated to ensure safe, resilient, efficient, and environmentally friendly operation to shift road freight movements to hinterland waterways, while enhancing the performance of the TEN-T network.

The service will be delivered 24/7 by a fleet of autonomous cargo shuttles, with humans-in-the-loop located in Remote Operation Centres (ROCs), which efficiently cooperate with automated and autonomous shore-side infrastructure and safely interact with conventional systems. The services will rely on a redesigned logistics system enabling seamless freight flows by minimising delays at intermodal nodes. A digital bird’s eye view of the supply chain allows the exploitation of real-time information for planning optimisation and reconfiguration to support resilient logistics, incl. digitalised administrative procedures.

The SEAMLESS building blocks will be verified and validated by conducting full-scale demonstrations in selected real-world scenarios. Transferability will be fully demonstrated in selected use cases that cover a wide range of transport applications and geographical regions throughout Europe. Based on a structured methodological framework evaluating sustainability criteria, they will act as guidance for the replication of the project results beyond the project scope and timespan. Novel business models will be thus developed and provide a framework for implementing the SEAMLESS service to minimise investment risk for first movers. Regulatory gaps and challenges related to autonomous vessel operation (e.g. social aspects) will be identified, and recommendations for policy makers to allow the smooth and safe deployment of fully automated services will be provided.

Funding

Specific funding programme
HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
HORIZON.2.5.7 - Clean, Safe and Accessible Transport and Mobility
HORIZON.2.5.6 - Industrial Competitiveness in Transport
Other Programme
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01-05 Seamless safe logistics through an autonomous waterborne freight feeder loop service
Funding Source
Horizon Europe

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION
Address
HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS, 157 80 ATHINA, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€1 104 750
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Macgregor Finland Oy
Address
HALLIMESTARINKATU 6, 20780 KAARINA, Finland
EU Contribution
€1 218 500
Organisation
AWAKE.AI OY
Address
LEMMINKAISEKATU 14-18, 20520 TURKU, Finland
EU Contribution
€248 550
Organisation
BUREAU VERITAS MARINE & OFFSHORE REGISTRE INTERNATIONAL DE CLASSIFICATION DE NAVIRES ET DE PLATEFORMES OFFSHORE
Address
8 COURS DU TRIANGLE, 92800 PUTEAUX, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€152 438
Organisation
BERGEN HAVN AS
Address
NOSTEGATEN 30, 5006 BERGEN, Norway
EU Contribution
€143 750
Organisation
PIRAEUS CONTAINER TERMINAL SINGLE MEMBER SA
Address
AKTI MIAOULI STR 85, 18538 PIRAEUS, Greece
EU Contribution
€129 500
EU Contribution
€137 000
Organisation
INLAND SHIPPING SRL
Address
STRADA BRAILEI 78 BLOC BR4A PARTER, CAMERA 1, 800098 GALATI, Romania
EU Contribution
€125 000
Organisation
MACGREGOR NORWAY AS
Address
BARSTOLVEIEN 26, 4636 KRISTIANSAND S, Norway
EU Contribution
€1 405 250
Organisation
TIC 4.0
Address
AVENUE DES ARTS 3-5, 1210 SAINT-JOSSE-TEN-NODE, Belgium
EU Contribution
€143 000
Organisation
SINTEF OCEAN AS
Address
PAUL FJERMSTADS VEG 59, 7052 TRONDHEIM, Norway
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€1 027 250
Organisation
ENTWICKLUNGSZENTRUM FUR SCHIFFSTECHNIK UND TRANSPORTSYSTEME EV
Address
OSTSTRASSE 77, 47057 DUISBURG, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€555 500
Organisation
Kongsberg Maritime As
Address
Strandpromenaden 50, 3183 Horten, Norway
EU Contribution
€2 808 750
Organisation
Univerzitet U Beogradu - Saobracajni Fakultet
Address
Vojvode Stepe 305, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
EU Contribution
€127 000
Organisation
ALLIANCE FOR LOGISTICS INNOVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION IN EUROPE
Address
AVENUE JACQUES BREL 38/0, 1200 BRUXELLES, Belgium
EU Contribution
€301 250
Organisation
CIAOTECH Srl
Address
VIA PALESTRINA 25, 00189 ROMA, Italy
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€443 750
Organisation
Engitec Systems International Limited
Address
143 SPYROU KYPRIANOU AVENUE CHRYSANTHOU BUSINESS C, 3083 LIMASSOL, Cyprus
EU Contribution
€471 250
Organisation
DUISBURGER HAFEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Address
ALTE RUHRORTER STRASSE 42-52, 47119 DUISBURG, Germany
EU Contribution
€131 250
Organisation
FUNDACION DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA PARA LA INVESTIGACION, PROMOCION Y ESTUDIOS COMERCIALES DE VALENCIAPORT
Address
Avenida Muelle del Turia s/n, 46024 VALENCIA, Spain
EU Contribution
€490 313
Organisation
Institut Fur Seeverkehrswirtschaft Und Logistik
Address
UNIVERSITATSALLEE 11-13, 28359 BREMEN, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€811 875
Organisation
ASKO MARITIME AS
Address
TOLLBUGATA 1, 3187 HORTEN, Norway
EU Contribution
€356 250
Organisation
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE TECHNOLOGIQUE SYSTEM X
Address
2 BD THOMAS GOBERT, 91120 PALAISEAU, France
EU Contribution
€450 125
Organisation
VOIES NAVIGABLES DE FRANCE
Address
RUE LUDOVIC BOUTLEUX 175, 62408 BETHUNE, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€669 750
Organisation
NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU
Address
HOGSKOLERINGEN 1, 7491 TRONDHEIM, Norway
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€366 250
Organisation
ZULU ASSOCIATES
Address
GEORGES CAPIAULEI 4, 2950 KAPELLEN, Belgium
EU Contribution
€839 000
Organisation
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Address
STEVINWEG 1, 2628 CN DELFT, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€329 015

Technologies

Technology Theme
Unclassified
Technology
Non-technology

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